| Finishes off this kind of clue with mark of approval - it uses initial letters (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Poem in which first letters of lines spell a word or phrase |
The Times Specialist |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Temperature in Corsica somehow a puzzle |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
26 May 2025 |
| Wordplay of a Socratic kind (8) |
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| Puzzle where the first letters words spell another word (8) |
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| A few clever lines causing riots, perhaps, in a cricket club |
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| A sign of wrong and right expressed in a puzzle (8) |
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| Socratic form of puzzle |
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| Word formed from initial letters |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Feb 2025 |
| A cold potato dish initially caused puzzle |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Feb 2025 |
| Puzzle where the first letters of words spell another word (8) |
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| Socratic composition can be a puzzle (8) |
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| Poem with a word reading vertically (SOCRATIC anagram) (8) |
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| Initial-letter puzzle (8) |
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| Socratic puzzle? (8) |
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| Ric Ascot maybe spells out line by line (8) |
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| Actor is confused by start of cryptic word puzzle (8) |
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| A cross tick heard to like word puzzle (8) |
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| A bad-tempered moment, we hear, caused by word puzzle (8) |
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| Text in which particular letters spell a word or phrase |
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| Puzzle: Find the company car; it's broken down (8) |
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| Its first letters spell a message |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Its first letters spell a message (8) |
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| Actor is confused by start of clever word puzzle (8) |
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| Any clever reader of such teaser identifies clue first (8) |
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| A Socratic composition can be a puzzle (8) |
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| Word puzzle bringing on a vexed moment, by the sound of it |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Crossword's cousin |
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| Type of word puzzle |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jan 2024 |
| hidden message poetry form |
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| Deciphered Socratic composition with hidden message |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Problem caused by a cold potato dish -- colcannon, primarily |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Mar 2023 |
| Puzzle's answer about potato dish, cold |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Aug 2022 |
| 21 Socratic order |
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| Socratic version of what 16 across is |
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| Socratic version of what 16 across is |
The Guardian Cryptic |
01 Nov 2021 |
| Puzzle producing what sounds like a bad-tempered sign of approval |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Oct 2021 |
| Puzzle producing what sounds like a bad-tempered sign of approval |
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| Word puzzle produced by Socratic lunatic |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Jul 2021 |
| A clue right on, simple to infer: crack |
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| Angry for the most part being grabbed by a jerk? That's puzzling! |
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| Apparently creative rhyme of sorts, the initials counting? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Puzzle given a couple of marks for wrong and right answers, we hear |
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| Puzzle with a quotation |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Nov 2020 |
| Puzzle of Castro and CIA almost resolved |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Aug 2020 |
| And next – Clue text – Right here? – Oh dear! – Stand out – To shout – I think – Clue stinks! |
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| A clue-type relying on structure: this illustrative clue primarily? |
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| A short indication of approval heard for puzzle |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jun 2020 |
| Working actor's introductions to Independent's crossword puzzle |
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| Poem with important first letters |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Nov 2019 |
| A pair of short teachers' marks for poem? |
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| An angry mark from teacher, all failing to finish? This is puzzling |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Aug 2019 |
| At initial reading this verse has extra meaning |
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| Starts and finishes clue |
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| Answer could reference own solving, taking initial characters |
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| An oblique sign of approval aired for puzzle |
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| Puzzle solved by opening letters |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Mar 2018 |
| Puzzle that spells out a quotation |
The Washington Post Sunday |
18 Feb 2018 |
| Puzzle a ferocious beast, just over half still to go in |
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| Puzzle having this kind of clue, mostly something idiosyncratic |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Jan 2018 |
| A sign of wrong and right, we hear, in a puzzle |
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| Type of word puzzle |
Universal |
22 Nov 2017 |
| Kind of quote puzzle |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2017 |
| Puzzle using first letters |
The Times Concise |
01 Sep 2017 |
| A cold potato dish initially caused a puzzle |
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| Quotation puzzle |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2017 |
| Puzzle magazine offering |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jun 2017 |
| A largely aggravated mannerism provides a puzzle |
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| First letters of words to flow in this clue |
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| Type of word puzzle |
The Times Concise |
10 Mar 2017 |
| Type of word puzzle |
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| Word puzzle – a native of Australia claims it's stuck up |
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| Puzzle with a quote |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Puzzle with a quotation |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2016 |
| Quotation puzzle |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Aug 2016 |
| Poem describing half this puzzle at a stroke! |
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| Girl short in opening of play: introduction of Cordelia a puzzle |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Apr 2016 |
| A sign of wrong and right, we hear, in a puzzle |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Mar 2016 |
| A verse that's initially puzzling |
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| Puzzle with a quotation |
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| Puzzle with a quote |
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| Puzzle almost over, moment for the audience |
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| Puzzle involving a quote |
USA Today |
28 Oct 2015 |
| Word puzzle bringing on a vexed moment, by the sound of it |
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| Crossing over street, upset about a word puzzle |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Actor is beginning to corpse -- awkward problem |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Quotation puzzle |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2015 |
| Puzzle with a quote |
USA Today |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Puzzle with a quote |
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| Puzzle involving a quote |
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| Quotation puzzle |
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| How is wine made from walnuts? It's not easy |
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| Word puzzle that involves a quotation |
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| Quote puzzle |
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| Poem with a word reading vertically |
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| Puzzle posed by leading characters |
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| Puzzle book offering |
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| Puzzle book offering |
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| Short signs for wrong and right beneath a puzzle |
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| Quotation puzzle |
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| Puzzle or poem |
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| Puzzle that involves a quote |
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| Puzzle involving a quote |
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| Puzzle with a quote |
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| Puzzle in which the initial letters of each line form a word or phrase |
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| Initial puzzle? |
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| Feature of Psalm 119 |
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| Diversion involving a quotation |
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| Puzzle that involves a quoted passage |
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| Puzzle that involves a quoted passage |
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| Type of word puzzle |
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| Puzzle involving a quote |
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| Puzzle involving a quote |
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| Quotation puzzle |
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| Word puzzle enjoyed by Queen Victoria |
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| Verse with a hidden message |
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| Puzzle type |
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| Puzzle type |
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| Crossword cousin |
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| Psalm 119, e.g. |
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| Word puzzle |
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| Popular puzzle type |
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| Puzzle book entry |
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| Puzzle book entry |
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| It often involves a quote |
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| It often involves a quote |
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| Clever verse |
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| Word puzzle |
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| Type of word puzzle |
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| Word game |
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| Leaders in poetry, perhaps |
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| Beginnings of poetry? |
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| Puzzle type |
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| Verse with a message? |
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| Certain word puzzle |
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| Puzzle variety |
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| T. Middleton product |
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| Verse that spells words vertically |
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| Part of Mrs. Kingsley's popular puzzles. |
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| Type of puzzle. |
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| Kind of word puzzle. |
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| "Cabal" is one. |
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| Type of word puzzle. |
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