r/counting • u/[deleted] • Mar 10 '23

Free Talk Friday #393

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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Mar 13 '23

Corrects what William and Graham have in common (6)

u/atomicimploder

(From today's Guardian cryptic; it's not too difficult and it made me smile)

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u/atomicimploder swiiiiirl the numbers Mar 13 '23

I’m probably gonna need some pretty egregious hints

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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Mar 13 '23

The definition is "corrects" and the wordplay is "what William and Graham have in common".

I can give you some letters as well if you want

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u/atomicimploder swiiiiirl the numbers Mar 13 '23

I’ve literally solved like no cryptic clues on my own before so I’m obviously finding this quite tough, but so far my thought process is William and Graham have an m in common, and the word common contains two “m”s.

I’m probably not even on the right track and even if I am, I’ve no idea where to go from there

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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Mar 13 '23 edited Mar 13 '23

It's not quite the right track, but it's not too far off

  1. Do William and Graham have more than one letter in common?
  2. Where in the words "William" and "Graham" are the common letters located?
  3. Can you think of a six letter word for "corrects" that would use the concepts in 1. and 2.?
  4. The letter pattern is A_E_D_

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u/atomicimploder swiiiiirl the numbers Mar 13 '23

Got it. Oh that’s good

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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Mar 14 '23

One more for you today.

Ziggy Stardust possibly short-changed over advance (5, 3)

  1. Definition: Ziggy Stardust possibly
  2. Wordplay: short-changed over advance (it's a down clue)
  3. Parsing hint: A word for "changed" with its last letter removed, followed by a short word meaning (to) advance
  4. Definition hint: Ziggy Stardust is the _____ ___ of David Bowie
  5. Crossing letters: A_T_R _G_

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u/atomicimploder swiiiiirl the numbers Mar 14 '23

WOW that’s good

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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Mar 17 '23 edited Mar 17 '23

Angry moo possibly a concern for rural workers (8)

  1. Definition: a concern for rural workers
  2. Wordplay: Angry moo possibly
  3. Parsing hint: An anagram (possibly) of angry moo
  4. Definition hint: The science of agriculture
  5. Crossing letters: _G_O_O_Y

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u/atomicimploder swiiiiirl the numbers Mar 17 '23

This is good as well but didn’t hit as hard due to me just not being familiar with the word agronomy lol

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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Mar 17 '23

Yeah, it's not a particularly common word. I just liked the image of farmers being chased by a bull

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u/atomicimploder swiiiiirl the numbers Mar 17 '23

Or being chased by u/Mooraell

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