Monday, 29 August 2011

You Cannot Solve These Clues Unless...

…you have more information about them than this (and I don't mean crossing letters):

FT13361 (Viking): This initially gets involved here (5)
Times 24472: Here it isn’t out of place (is to be written out)! (8)

Try solving them with the clue sheet as it appeared in the paper:

FT13361 (Viking)

ft13361-viking

Times 24472

Times24472

Added on 3-Jun-2015:

Times 26114

Times26114

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17 comments:

  1. Shyam29 August 2011 at 14:31

    Ha ha!

    THREE - T {HERE}*
    THIRTEEN - {HERE IT ISNT - IS}*

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  2. Bhavan29 August 2011 at 14:45

    Very clever.The answers being the clue number itself in each case. Nice

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  3. Crucifer29 August 2011 at 14:45

    There's a clue in my next crossword for Fire and Knives (food writing magazine) that's simply

    Ancestors cooked here(3,6)

    No prizes for guessing where the answer appears in the grid!

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  4. Vinod Raman29 August 2011 at 15:00

    Three (T+here*)
    Thirteen (Hereit(-is)nt*)

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  5. p29 August 2011 at 17:36

    three and thirteen

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  6. anokha30 August 2011 at 01:55

    T(HREE*)

    THIRTEEN*(-IS)

    Happy Belated Birthday to your blog Suchi - your dedication is simply amazing!

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  7. Anonymous30 August 2011 at 09:18

    T(his) HREE*

    THIRTEEN(-is)* ('here it isnt' after dropping 'is (which is said to be out))

    Both are clue numbers!

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  8. S.Vini30 August 2011 at 11:12

    3. This initially gets involved here (5) - (T)(HREE)*

    13. Here it is'nt out of place (is to be written out)! - THIRTEEN (CD)

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  9. S.Vini30 August 2011 at 11:24

    13. Here it is'nt out of place (is to be written out)! - (8)

    On a second thought it is
    (THIRTEEN)- {(HERE IT IS'NT)* - IS}
    GREAT CLUE!

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  10. Shuchi30 August 2011 at 16:46

    Well cracked everyone.

    @Crucifer: That clue is poised to get you plenty of compliments.

    @anokha: Good to see you here, it's been a while! Thanks.

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  11. Shuchi30 August 2011 at 16:48

    Now that you know the trick, solve the next clue from the Guardian (Paul) and guess where it appeared in the grid:

    Guardian 24167 (Paul): Take this clue number, change it and lose your mind! (5,3)

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  12. Crucifer31 August 2011 at 00:53

    I confess I had to look up the crossword and solve some of it before I got that one. One down in that puzzle is a cracker too!

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  13. SandhyaP5 September 2011 at 14:13

    Take this clue number, change it and lose your mind! (5,3)

    FREAK OUT* (take + four)

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  14. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan4 June 2015 at 18:30

    BAND is the last word of the last clue ie down clue :) So it is THE LAST WORD :)

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  15. Shuchi4 June 2015 at 19:00

    @LV: I'll take your word for it :-)

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  16. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan5 June 2015 at 10:47

    Hahaha Thanks :)

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  17. Māyā26 February 2025 at 07:31

    Just having a go at the other clues...

    FT13361: 10a - Medici? - 7d - Amigo - 15d - Nerve cell
    Times 24472: 12 - Trepidation
    Times 26114: 21 - Opus

    ...OK, not very impressive. Anyone else had a go at them?

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