This set of cryptic clues is themed around the names of popular blogs/websites. I wrote them for twitter originally, but after seeing the positive response to the first clue, decided to post them on the blog for a wider audience.
If you don't follow these websites, no problem – the references are only on the surface, you can still work out the wordplay to solve the clues. And I hope the post will introduce you to some interesting non-crossword links to subscribe to :-)
cracked.com: One that leads with sarcasm (7) M_____G
Let's Put Da: Back to good shape (5) A____
Heavyweight captivated by Digital Inspiration (3)
Techcrunch following Top Gear, or possibly Lethal Weapon? (7) H____E_
Any clues on the same theme you can think of? Please share in the comments section.
Related Posts:
If you wish to keep track of further articles on Crossword Unclued, you can subscribe to it in a reader via RSS Feed. You can also subscribe by email and have articles delivered to your inbox, or follow me on twitter to get notified of new links.
19 comments
Great clues
1. MOC* KING
2. AD< APT
3. ALI (T) = CM CLAY
4. HAT CHET*
Set off and look for the search engine (6)
An endless jungle, no going back in this jungle (6)
Ship out kindliness afresh from this site (8)
1. MOCKING
3. ALI
4. HATCHET
@Shrikanth: Nice double-use of "jungle" :-) Thanks for the clues - they've given a different shade to the theme: wordplay being used to form a website's name, in place of website's name being used in the wordplay.
THCC, a mixed bag? (5)
Shrikanth's clues
1 GO OGLE
2. JABONG ?
3. ?
Shuchi your clue
CATCH
OP:
1. MOC* KING
2. AD<- APT? no idea on this one
3. digit(AL I)nspiration
4. HAT CHET*
Shrikanth's:
1. GO OGLE
2. A MAZ(-e) ON<-
3. LINKEDIN [kindliness - ss]*
My own:
1. Extract data from Google Analytics (5)
2. Twitter's reportedly cheap! (5)
3. Get nominated as adobe.com executive member (6)
4. Reddit.com - varied, funny, dirt-free source of youthful humour (6)
@mohsin: Wow! 1 and 4 match the sites so well, they can pass for their taglines! Love the hidden answers - brilliant finds.
@Mohsin
Nice clues :)
1. GLEAN (T)
2. CHIRP ~ ?
4. COMEDY
Is 3 BECOME ?
@Shuchi, except that Reddit isn't (and wouldn't want to advertise itself as) dirt-free :)
@mohsin: :-)
Another:
Fifteensquared - as if poised to be often visited (10)
Last shadow of Orkut's collapse (5)
Nice use of the hyphen :)
A couple more:
5. Purchase article found in ebay regularly (3)
6. Blogger mostly used for wordplay-related activity (6) ......[w.r.t. THCC being hosted on blogger]
5. is flawed. Please ignore
Ah...I spent a while trying to equate article with "U".
How about "Purchase posh device found in ebay regularly" :-)
Or something along the lines of:
I hear you logged into ebay regularly for purchase (3)
Mohsin's clues:
5. B{U}Y
6. BOGGLE*
Shuchi's clues:
FREQUENTED*
TORUK*
Post a Comment