‘Suppressing’ here is used as a container indicator.ġ2a By guardhouse, hospital of African people (6)
The answer is possibly a new word for solvers. Of course, we were recording the initial letters of the ‘removed halves’.Ĩa Part of squid is senile suppressing copy (6, two words) We need to remember the US slang word for a ‘chap’ as well as an abbreviation for ‘city’. We check the clue numbers to establish where the unclued lights will be.ġa French thefts after city chap in New York produces digressions (7)Īn amusing clue with three elements that immediately shows us how Stick Insect has used his device. We realise that our task will be made easier by the fact that only words with an even number of letters can lose half. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended, 4 down is in Collins Dictionary.Īs in so many of the EV crosswords, we have a different and imaginative device giving us a thematic message. One unclued entry must be modified in accordance with the end of the line and the result shaded an appropriate colour. The initial letters of the removed halves, in clue order, spell the beginning of a line referring to a BATTLE whose author fills the unclued lights, initially blank. Preamble : In each clue, half of one word must be removed before solving, always leaving a real word. With such an experienced setter you can be confident that his clues will be well set and fair.
Chambers chambers dictionary of quotations series#
He sets in the Toughie series and also appears annually in the Listener series and has recently set for the Magpie too. Stick Insect has been setting EV crosswords for some years.
Enigmatic Variations 1542 (Hints) Battle by Stick Insect Hints and tips by The Numpties
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