What function do words in italics have in a cryptic clue ?
Clue : His paper beat stone.
Ans : anagram of "his paper" gives the answer sapphire.
The words paper and stone are in italics....
Clue : Mineral featured in note at back of old book.
Ans : Malachite.
Malachite is a mineral and I can see chit (note) but the rest of the parse escapes me. Help please ?...
Could someone parse this for me please ? Clue : Chary of tending to find fault with university for pressure. Answer : cautious. With crossing letters and chary in the clue I got cautious, confirmed as...
The clue is " Flowering plant brought in by radiant husband".
The answer must be "dianthus", I can see in and h(husband) but nothing after that. Help please....
I have now got Ann back home and although she is in considerable pain she is pleased to be here. Virtually no sleep last night but ironically she is now fast asleep in her chair. DIL has been a star...
A clue in an old times crossword book reads, Packet held back, oddly, for American native. Answer is given as bobcat which apart from realising a bobcat is an American native I cannot parse. Help...
I detest Marmite but may be able to put up with the second-hand taste, I know I have been a while but yon futon was a struggle to get through the door.
Minty, Although I regard you in a most favourable light and in a recent exchange you let it be known to all about snogging in a cupboard, I feel before this relationship goes further that you should...
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When I opened my browser this morning every few seconds it would open a new Amazon assistant page , Ilost count of the number that were in the "queue". I got rid of them by eventually opening CCleaner...