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> anyone else addicted to

> the saturday guardian cryptic?


Particularly liked the one that that BULLET PROOF VEST in it a few weeks ago. We scratched our heads for ages over that one.


> gotta love that Auracaria


He used to be a Curate at St Johns ED, just to bring some local info in.

mightyroar Wrote:

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> its cinctured

> in case anyone was wondering


Can I just say I'm not a bit on the dim side, in fact quite a bright spark in some ways, but I have never ever been able to think in thew cryptic puzzle way. Can you explain how you arrived at that answer please? Even knowing the clue, and the answer I still can't form the link!

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Senior officer = cinc

> half turn = tu

> danger = red

>

> surrounded = cinctured

>

> easy once you know the answer, have to confess I

> didn't get it yesterday.


Cheers Mockney....I think as well as not having the mind for this, I would also not have the patience....

Fair enough, although the charm of them is that you can leave them lying around all day and just glance over every now and then and occasionally you get a clunking penny drop moment, which is incredibly satisfying.


You'd be surprised just how much pleasure it can give when the mists part for one moment and you go "doh! how did i not get that?"

andrewD are you a saturday guardian regular then? I only have time for one crossword a week and that's the one for me.

But pasquale last week was no good. i just couldnt do it.


St John's - is that the one by Goose Green opposite the school? that is fab local info. we should have a plaque


Mockney I used to love the indy but that saturday guardian made me turn. indy has the picture quiz too which i did used to love as well though.


And in the telegraph they dont give the setters name do they? kind of takes away the charm for me.

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