For Blaugust this year I decided to publish a series of cryptic crossword posts.
I'm aiming for one a day.
Many of our friends over the years have said that cryptic crosswords don't make sense. They certainly do play with your mind, and that is why I take delight in them. I love the surprising discovery inside a puzzle and the challenge of twisting the usual thought patterns and making them do something different.
So here is today's offering...
Some symbols can be interpreted into letters
Dollar =s
Pound=£=L
Glasses=00
Ounces=oz
Pound =lb or p
Euros=e
Page=p
Musical terms can also be used
F =loud
P =soft
One example of this is from Thursday July 7 (The Advertiser)
Dollars secured some ice cream and cakes
The dollars are an s at either end of the word (securing the rest of it)
Ice cream is cone
The cakes are scones. (Cone plus the s either end)
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