30 Cryptic Crosswords - Upside down Miss Jane

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.


Sometimes you have to turn a word upside down to get what you need.

"Is up" in the middle of a clue might mean that you need to add "si" into the word.

Indicators might include

• Upside down
• Up
• Backwards
• Turned

We've seen this used with some quite long words.  Be on the lookout.
If you keep your eyes peeled maybe you will see Mr Squiggle!