I'm aiming for one a day. Unfortunately for some of the time I will be camping, so I hope to manage this, but it might get a bit tricky if I have no internet access.
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...
This is about using only the first or last letter in a word
Original spread once wasted on cake (5) Advertiser 1/3/16
"Original" indicates that you should only use the s from spread
Wasted is also an indicator for an anagram ( of once)
The answer is SCONE
Prove hopeless, finally in Vietnam War offensive (4) Advertiser 1/3/16
General knowledge is helpful here. Tet was a Vietnam offensive.
Take that final "s" from hopeless
Put it inside of "tet"
And you have another meaning for prove (TEST)
Indicators
- First
- Last
- Original
- Final or finally
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