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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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Guardian Genius 257

Owain | 14:59 Wed 13th Nov 2024 | Crosswords

9 Answers

25A I cannot see how CREATURE can be interpreted as SORT!

Scottish Field Crossword

Country Life 4856

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chelle7272

Best Answer

Sort as in person, e.g. a decent sortCreature listed as a synonym for sort herehttps://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort

17:00 Wed 13th Nov 2024

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Captain2

I think we need more information for us poor souls without the crossword.

elliemay1

Owain, please post the question, thank you

elliemay1

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1881730.html

elliemay1

... and this:

https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2024/10/21/Genius_257.pdf

Owain

Question Author

"Creature taken for a ride outside, only needing to have one central bit? (9)" The question doesn't have a definition.

I have the letters C*N*O*T*D which I'm pretty certain are correct. I have interpreted the question as a word for CREATURE with a word meaning 'taken for a ride' with only 'one central bit'. This word could be CONNED giving CONED. We thus have CON*O*TED which as far I can see can only e interpreted as CONCOCTED, CONSORTED OR CONTORTED. If this analysis is correct, CREATURE must be represented by SORT or possibly TORT. Neither seem likely. I must be on the wrong track altogether.

elliemay1

^ unless 'tort' is acceptable for 'tortoise'

Owain

Question Author

Thank you elliemay1, it certainly is a possibility.

chelle7272

Sort as in person, e.g. a decent sort

Creature listed as a synonym for sort here

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort

Owain

Question Author

I think you've cracked it chelle7272! Thanks very much.

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