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Enigmatic Variations N0. 1602 - "Birds" By Piccadilly
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Good day, I’m off to a good start, but am stumped
by the following for which I would appreciate some
help, thank you.
1a Elizabeth’s diminutive black dress debtor confiscated ( 9 ) : BR?V????S
15a Cathedral city conceals dismembered hart? That’s vile ! ( 7 ): ???T?LY ( LOATHLY )
32a Book that is containing name identifying hop-stem ( 7 ) : ??A???E
38a Winged a teal in flight ( 9 ) : ???E?N?TE
4d Old Norwich ale in lodge regularly served ( 8 ) : ?OS?LI??
( In eight clues a consecutive group of letters is to be removed, affecting the surface reading. These groups of letters can be rearranged as BIRDS, which are to be inserted into eight normally clued answers to form new words. Numbers in brackets refer to lengths of grid answers. Chambers Dictionary ( 2016 ) is recommended; one entry is in Collins. )
by the following for which I would appreciate some
help, thank you.
1a Elizabeth’s diminutive black dress debtor confiscated ( 9 ) : BR?V????S
15a Cathedral city conceals dismembered hart? That’s vile ! ( 7 ): ???T?LY ( LOATHLY )
32a Book that is containing name identifying hop-stem ( 7 ) : ??A???E
38a Winged a teal in flight ( 9 ) : ???E?N?TE
4d Old Norwich ale in lodge regularly served ( 8 ) : ?OS?LI??
( In eight clues a consecutive group of letters is to be removed, affecting the surface reading. These groups of letters can be rearranged as BIRDS, which are to be inserted into eight normally clued answers to form new words. Numbers in brackets refer to lengths of grid answers. Chambers Dictionary ( 2016 ) is recommended; one entry is in Collins. )
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.1a Themed answer - the bird to input extra is 5 letters beginning with R
15a 3 letter cathedral city surrounds anagram of hart
32a Themed a 3 letter bird to be inserted beginning with O
38a Themed a four letter bird beginning with T to be inserted
4d the L is wrong - 5 letter bird beginning with S to be inserted
15a 3 letter cathedral city surrounds anagram of hart
32a Themed a 3 letter bird to be inserted beginning with O
38a Themed a four letter bird beginning with T to be inserted
4d the L is wrong - 5 letter bird beginning with S to be inserted
1a Fit the 5 letter bird into the grid starting at the R, this then leaves 4letters B _ _ S and the definition is a diminuative form of Elizabeth. Usual abbreviation for Book + dress - dr(debtor). This gives you a 9 letter word that is obviously unclued.
All the themed bird answers are done the same way
4d is therefore a 3 letter definition parsed by taking "regular" letters from "in lodge" and these surround a 5 letter bird to give an undefined answer
All the themed bird answers are done the same way
4d is therefore a 3 letter definition parsed by taking "regular" letters from "in lodge" and these surround a 5 letter bird to give an undefined answer
Grateful for your generous help, JJ109! I think I’m
on the right track now with the birds, just three of them
I have to catch now. A few clues are giving me some trouble
and when these are sorted out, the bird element should
certainly fall into place. Some guidance for the following
should see me through. Thanks in advance!
16a Yearn to run around loch once only in Scotland ( 6 ) : ?NEDLY
30a Birds start to gather among gnarled trees ( 6 ) : ?ERET?
35a Lawmaker Laverne follows young man ( 5 ) : ??A?? (SWAIN)
25d Courtesan misrepresented link to a lad ( 6 ) : DA???A
32d Scene of confusion when Liberal leaves girlfriend ( 4 ) : ???S
on the right track now with the birds, just three of them
I have to catch now. A few clues are giving me some trouble
and when these are sorted out, the bird element should
certainly fall into place. Some guidance for the following
should see me through. Thanks in advance!
16a Yearn to run around loch once only in Scotland ( 6 ) : ?NEDLY
30a Birds start to gather among gnarled trees ( 6 ) : ?ERET?
35a Lawmaker Laverne follows young man ( 5 ) : ??A?? (SWAIN)
25d Courtesan misrepresented link to a lad ( 6 ) : DA???A
32d Scene of confusion when Liberal leaves girlfriend ( 4 ) : ???S
16a Scottish word anagram of "yearn+l"(och). Your D is wrong
30a definition birds = anagram trees + g(narled). Your first e is wrong
35a What Law of Physics do you know? laverne when you remove the letters of raven = LE. this follows a 3 letter word for a young male
25d An alternative selling of a Biblical female. Anagram "link to a lad" (once you have removed 4 consecutive letters that spell a seabird)
32d The S is wrong - confusion = (the Tower of) ?????- L for Liberal = a term a guy may call his girlfriend
30a definition birds = anagram trees + g(narled). Your first e is wrong
35a What Law of Physics do you know? laverne when you remove the letters of raven = LE. this follows a 3 letter word for a young male
25d An alternative selling of a Biblical female. Anagram "link to a lad" (once you have removed 4 consecutive letters that spell a seabird)
32d The S is wrong - confusion = (the Tower of) ?????- L for Liberal = a term a guy may call his girlfriend
Thanks again, JJ109, I think I’ve come to the end of a trying but
fruitful lesson, and I could not have done it without your selfless,
patient and constructive advice. I would like to tackle the Genius,
but the clues seem forbidding, so I can just imagine the challenge
of the jigsaw entries. Merci beaucoup encore!
fruitful lesson, and I could not have done it without your selfless,
patient and constructive advice. I would like to tackle the Genius,
but the clues seem forbidding, so I can just imagine the challenge
of the jigsaw entries. Merci beaucoup encore!
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