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Day 3 (Cryptic Clues II)
- 1. CRYPTIC CLUES Remember our example? Anatomy of a cryptic clue : eg. Free India votes for changes. (10) Free India votes for changes. (10) INDICATOR FODDER CONNECTOR DEFINITION ENUMERATION Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014 WORDPLAY
- 2. Good that you recall. Having already talked about clues that involve Anagrams, we’ll look at two new types of clues today. • Telescopic clue • Charade clue Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014
- 3. • Telescopic clue eg. Language found in North India (5) Answer : HINDI (“NortH INDIa”) Definition : “Language” Indicator : “found in” (You can find a list of common telescopic indicators here) Fodder : “North India” As we can see, the answer is hidden between two words. In a typical telescopic clue, the answer may be hidden within two or more words. Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014
- 4. Here’s a practice set : • A tool used for hammering found in Indian villages (5) • Princess in Indian attire (5) •Want letters from Sachin Tendulkar? (6) • Cure some of the allergies (4) • Metal found in West Indies (3) • Hidden message sent to wise men (5) •Warm, inexpensive houses owned by me (4) • Scolds Prachi Desai secretly (6) • Manchester United has to hurry (3) • Localities in Ghatkopar East (5) Answers follow. Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014
- 5. Answers • ANVIL – IndiAN VILlages • DIANA – InDIAN Attire • INTEND – SachIN TENDulkar • HEAL – tHE ALlergies • TIN –WesT INdies • SAGES – mesSAGE Sent • MINE – warM INExpensive • CHIDES – PraCHI DESai • RUN – ManchesteR UNited • AREAS – GhatkopAR EASt Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014
- 6. • Charade clue eg. Mercy for average criminal (6) Answer : PARDON = PAR + DON Definition : “Mercy” Connector : “for” Indicator : <none> (Not needed in a charade clue) Fodder : “average criminal” As we see, ‘average’ gives PAR and ‘criminal’ gives DON, and we simply combine the two to get our answer. In a typical charade clue, different words/phrases in the clue give different parts of the answer, and combining all of them gives us the answer itself. Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014
- 7. Here’s a practice set : • Dangerously obese friend (7) • Merciful and in favour of donating (9) • Demonstration for an exam (7) • Continue to bully (4) • Dad’s attempt to make a dessert (6) • Lean ruler meditating (8) • Place of work away from frozen water (6) • Deficiency for brief period of time (8) • Brings back remnant natural resources (8) • One of us became old and ruled (7) Answers follow. Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014
- 8. Answers • FATALLY – FAT (obese) + ALLY (friend) • FORGIVING - FOR (in favour of) + GIVING (donating) • PROTEST – PRO (for) + TEST (an exam) • GOON – GO ON (continue) • PASTRY – PA’S (Dad’s) + TRY (attempt) • THINKING – THIN (lean) + KING (ruler) • OFFICE – OFF (away from) + ICE (frozen water) • SHORTAGE – SHORT (brief) + AGE (period of time) • RESTORES – REST (remnant) + ORES (natural resources) • MANAGED – MAN (one of us) + AGED (became old) Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014
- 9. More types of wordplay coming up! Hope you enjoyed this one. You can follow us at litwar.wordpress.com or www.facebook.com/groups/iitbwordgamesclub. Anybody Can Wrestle With Words : Cryptic Clues Literati, IIT-Bombay | 2014