Author: Doctor Clue

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Some Mistake?

I saw a comment on an online forum recently in which a solver had objected to ‘some’ as a hidden indicator. While it transpired that they had mistaken it for a letter selection indicator,...

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Q&A – Definitions by Example

My query relates to the established convention that ‘the general may define the specific, but not vice-versa’. Read the thoughts of Dr Clue, and have your own say,

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Not Really

Writing a clue the other day for SPINELESS, I was prompted to ask myself a question similar to one which I have idly pondered before without reaching a conclusion. Could ‘gutless’ be used to...

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Capital Losses

It is generally considered unacceptable for a setter to arbitrarily remove a capital letter which is required by the cryptic reading of a clue. So ‘Take one around nice course’ for RUN is no...