Possibly easy:
Scan duck soup recipe for seafood (7)
Scan duck soup recipe for seafood (7)
Wandering Bob
Über Member
I got it very quickly - might not have done on another day
I like the use of 'scan' - that's imaginative (but easier & shorter than 'small US state')
Another?
Corrupt politician into drug - spice? (7)
Corrupt politician into drug - spice? (7)
Wandering Bob
Über Member
Whew .. struggling with this - but not giving up, not yet
In the meantime, here's a (probably) really easy one for you:
Horse backs into chocolate biscuit and becomes a herb (7)
Possibly you are out of touch with more recent UK cryptic clue bits and pieces for 'drug'?
You ought be able to get it without that though.
Wandering Bob
Über Member
Unless it's a current but obscure word, I should get it
You're right - obviously not a current but obscure biscuit
The answer is certainly not an obscure word.
Oreos are very popular. I did try them once to see why. Quite good - dark and crispy, I thought.
The 'bits and pieces' part of the clue is only one letter.
Wandering Bob
Über Member
Didn't think it was
If you're trying to confuse me even more, then you're completely succeeding. What 'bits and pieces'? Are you changing the clue - or are there two versions of it?
'Bits and pieces' is a term used in cryptic crosswords for those odd letters left over when creating clues with an anagram - usually one or two odd letters.
See here: http://bestforpuzzles.com/cryptic-crossword-tutorial/bits-and-pieces.html
See here: http://bestforpuzzles.com/cryptic-crossword-tutorial/bits-and-pieces.html
Wandering Bob
Über Member
Oh, fine - I looked at the link, thanks - not sure that I'm any the wiser, but hey - I'll struggle on (and try and ignore all the red herrings that you've strewn in my path). Back to the clue ...
Dunno why your confused. You use the device in your clues. Its like duck = 'o' or small American state = 'ct'. So drug = ?
The 'bits and pieces' part of the latest clue is only one letter. The rest is a simple anagram which as you must know, is a spice. Or possibly a fruit which we think of as a vegetable.
Sorry - my mistake: there are two 'bits and pieces' parts to the anagram but the other one is obvious: politician = ?