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Clues of 2013 (7)

18 January, 2014

Last post, without a hint of Gallipoli – seven sublime clues from 2013, all culled from Fleet Street. Savour this finale as the clues are all brain-curlers, with most from The Times, unless stated otherwise. Enjoy them, posting your own answers, or theories, in the forum.

Fish crates scattered on boat in profile (9,6)
Delivery man at the door (7) [Paul]
Window buffs to adopt Kindle (9)
Cuckoo clocks, chocolates, snow, Alps and Heidi ultimately this? (5) [Paul]
Big strikes over mass discrimination (6) [Picaroon]
One’s made to pluck hot stuff from one’s mouth (4)
Reduced lottery draw providing treasure (7)

SOLUTION NEXT WEEK
LAST POST’S SOLUTION: (1) Seminar, (2) dory, (3) Skylab, (4) basaltic, (5) parole, (6) deaf, (7) assort

Rewording The Brain

Focus & memory, lateral leaps & logic - every aspect of cognitive health is lit in Rewording The Brain, a book revelling in how puzzles boost your brain. Part 2 equips your brain to conquer any twisty clue, plus the wild crossword finale. Pop science meets neural gameplay, Rewording is rewarding, and out now.

Rewording The Brain

Care to renew your noodle? Rewording The Brain explores the latest neural studies, seeing how puzzles (and twisty clues) boost your neurons. Part 2 helps you crack such clues, and prep the grey matter for the crossword showcase to finish. More here

101 Weird Words (and 3 Fakes)

From Ambidextrous to Zugwang, this mini-dictionary teems with rare or alluring words, plus bonus riddles, puzzles and fun word-facts. Dictionary detective will also nab the collection's three fakes. Ideal for late primary schoolers, or word-nuts in general.

Gargantuan Book of Words

Sneeze words. Fake pasta. Viking slang. Gargantuan is a jumbo jumble of puzzles & games, mazes & quizzes, tailor-made for that wordy wonderkid in your life. Or anyone in love with letters, secret codes, puns, rhymes, emoji & all things languagey. More here

Riddledom Rave

If you missed my riddle chat with Richard Fidler, then feel free to slurp the podcast at http://ab.co/1I9t1x5

Text-speak is creeping into Scrabble. Where do you sit?
OBVS I'm fine with it
Entrenched stuff - like LOL and OMG - but no more.
Words With Friends, maybe. Scrabble, no
Let the 'real' dictionaries decide first
Just the handy stuff, like FAQ and EUW
I mean, WTF?! No way

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Clues of 2013 (7)

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