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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Mike_F on July 10, 2024, 01:55:20 pm
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Anyone else discovered this (http://minutecryptic.com) game?
I've always been rubbish at figuring out cryptic crossword clues but the ones on here are usually quite simple. If anyone else wants to get involved in a thread similar to the Wordle one, post up your daily scores here.
1 guess, 1 under par today for me.
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Thanks Mike. I do cryptic crosswords. At least one a week. Shows me my brain is still working properly!
Did this one, very easy, same score as you.
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Thanks Mike. I do cryptic crosswords. At least one a week. Shows me my brain is still working properly!
Did this one, very easy, same score as you.
Psst TRY UNDERSTANDING MY POSTS ON HERE don't run before you can walk
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Thanks Mike. I do cryptic crosswords. At least one a week. Shows me my brain is still working properly!
Did this one, very easy, same score as you.
Same here tommy, until recently it was a weekly ritual of mine to tackle the Yorkshire Post cryptic crossword on a Sunday night.
Like you, I tell myself it keeps my brain active!
I got this one quickly too, same score as you and Mike.
Thanks for sharing by the way Mike.
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Mentioned this before.
My dad who left school at 14 and spent his entire working life down the pit, could complete the Times Cryptic crossword in half an hour.
Miles better than me at them.
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Mentioned this before.
My dad who left school at 14 and spent his entire working life down the pit, could complete the Times Cryptic crossword in half an hour.
Miles better than me at them.
He should have been digging for coal, not doing the crossword.
No wonder the bloody pits shut!
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He started at Bentley pit in 1931 BB, replacing one of those who were killed in the disaster.
One of whom was Kate Atkinson’s grandad, who is one of my favourite authors.
Life after Life, Behind the Scenes at the Musuem,the Jackson Brodie series.
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1931 BB? Is that Before Boris?
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Mentioned this before.
My dad who left school at 14 and spent his entire working life down the pit, could complete the Times Cryptic crossword in half an hour.
Miles better than me at them.
Seriously did he actually buy a newspaper ? Probably on a Saturday only.
Until 1966 that paper was so tight they had bl00dy adverts on the front page
"Makeup and editorial changes were introduced to make the paper livelier and more interesting. News was put permanently on its front page in 1966 in place of advertisements."
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One guess, 2 under par today.
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Same here Mike.
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Must admit I got it based on the definition today and made some of the wordplay fit enough to have a guess. I had to watch the explainer vid to see why it was right!
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One under par for me today
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I will have a go at these. I've frustratingly never got my head round cryptic crosswords (my brain is too logical and not abstract enough!) so welcome the challenge
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I had no idea for 25 years what " dog with distemper returns with a North Sea trawler" even meant. They all seemed to be like that
I looked at them from time before thinking wtf ?
Then a few years back Steve Pemberton the actor was on Telly and was a genius at Cryptics and explained how they worked. He explained how to solve them and I started doing the Thorne Times one.
My percentages grew issue by issue and it deffo helps when you've done a few compiled by the same person. Within a few issues I was getting the lot , sometimes without knowing how then of course they stopped the Cryptic one and I haven't done one since
So rusty I will be but how / where can I find this pls
I keep getting a Forum dedicated to it but not the Comp itself but will keep trying
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https://www.minutecryptic.com/
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Ignore I've managed lol. Hope I didn't use my luck up and saved some for puzzle lol
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Must admit I got it based on the definition today and made some of the wordplay fit enough to have a guess. I had to watch the explainer vid to see why it was right!
I took 2 letters as it's been ages since I did one and then I "saw" the word
I had no idea why it was right and watched the YouTube explanation and thought wow how contrived was that
Like many a Purple in Connections I would NEVER have got that
For the record I got even par which I know must be next door to stupid .... and it took more than a minute
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Total fail 3 over par
Things can only get better.
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Took me a while today. I had to click on hint to see which word was the definition then it all became clear.
1 guess, 1 under par but needed that hint!
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ok since i have the intelligenzzias attention
I have always nicknamed Molyneux Molybendium as in Molybdenum well he does bend the ball (one of his goals was better than that 16 year old Spanish Onions goal)
Accordingly which Rovers player relates to Antinomy ??? AND WHY ??
BST knows the answer for sure
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Got it for a 2 under par. Not straightforward that one.
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Yesterday I had to take 3 letters . In a 5 letter word that's Harry Worley style "poor"
Today was so easy I expected to be wrong and I was 1 under par. I've noticed some people get 2 under par but is that for longer words ?
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Guess the 2 under must be for longer words or perhaps more complicated clues.
Agreed, today's was almost too easy! Got it in one.
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I feel a cheat now having watched the YouTube solution
I just saw the answer ( nearly put it in print there ) as soon as I opened the puzzle
Oh well Streak 1
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Too easy today. 1 under.
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ok since i have the intelligenzzias attention
I have always nicknamed Molyneux Molybendium as in Molybdenum well he does bend the ball (one of his goals was better than that 16 year old Spanish Onions goal)
Accordingly which Rovers player relates to Antinomy ??? AND WHY ??
BST knows the answer for sure
This Quiz has gone down like a lead balloon (Antinomy is found with lead by the way)
the player in question is a current member of the squad so it can't be that hard for the genii on here
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ok since i have the intelligenzzias attention
I have always nicknamed Molyneux Molybendium as in Molybdenum well he does bend the ball (one of his goals was better than that 16 year old Spanish Onions goal)
Accordingly which Rovers player relates to Antinomy ??? AND WHY ??
BST knows the answer for sure
This Quiz has gone down like a lead balloon (Antinomy is found with lead by the way)
the player in question is a current member of the squad so it can't be that hard for the genii on here
Nobody is bothered about your question, so leave the thread to we happy few who spend all our spare time trying to solve various word puzzles and are proud of it.
If you want to start a quiz then do so elsewhere, we’ve got word puzzles to solve.
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ok since i have the intelligenzzias attention
I have always nicknamed Molyneux Molybendium as in Molybdenum well he does bend the ball (one of his goals was better than that 16 year old Spanish Onions goal)
Accordingly which Rovers player relates to Antinomy ??? AND WHY ??
BST knows the answer for sure
This Quiz has gone down like a lead balloon (Antinomy is found with lead by the way)
the player in question is a current member of the squad so it can't be that hard for the genii on here
Nobody is bothered about your question, so leave the thread to we happy few who spend all our spare time trying to solve various word puzzles and are proud of it.
If you want to start a quiz then do so elsewhere, we’ve got word puzzles to solve.
Chill out man and concentrate if you can on the 'king question. The answer is in the list of current players at the club. A clue how to solve the question is to take each players name and delete the names that you think don't relate to Antinomy and go from there.
In case you haven't realised it relates to our club - so by definition it has merit even though the thread is posted in the off topic section for the benefit of the "so called intelligentizzia- try and keep your personal problems (if any) off the thread - thank you
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Really struggled with today's and ended up getting a few letters to help. 2 over par.
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Got it (eventually) with no help. Went through several opposite words before the aha moment.
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Got it after "it" gave me 4 letters.
I then had my aha moment. Par 3 not very good
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Had a go. No idea what was happening. Maybe if I a) Read the rules and b) Read the rules whilst not hungover, things may become clearer.
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Two under par after a bad first guess which gave me a letter.
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Got it quickly, no clues. 2 under it says.
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2 over par for me. Still getting the hang of the way these clues work.
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Got that one quickly, 2 under par
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They say the best games have the simplest rules. I defy anyone to look at the rules of this game and say are straightforward.
Anyway, I got it, and -2 too.
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Had a go , couldn't fathom it , repeatedly pressed enter Answer came up and all becomes clear for tomorrow
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It's worth watching the explainer videos. I had no idea that the key instruction was a cmooon cryptic thnin
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Thought a few times about today
Just on Donny Station and though maybe the identifier has a second meaning
5 seconds later I was home for my second win in 3 days
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Is this on the New York Times app?
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Don't think so . BB put a link on a few days ago
I downloaded and saved it from that and don't think it's NYT.
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Here you go, Knockers. Just get me a pint in the BV bar next season.
https://www.minutecryptic.com/
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I also linked in my OP but maybe it was too subtle!
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I also linked in my OP but maybe it was too subtle!
Oh yes, just noticed!
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Got it on second guess, but not sure what part of the clue is about.
Edit
Just realised what the other bit is about.
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1 under par today but needed help again. Having watched the explanation video I get it but not sure I would've worked it out!
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1 under par
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Streak 2. I took the hint
Then I took a letter which gave me the 3rd from end
Giveaway ! But is that a win ? Not sure it is and yet to get attuned I did the Cryptic in Metro getting over 75 PC right in an hour
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Took the hint and got it, but still got -2. Don't you lose a stroke/point for taking a hint?
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Got it after a few minutes' thought - 3 under par
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Got it after a bit of thought. It’s one of them.
No clues.
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Got ir. 2 under par. No idea why it's the correct answer though lol. Not sure this quiz is aimed at my feeble brain.
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Got it 2nd go but it was a complete anagram of my first guess which I thought was right !
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Mug
Orangereddish
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Got this one immediately, 3 under par
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Got it 2nd go but it was a complete anagram of my first guess which I thought was right !
I'm going to assume we both had the same guess on the anagram. I played it with a degree of confidence first go and was disappointed to be wrong. I then couldn't think of the answer and ended up taking a few hints to finish one over par. Kicked myself when I realised I was on the right track all along!
EDIT: And now it jumps out at me, I was trying to be too clever with my anagraming, it was right there in front of me!
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I was too quick and anagrammed answer and was 100 PC sure it would be right.
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Done, no hints. -2.
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Done in one but after taking the hint
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Got it. First guess.
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Took about a minute to think but got it in one for -2.
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Hard one today, for me anyway, had to take one letter to get it.
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I took the hint
Then I looked at synonyms for the hint
Then a letter
Then another letter
Then I got it
I think the hint I get is STOP now
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1 over par here. Not sure I'll be back for more lol
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I took the hint
Then I looked at synonyms for the hint
Then a letter
Then another letter
Then I got it
I think the hint I get is STOP now
Same here. Then I watched the explainer vid and thought I was sort of on the right track with my thinking but I think it was pretty lazy to say that Woman is often abbreviated to just "w". You could use that sort of logic for all sorts of words if you just want to generate a letter that fits. Not the best clue setting today.
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Solved straight away.
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Didn't have a clue today. Even after taking hint letters to get it I had to watch the explainer video to see why it was right.
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Me neither
I got it right but had 2 guesses ( can't say what ) but when they were wrong I took a letter , then another letter .... So I had 1 & 3 and then in a flash of genius I got it
I watched the solution and was only just a bit wider
I'm still reminded of the comment I made in my first post on this Thread which was ....
had no idea for 25 years what " dog with distemper returns with a North Sea trawler" even meant. They all seemed to be like that
I looked at them from time before thinking wtf ?
Maybe I should have taken note of the above cos taking 2 letters today to solve a 4 letter word means I still don't have a f... Clue
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Got it in level par today
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Got this on second guess. No clues taken.
Clever wordplay withvthis one.
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Very easy today, got it straight away.
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Same here, got to say it's not sparking a wordle style commitment
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I got it straight away today. I'll keep playing but may not bother keeping up with the thread here as it's not really got a strong level of engagement.
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First go 2 under par
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Same here, liked the clues.
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I've been sticking with this but i always use the hint and often take a letter. My brain just isn't wired up this way to look at the sentences in an abstract way so finding it quite a challenge spotting the clues, i often get the answer without knowing why, but the explanations are really useful i get the feeling once i've got my head used to recognizing what is a clue and what is a wordplay action - using words like 'defaced' (to take a letter off the start) and 'kicked' (anagram) and what they signify things may click a bit more.
A good challenge though, things like this and Wordle are now part of my daily routine to wake my brain up in the morning.
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Contrary to what I said yesterday, as it seems that a few people are still enjoying this I'll carry on posting for now. Got it in one with no hints today. Not looked at the explainer vid yet, the last five letters were straightforward enough but I'm wondering if the first letter is simply a visual representation thing.
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Think of ball Mike.
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^^ it is Mike.
Doing cryptic crosswords needs practice Keyser.
It also pays to know the tactics of each compiler. So doing one and the same newspaper always helps.
The one I do mostly has several give away clues ie
Gateshead G
Kent Area SE
Volunteer TA
Socialist Red
Tory C
article THE
If the clue had the word SOME in then the answer is in the clue eg orangereddish.
There’s loads more.
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Thanks chaps, that what I thought. Good to know I was right in that logic.
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^^ it is Mike.
Doing cryptic crosswords needs practice Keyser.
It also pays to know the tactics of each compiler. So doing one and the same newspaper always helps.
The one I do mostly has several give away clues ie
Gateshead G
Kent Area SE
Volunteer TA
Socialist Red
Tory C
article THE
If the clue had the word SOME in then the answer is in the clue eg orangereddish.
There’s loads more.
I was hoping once I've done a few of these I'd be armed to start taking on proper cryptic crosswords that I've never got on with. If there is no underlying rule, pattern or logic to it, or at least thre is but it varies by compiler then i'm screwed and its back to Sudoku where everything makes sense :D
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I would give it a go ks
I am opposite to you in that I can do lots of a Cryptic now ( see my op ) whereas they were alien to me
My local paper had one and I started doing it and getting a few and eventually could do the lot because you get to know his "language"
However I'm crap at this one word malarky and last Monday , to practice , I picked up a Metro and in an hour had done 3/4 of it
So the Papers like Metro and Thorne Times are easier for me and you will deffo get used to them
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Difficult one today. Took a letter to solve it.
Thing is, when you’re doing a proper crossword you often have a letter or two from solved clues to help. Here it’s blank.
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Yep, the lack of help from solved clues makes it tricky at times. My thinking was on the right track again here but I was omitting odd numbered letters form the wrong words and getting frustrated. took a few clues then saw what I'd done wrong. Good to know my brain is now starting to function along the right train of thought though.
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i got it with a hint, but not in the way it meant me to, i did an anagram of ignore and removed the 'o' for odd :lol:
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Got this straight away today. No clues.
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Took me a little while looking at the clue but I was on the right track and got it in one.
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I thought that it was the easiest one for a while and got it without a hint or letter. We all have our favourite types of clue though. I couldn’t get yesterday’s.
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Easy again today. Got it straight away.
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Straight in
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Nope. My thought process was right again, trying to surround one word with another but didn't realise I would need to find synonyms for both. No doubt "red fruit" is quite a common clue for today's answer but I was stumped, thinking more of different berries, cherries, red apples etc.
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Another immediately solved. Nice and straightforward.
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Yep same 3 under par
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Same here. Easy.
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Got this after a little thought. No hints or clues.
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Took the hint. I'd been thinking along the right lines again but was struggling as I was looking at the wrong end of the clue for the definition. Got it straight away when I took the hint.
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Is it Minute (Minnit) Cryptic or Minute (My newt) Cryptic?
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Annoyed myself with this today. Once again I kind of spotted what the word play was asking me to do but I convinced myself that it wanted me to take the last letters of "fidelity" so was looking for something with "ty" in there. I got fed up and guessed a four letter flower which was completely wrong then it gave me the first letter and it became very clear where I'd slipped up in my thinking.
I think I'm getting a bit better at developing the thought process required but keep getting it almost right but a long way wrong if that makes sense!
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Got this on second guess. Could only have been three options really.
Flower girl were enough clues. Don’t know what the rest of it was all about.
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Flower was the clue, the solution was the last letters of the next four words.
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I see Mike. Didn’t look beyond flower girl really.
It had to be Rose, iris or Lily.
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Easy today. Solved straight away.
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Took some thinking but I got it in one today. Really pleased that I completely understood the logic in play.