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@JonS @bbcnews Perfectly sane description of a totally rational ceremony in a totally normal country. :-/

^Sample clue:
At first, the original Ashes struggled to burn (5)

No spoilers here, thx!

#Cryptic #crossword clue formats:
A [Cryptic definition]
or
B [Def1]+[Def2]
or
C [Wordplay]+[Def] (or vice-versa)

C is commonest

My #Cricket #CrypticCrossword #5, originally published by @MattersCounty is now solvable online at https://tlmb.net/blog/cricket-cryptic-5/ #cryptics

There was a large-enough patch of sunlight at the end of the garden for me to play a little #kendama in today. #vertumnal #noxp

Midnight toast craving. Possibly with cheese...

Blog/answers/spoilers at https://www.fifteensquared.net/2023/02/28/independent-11351/

^(bit late, but..)
Sample clue:
One conservative on blow is concerned with matters of taste (9)

No spoilers here, thx.

@trinsec Fair enough. It can seem impenetrable at first, I know. :-) Although now I'm curious as to what Dutch cryptics are like...

@trinsec Brit cryptics take a bit of getting used to. :-) This blog explains the clues https://www.fifteensquared.net/2023/02/28/independent-11351/ if you like. Thx for looking!

Just caught up on the #cricket. Coo!

Sometimes there's a theme, either i. in* the clues, ii. in* the answers, iii. a mix of both, or iv. between the answers.

*(...some of)

#Cryptic #crossword clue formats:
A [Cryptic definition]
or
B [Def1]+[Def2]
or
C [Wordplay]+[Def] (or vice-versa)

C is commonest

I set today's @Independent #CrypticCrossword: https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent?puzzleDate=20230228#!202302 (select Feb 28th) Don't be afraid, give it a go.

Magpie drinking from the gutter.

Find out how The General finally got appointed to the board of #OffGridPod https://offgrid.tlmb.net/2023/02/26/tracklement-room-misunderstanding-ep-29/ Not-really-about-#CrypticCrosswords

“Deep short leg”? Uh, sure. #cricket