It's clue writing competition time again! Griff is eagerly awaiting your entries! Write a cryptic clue of your very own, using an anagram, for the answer word INTERCHANGE. Write your clue, and then post it in a comment below this post. Don't be scared, you can do it. It's even fun (honest)! Your clue can be silly, weird, funny, serious, whatever you like. It needs to read well, like a mini phrase or sentence (not just a random assortment of words stuck together). Creativity and clue accuracy are what I will be looking for. Here are some tips to help you get started. Remember that the basic anatomy of a cryptic clue is: Wordplay + Definition = Answer or Definition + Wordplay = Answer So — (a bit of wordplay) (definition) (rest of wordplay) is not allowed. The definition has to sit at the start or end of the clue, and not be interrupted by the wordplay. In an anagram clue, the Wordplay = the fodder + the anagram indicator (or indicator + fodder
I solved 1, 2, and 6. I'm pretty sure I know the answer to 3, but am not sure how it works.
ReplyDeleteI think I know how 4 and 5 should work, but I haven't solved them.
fun!
3,4 and 6 came easy. 1 was an obvious anagram and took a little work, 2 took even longer, 5 was harder still for me today.
ReplyDeleteHope you nutted it out in the end!
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