Friday 9 September 2016

Cryptic Clues Type "B" CB 21 to CB 25

CB 21: Daze a person when he goes nuts (4) 
CB 22: Working with tyes resulted in an eye sore (4) 
CB 23: Hey, it’s falling, stop that prop (4) 
CB 24: Mixed diet prescribed to control a powerful surge of feelings (4) 
CB 25: Series of rows arranged as seating to witness rites (5)

Solutions to the above set of clues may be viewed at Solutions for CB 21 to CB 25
Would you like to understand the above type of clues before solving them? Please visit Understanding Cryptic Clues Type 'B"


Solutions for CB 16 to CB 20

CB 16: He sits for a research dissertation (6) THESIS

CB 17: Close friend sits on my lap (3) PAL

CB 18: Comb rests on a lock of hair (5) TRESS

CB 19: Look, it’s all wet, this purse (6) WALLET

CB 20: Scoundrel found in villa (7) VILLAIN


In each of the above clues, words coloured in red are “Questions” i.e. they are words/phrase for which you have to give a synonym as Answer. Words in italic are anagrammed to create a new word which is the synonym i.e. the Answer.
For example, in CB 16, answer is THESIS because it is a synonym of the word “research dissertation” and is derived by anagramming letters of the phrase “He sits”.


Cryptic Clues posted here are a part of "Play with Words" section in this blog. 




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