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Cracking Cryptics – 12th June 2023

BySowmya

Jun 12, 2023 #Cracking Cryptics, #Crypticclueaday, #Cryptics, #Hypatia, #The Hindu

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I post a clue daily in Twitter (https://twitter.com/somsram) and WA. Here’s the clue for today.

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Solution to Cracking Cryptics – 11th June 2023
Clue: Engineer and doctor unite in train (7)
Answer: RETINUE
Annotation: Def: Train
Wordplay: RE + Anagram of UNITE
Abbreviation(s) – RE for Engineer, from Royal Engineers
Anagram indicator – Doctor – used as a verb. This should be used before the fodder UNITE.

Solvers
Top 3 – Ratnakumar, Gayathri, Priya Shyam
Others – Madhusudan, Ramki Krishnan, Rajasbi, Srinath, Nilesh, Maya, Anu, Jyotish, Venkatesan and Sibani

By Sowmya

Sowmya is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and independent financial consultant based in the Middle East (Bahrain). She is a puzzle editor at Amuselabs. She has set over 1,300 crosswords for various publications including over 1000 mini crosswords, cryptic crosswords (under the pseudonym Hypatia for The Hindu) and themed crosswords for Cat.a.lyst (part of The Hindu Businessline). Sowmya runs the Facebook group 1Across where seasoned cruciverbalists interact while setting and solving clues. She has published three compilations of crosswords viz Cryptic Crossroads Volumes 1, 2 and 3. She Tweets cryptic clues daily @somsram

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