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Cracking Cryptics

Cracking Cryptics – 13th June 2023

BySowmya

Jun 13, 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.

Feel free to comment with your feedback or any doubts on cryptic clues.

Solution to Cracking Cryptics – 12th June 2023
Clue: Somehow Europe must not be flatter (6,7,2)
Answer: BUTTER SOMEONE UP
Annotation: Def: Flatter
Wordplay: Anagram of EUROPE MUST NOT BE
Anagram indicator – Somehow
Solvers
Top 3 – Ratnakumar, Ramki Krishnan, Ratna Rao
Others – Gayathri Viswanath, Venkatraghavan S, Nilesh Parmar, Srinath, Venkatesan P., @drcheruvarun,
Sibani, Ranjani Srikanth, Priya Shyam, Anupama and Lakshmi Prakash

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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