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Cracking Cryptics

Cracking Cryptics – 23rd June 2023

BySowmya

Jun 23, 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.

Solution to Cracking Cryptics – 22nd June 2023
Clue: Like cuddling felines going back and forth making noise (8)
Answer: STACCATO
Annotation: : S(TAC CAT)O
Def: Noise
Containment Indicator: Cuddling

Solvers

22 solvers submitted, of which only 1 got it wrong. 4 solvers didn’t leave their names.

TOP 3: Anantha Kumar, Ramki Krishnan and Ratnakumar

OTHERS
Venkatraghavan S
Eswaran
Gayathri
Nilesh Parmar
Harish T K
Srinath
Veena Venkataraman
Suyash Roongta
Meera
Raja
Mahesh
Prasad RV
Madhup Tewari and
Louvina

Congrats to all those who cracked it.

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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