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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Inexpensive stuff that I play with.......words!

Theres this CWC - CLUE WRITING CONTEST in our cryptic crossword yahoogroup,which I am glad helps me spend a large part of my ,if not boring evenings..
The latest CWC has the word 'TRAIN' to be clued...

I am reminded of the days while at college,when almost every word that I used to come across,I would twist n turn them to see if they could have a meaningful anagram!Gone are those wonderful days!!
But theres still scope for occasional fun!
Heres some of my creations(not all of them might be perfect in terms of crossword syntax)..

Main clue:
Stunning Katrina leaves a key part of gown behind(5)

Katrina leaves a key = katrina - ak = trina
stunning(anagram indicator)
part of gown behind = train

Bonus entries :

Aishwarya in tamilnadu for Mumbai express?(5) T(rai)N

Coach Indian railway worker about it(5) IR+ant anagram

Jerry in running coach?(5)rat+in anagram

Coach recollects panini art(5)pani(ni art).... reverses

Caravan on trail having starting problem?(5) trail - t = caravan on rail = train; caravan = train

Conveyance like car or van,reportedly(5) car or van ~ caravan = train

The initial rain of thoughts(5) T+rain

What protesting anti-roadways chief used to commute?(5)anti+R anagram

AOL leaves confusing rational series of messages(5) rational - AOL and anagram;series = train

Alternation leaves thread starter alone confused(5) alternation - T - alone anagram;alternation = train

Transit running out of 40% steam derails(5)transit - st(40% steam) anagram ;refers to trains running partly on steam;also getting depleted of fuel leading to derailment.

World's largest employer ran it madly(5)ran it - anagram

No story in transitory,confused series of thoughts(5)transitory -story - anagram

Its no street transit unfortunately(5)transit-st anagram

discover Pataliputra in the palace on wheels(5) patalipu(tra in);discover - telescopic indicator?

4 from both sides leave entertainment organisation to teach(5) ente(rtain)ment - ente,ment = rtain organisation - anagram indicator

-Raapi


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