I received a phone call while solving, hence the long time. But no hints!

Parseword #58
⏱️ 4m48s
⭐️ No Hints

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#parseword #crypticCrossword #wordgames #iAmANerd

It does get a tad harder when you turn off "Learning mode," which I didn't even notice was on until yesterday, which is why I accidentally asked to see the definition today (hence the one hint I used).

Parseword #57
⚡️ 53s
✅ 1 Hint

#parseword #crypticCrossword #wordgames #iAmANerd

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Any poem by ee cummings

#MidWeekDateASongOrPoem
#HashTagGames
#CrypticCrossword

Meanwhile, Parseword today was too easy. (I've maybe done far too many cryptic crosswords in my time...)

(Context: Parseword was invented by the same guy who created Wordle.)

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Parseword #56
⚡️ 29s
💎 Perfect
🥚 Learn Mode

https://www.parseword.com/

#crypticcrossword #crossword

In today's #guardian #crypticcrossword which was set by Qaos, no 29953, we had this excellent clue:

2dn: "Passionately kiss fashion designer after 1-0? (4)"

The definition is "Passionately kiss".

Bear in mind this is only a four-letter answer, so the wordplay will be succinct.

We're told:

"Designer after". Which in this case, means a two letter designer, at the end of the word.

CK for "Calvin Klein" is almost always the de-facto two-letter answer here.

Also, we're told (therefore the first two letters): "1-0?"

Qaos is well-known for his mathematical clues, and we need to read this as such. Here though, if we know the answer is:

__CK

We need to work out how `1-0` relates to the first two letters.

Remember, the definition is "Passionately kiss".

I recall from my school days that "necking" or "to neck" as doing just that.. biting the tongue off some poor girl. Ahem.

So if the answer is:

NECK

Where does NE come from?

Well, if we look at `1-0`, what if we spell out `1`:

ONE

Now we take `ONE - 0` as in take the `O` out, and hence we're left with:

NE

Hence:

NECK

This clue is excellent. Thank you Qaos!!

Managed to finish half a cryptic crossword, with the help of a dictionary. Man that's hard, and I'm doing "easy" crosswords. Pfff…

#crypticCrossword

I have set another #CrypticCrossword

https://www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/3087

Fleeting piece of Mockingbird included in abridged Harper Lee compilation (9)

Like a pornographic movie, it's wasted on the radio (4)

It's often served with cheese — there's some boursin or a camembert on the counter (8)

#crossword #crypticcrossword #unch

My edition of episode 2 #unch has arrived!

https://unchcrosswords.com

I've only had a quick look through it, but I'm already impressed. There's a good mixture of cryptic crosswords and even a barred crossword.

I'm almost tempted to order a second one so that I have another one which hasn't been scribbled in!