Cryptic 30 English Lesson
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by Rick Marcou
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Jun 2010
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Far be it for me to preach proper usage. But for the sake of a puzzle, why not? None of the clues below will appear in
the grid above. But their antonyms, synonyms or homonyms will. What, you say? Look them up. There will be 13 of
each type. And the 40th clue? That’s the 3D effect in the middle. Only one clue below will produce a word with 3 D’s.
Remove them, and scramble the letters to find a fitting ‘ending’ to this experience.
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Lawyer of Venice to support Iago internally
Toxic nature could prompt endless involuntary
action
Partiers sacrificed standard cake layers
Crowe briefly captured by Bundy and tied up
Derek drank bit of liquor on Big Apple outdoor
space
Distant meteor crashed
Mellow Yellow man suffered internal testicle itching
Devolve after the first way out
Got by despite shortstop’s error in register
The heart of spousal tarnishing begins at the
ceremonial pedestal
Ace was led topless, then completely stopped
One night in Paris satisfactory for northern Alaskans
Advocate renegade lost most of his edge
Smashing wall, canoe took week’s pay
Rumor of partnering led to packed house
Better Business Bureau had beer, produced
gibberish
Leaving reformed a ruder pet
Heard Ilsa’s guy express surprise at Parisian house
and rebound effect
Publicized dire mixup post April 1st
Rude man dedicated heart, as requested
Title showed Ollie up and out of power seat
Lone duck lost when unshackled
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Peacenik lost it at first, landed midleg
Even Argo won’t produce base level
Emerging from armpit, cherries ready for ewer
One minute before men went to Oregon to talk
endlessly with evil intent ??
Graf implement found in Audi heading up to what
Spanish toured first
Increase length of surrounding string on the fence
Calmed with hugs time in the shed
Ted, pale, disheveled and rumpled
Therapeutic mixup after professional made a
statement
In full and in good upon touching down
Heard C’s follower gasp at sable, before D discovered
the meaning
Two times at emergency room admittedly add up, lead
to grumbles
I get data confused and get irked
Evaluating missed strategies may elicit seconds of
utmost importance
Shabbiest bath sheets in a pile covering Grant’s and
GW’s bills
Bambi climbed around wolves and loaded up again
Nobleman surfaced in Cain or Abel’s uprising
On October third, vessel space awarded
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