PhD student at Imperial College London | @EslavaGroup | Photocatalysis | Cryptic Crossword Enthusiast

Joined December 2019
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 166 Balm remade for a young animal Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: LAMB Meaning "young animal," BALM remade (anagram), LAMB
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 165 Going to a new place, it's a bit emotional (6) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCW
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Answer: MOVING Double definition, meaning both "going to a new place" and "a bit emotional"
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 164 No Scottish people? They avoid consequences (4-4) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: SCOT-FREE Double definition, meaning "no Scottish people" and "avoid consequences"
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 163 Motif or pattern penned, returns gains (6) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: PROFIT Meaning "gains", moTIF OR Pattern, penned (inside), returns, PROFIT
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 162 Choice for democrat to be ousted due to voting system and its accuracy (9) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: PRECISION Meaning "accuracy," choice = DECISION, democrat = D, to be ousted, ECISION, due to voting system = PR, PRECISION
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 161 It's enough for female, ill (4) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: FILL Meaning "it's enough," female = F, ILL, FILL
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 160 Girl goes down British Institute road? (4) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: BIRD Meaning "girl," British Institute = BI, road = RD, BIRD
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 159 Walk and cycle on street (6) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: STROLL Meaning "walk," cycle = ROLL, on street = ST, STROLL
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 158 Cold food left abandoned, that's immature (8) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: CHILDISH Meaning "immature," cold = CHILL, food = DISH, CHILLDISH, left = L abandoned, CHILDISH
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 157 Couple who adore fowl (4,5) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: LOVE BIRDS And literally so, meaning both "couple" and "who adore fowl"
Ed's Cryptic Crossword 156 Fair, if you say from the outset, you get an excuse (7) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: JUSTIFY Meaning "excuse," fair = JUST, IF, You say, from the outset = Y, JUSTIFY
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 155 Drinking vessel made of rubber turned over (3) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: MUG Meaning "drinking vessel," made of rubber = GUM, turned over, MUG
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 154 Pen for poet (6) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: WRITER Definition and cryptic definition, meaning both "poet" and "pen"
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 153 For example, a message (6) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: LETTER Double definition, meaning both "for example, a" and "message"
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 152 Loan a pound towards a purpose (4) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: LEND Meaning "loan," a pound = L, purpose = END, LEND
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 151 Law enforcement loses tail to an unknown - it's strategy? (6) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: POLICY Meaning "strategy," law enforcement = POLICe, loses tail, POLIC to an unknown = Y, POLICY
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 150 Enjoyable activity, get myself a hot drink? (2,3,2,3) Difficulty (⭐⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: MY CUP OF TEA Double definition, meaning both "enjoyable activity" and "get myself a hot drink"
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 149 Disagree deep down on having a child, if fertile (6) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: DIFFER Meaning "disagree," deep down on "having a chilD, IF FERtile", DIFFER
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 148 By the sounds of it, blew down (4) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: BLUE Meaning "down," homophone (by the sounds of it) of blew, BLUE
Ed's Cryptic Crossword Clue 147 Split role (4) Difficulty (⭐⭐) #ECCWC
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Answer: PART Double definition, meaning both "split" and "role"