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British Crossword Boot Camp by Crosspatch

British Crossword Boot Camp grid

The clues in this puzzle are typical of British cryptic crosswords, but for reasons of style probably wouldn’t appear in an American cryptic. Each clue illustrates one difference between cryptic puzzles in the US and the UK.

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  1. Seeing red? (5)
  2. Best Illinois tee shot (5)
  3. Mop upset a bunch of corn (5)
  1. Balls some fielders haven’t caught (5)
  2. Jones the architect said “_______” when entering a building? (5)
  3. Language to raise a stink after Gateshead (5)

Solution

Crossword designed with Sympathy Crossword Construction
© J Ross Beresford, 2011