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Cryptic Definitions
Female supporter (3)
Event for which one is late (7)
Jammed cylinder (5,4)
Refusal to give credit (9)
A drop in the ocean (10)
A brave leader (8)
His downfall was shattering (6,6)
Breathtaking passage beneath a bridge (7)
The growth of the fairytale (9)
A letter for Socrates (5)
Not infrequently a crossword setter will stretch or twist the meanings of words. Thus, in a cryptic clue the word FLOWER may indicate a river (something that flows) or DELIGHTED may indicate something dark (de-lighted). The following clues exemplify this devious sort of wordplay:
Parisian flower (5)
A sticky sweet (8)
A wicked thing (6)
Distressed Biblical character (6)
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