CCC 2023-05-12 - Solution
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This directionless crook - drunk? (7) crook: GANGSTER directionless: GA(N)GSTER drunk: anagram indicator as well as the definition STAGGER
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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This directionless crook - drunk? (7) crook: GANGSTER directionless: GA(N)GSTER drunk: anagram indicator as well as the definition STAGGER
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
Nope, I would never have got that one.
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This directionless crook - drunk? (7) crook: GANGSTER directionless: GA(N)GSTER drunk: anagram indicator as well as the definition STAGGER
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Stagger doesn't mean drunk - you might stagger when you are drunk
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
OK. I'm obviously not good at making up the clue... :-D Would you like to do that on Monday?
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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OK. I'm obviously not good at making up the clue... :-D Would you like to do that on Monday?
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
It's very difficult writing clues but the more you write the better ( hopefully ) you will get at it. YAUM :-D
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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OK. I'm obviously not good at making up the clue... :-D Would you like to do that on Monday?
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
I say go for it on Monday yourself. I've set some doozies myself so don't let that get you down. You can only learn so much by observing. Try, fail, try again, fail better! Eventually you'll fail right into success! :-D
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OK. I'm obviously not good at making up the clue... :-D Would you like to do that on Monday?
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
As pkfox says, it's a matter of practice. The way I start is with a random word (Random Word Generator[^] is a good place for that) and try to break it into bits. For example: RWG gave me "improvement" at the top of the list. I can see four parts there: IMP ROVE MEN T IMP synonyms might be demon, devil, elf ... or perhaps "not metric" ROVE: to travel, wander, roam, or maybe an anagram of OVER MEN: Pretty obvious T: Shirt or junction. So try to make it difficult: "Upgrade non metric guys who roam around the junction (11)" Then I'd park it somewhere for a few hours and come back to see it it works! Would I use it as is? Probably not - it doesn't "scan" well. But it's a start. :-D
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