For the last two months we have been practising writing our own clues as well as solving crosswords.

Writing clues helps us to understand the make up of a clue - remembering to put in a definition and an indicator

Here are some examples form the March meeting

Word	Clue	Explanation
HIM	That man in a chimney	Definition = that man Indicator = in a Clue type = Hidden word = cHIMney
RITE	Pen’s purpose without West gives a sacred event	Definition = sacred event Clue type = charade Word play = Pen’s purpose is WRITE without W(est)
TARIFF	Road surfacing if female will cost more at the docks	Definition = will cost more at the docks Clue type = charade Word play = Road surfacing is TAR + IF + F(emale)
BARBARIC	Sounds like two noisy sheep are in charge of savage behaviours	Definition = savage behaviours Clue type = charade Word play = noisy sheep baa sounds like BAR + in charge = IC
NATIONAL	Pertaining to one’s country, tonal in a mix up	Definition = pertaining to one’s country Indicator = mix up Clue type = anagram = TONAL IN A
ONCE	Starting a fairy tale with a mixed up ice cream container	Definition = Starting a fairy tale Indicator = mixed up Clue type = anagram = CONE