@writers_bloc Sydney, Australia

Can someone please explain to me how to do a cryptic crossword? How can "Wounded under fire, finally survive" possible be 'endure'?

8:49PM Mon, June 27 2011

@eglantinescake

This is a guess: Wounded under means anagram of under, "fire, finally" gives you e (last letter of fire), word means survive.

8:52PM Mon, June 27 2011

@msmaddiep Sydney

'Wounded' refers to the fact the word 'under' has been scrambled up, as the first part of the word endure is an anagram.

8:54PM Mon, June 27 2011

@writers_bloc Sydney, Australia

@eglantinescake How is Wounded related to under? I don't get it.. I get the fire, finally bit

9:42PM Mon, June 27 2011

@msmaddiep Sydney

@eglantinescake The word under has been wounded - i.e., broken up and messed around, to give you 'endur'.

10:36PM Mon, June 27 2011

@HazFly South of Sydney

"wounded" here means "under" gets anagrammed. "fire, finally" means take fire's last letter (e). Ignore the comma.

11:30PM Mon, June 27 2011

@debmandie Melbourne

wounded means break up the letters in 'under' to get 'endur' then finally refers to last letter in fire 'e', endure = survive!

2:04AM Tue, June 28 2011

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Can someone please explain to me how to do a cryptic crossword? How can "Wounded under fire, finally survive" possible be 'endure'?

This is a guess: Wounded under means anagram of under, "fire, finally" gives you e (last letter of fire), word means survive.

'Wounded' refers to the fact the word 'under' has been scrambled up, as the first part of the word endure is an anagram.

@eglantinescake How is Wounded related to under? I don't get it.. I get the fire, finally bit

@eglantinescake The word under has been wounded - i.e., broken up and messed around, to give you 'endur'.

"wounded" here means "under" gets anagrammed. "fire, finally" means take fire's last letter (e). Ignore the comma.

wounded means break up the letters in 'under' to get 'endur' then finally refers to last letter in fire 'e', endure = survive!

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Can someone please explain to me how to do a cryptic crossword? How can "Wounded under fire, finally survive" possible be 'endure'?

This is a guess: Wounded under means anagram of under, "fire, finally" gives you e (last letter of fire), word means survive.

'Wounded' refers to the fact the word 'under' has been scrambled up, as the first part of the word endure is an anagram.

@eglantinescake How is Wounded related to under? I don't get it.. I get the fire, finally bit

@eglantinescake The word under has been wounded - i.e., broken up and messed around, to give you 'endur'.

"wounded" here means "under" gets anagrammed. "fire, finally" means take fire's last letter (e). Ignore the comma.

wounded means break up the letters in 'under' to get 'endur' then finally refers to last letter in fire 'e', endure = survive!

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