Minute cryptic

Minute Cryptic - 21 November 2024
"Take increasing positions in Cisco, BHP, Amazon, Disney, Costco, Procter & Gamble" (6)
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I scored: 1 under par
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easy but quite clever

dog shit.
2 under.

Because it's been similar all week it was just pattern spotting.

first time i've looked at this for a while and got this one 2 under.
Usually I am terrible.

-2 easy

All of cryptic crossword is just pattern spotting isn't it?

And knowing some obscure af words.

All of cryptic crossword is just pattern spotting isn't it?
Its the first stage, then you often then need some thinking e.g. working out the anagram, identifying synonyms etc

Great clue. I like that one a lot.

Three under btw

Par.

Crashed out on this this morning so watched the YouTube video. This has blown my mind

3 under, boom. very nice clue

Got the brain going over my weetabix this morning, which was nice

Bringing the thrunder

Staring at that for ages. Always forget to check for that trick. But -3 because pig-headed pride.

got our wish for more complexity. liked it

That feel when it clicks. Thrunder

2 under, too easy, first guess.
Yesterday’s was a better clue.

2 under, also first guess based on a synonym

Yeah, 2 under

-2 too

There's a clue involving a ballet dancers dress in that

Result is ballerina’s dress audibly split around a low level (3,5,3,3)

-2
I found “unlimited” slightly tenuous here.