Cross word clues for beginners !!!

Lets understand the funda of cluing for crosswords :


Note: All clues have ( normally should have ) ...a 'surface indication'.....that is to mislead.........and the 'real indication'....that leads us to the answer....

Example:

Clue : Original equipment manufacturer in short is this ! (3 letters)

Surface clue leads us to believe that the answer is describing a trait of an original equipment manufacturer...

whereas the answer is hidden....in short 'original equipment manufacturer'...which is OEM

So the answer is OEM

Another Example:

Clue : An hour when it is getting late for a team (6 letters)

Surface clue indicates that it is getting late for a team to do something...

Actual answer is hidden in .....an hour when it is getting late !

(Come on......pull up your socks !)

Eleventh hour is when it is said to be getting late

and a team is also referred as eleven

So the answer is ELEVEN ( not eleventh....as in crosswords one has to keep the grammatical emphasis of the clue as well !! a team can be called eleven not eleventh !)

Please write your comments....to take this further !

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THEMATIC CROSSWORDS !

I shall try and give you....as I have done ....so far.... in the last few days....

..... an introduction to thematic crosswords :

CLUING FOR:
SPORTS CROSSWORDS
MANAGEMENT CROSSWORDS
PSYCHOLOGIC CROSSWORDS
EDUCATIONAL CROSSWORDS
SPIRITUAL CROSSWORDS
etc...etc......


My focus....as usual....would be on understanding the cluing ....the trick part....and also in giving you ....the pleasure of right brain creativity .....as well as left brain analytical/intelligent thrill......

....before signing off for today....here are two examples :

SPIRITUAL CROSSWORD CLUING......

REPRAY properly and your wishes shall be granted by this ( 6 letters)

REPRAY....properly implies.....rearranging the word 'repray'......and the answer is...
PRAYER..........and by praying your wishes can be granted !!!


PSYCHOLOGIC CROSSWORD CLUING ....

The last of money earns desires !....(6 letters)

....the 'last' of money is the letter 'y' and earns with a 'y' is YEARNS.......and the literal meaning of 'desires'...... is yearns !!!

Hope you've got the funda ?