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@orangutan said@Paul Martin offered up the current clue -
This is how crossword clues work - cryptic ones.
The clue as given should usually contain a definition and some wordplay.
Previous clue was
Doctor treating the sick a bit.
the answer was Drill.
Doctor = DR ... the sick = ILL
DR+ILL = bit (as in a drill bit)
@Paul Martin offered up the current clue -
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Drink a small portion after a s ...[text shortened]... ewspapers anymore, but most papers usually have a crossword that's cryptic - good place to practice.
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Drink a small portion after a sort of rest.
BITTERS
Small portion - BIT
Sort of ‘rest’. - TERS
I’ve heard these get ordered in American movies.
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Give Judy a ring.
@Drewnogal saidTo explain my previous clues -
@Paul Martin offered up the current clue -_ I _ _ E _ _
Drink a small portion after a sort of rest.
BITTERS
Small portion - BIT
Sort of ‘rest’. - TERS
I’ve heard these get ordered in American movies.
Mixer of Argonauts blended in :: Argonauts is an anagram (broken) of angostura (a type of bitters - a mixer).
Broken rib? Test for a tonic :: another anagram - RIB TEST (broken) = Bitters (a tonic).
@Drewnogal saidI'm thinking CONCOCT or CONSORT but neither seems quite right???
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Rearranged trick takes vow.