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Abundance

Hi, It's nine letters. :-)

Ha, it is abundance.
Does that mean it is a good cryptic clue?
You probably wouldn't see it in the Times crossword though.

I am certainly no clue setter and probably no real judge either, found it a simple one to solve.

If we were to be picky you give 'cakes' in the clue but the answer has only one 'bun'. I admire anyone who is prepared to have a go - keep it up.


M ♥

Thanks for your reply. I was just wondering if it is in a similar format to usual cryptic clues. I have only ever attempted to do cryptic crosswords, to no avail. Don't think I'll be a compiler any time soon.
I did think about the cakes being plural, but singular would of conflicted with 'plenty'.
How would you get round that do you think?
:-)

Well done mamya. Ricola, it's a good clue but as mamya implies, "officially" all the parts of the clue & answer should correspond exactly. For instance, "Plenty - a mini cake followed by eg foxtrot" would be more "correct", although it doesn't flow as nicely as your clue. Which is why I'm in awe of the great cryptic setters. But they all had to start somewhere :-)

Now you have put me on the spot, go on will try


Little cake, doing ample twist [9]

Told you I was not a setter lol

Ricola, if you're struggling with cryptics, I believe there are some great tutorials on the net, and it's so worth learning how to do them as they're great fun. There really is no mystery to getting the hang of them, it's just practice like anything else.