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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by Zenst on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:21AM (#27023695)
One UK crossword that always stuck in my mind and captures a form of word play was: Clue: Scrambled Eggs Answer: Gegs

That without working out the other clues would make that alone very hard to work out and be interesting how an AI would work that one.

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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by mangamadaiyan on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:27AM (#27023734)
Gegs is usually cited as an example of a _bad_ clue in cryptic crossword circles.
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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by gmac on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:58AM (#27034733)
Because it’s only half a traditional clue — the cryptic part with no definition?
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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by mangamadaiyan on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:01PM (#27041475)
Yes :) It's become such a trope that I remember seeing this clue in a crossword somewhere:

Gegs (9, 4)

The answer is "Scrambled Eggs", and the clue is (I think) both a cryptic definition if you're familiar with the original, as well as a reverse anagram.

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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by gmac on Friday May 07, 2021 @02:11PM (#27078911)
I’ve seen this sort of reverse clue signified as ‘clue for gegs’ before.
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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by hencq on Monday May 03, 2021 @03:30PM (#27029633)
UK crosswords also have patterns though. Words like scrambled in this case often indicate you're looking for an anagram.
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