Comments on Crossword Unclued: Tricky Indicators: Part II

You've got it right, Kryptonologist. When th...

2009-10-24T10:15:59.374+05:30

You've got it right, Kryptonologist.

When this clue was published in FT, it had a printing error - "what" was not in bold. You can imagine the confusion that ensued!

See what? (6) B{EH}HOLD (EH? in BOLD)

2009-10-24T00:26:08.357+05:30

See what? (6)

B{EH}HOLD (EH? in BOLD)

That is the "trick" - the wordplay gives not just...

2009-04-11T20:41:00.000+05:30

That is the "trick" - the wordplay gives not just a component for the solution but also the indicator.

In this clue, the wordplay leads to IN BED. Of this, BED is part of the solution and IN is the c/c indicator. That is why MUSE is put in BED.

Another similar example from Azed 1919: Deficient mug treated like swine? (6). Here "mug treated like swine" => CAN put in STY, which gives S{CAN}TY. There is no explicit c/c indicator, the wordplay implies it.

Does it make sense now?

Shuchi,
About the 1st Clue:
I actually meant...

2009-04-11T20:12:00.000+05:30

Shuchi,
About the 1st Clue:
I actually meant how to care of the "In" of In Bed, since only BED was used?

Yes Raghunath, BEMUSED it is. MUSE (dream) is put ...

2009-04-11T19:00:00.000+05:30

Yes Raghunath, BEMUSED it is. MUSE (dream) is put IN BED (where you'd expect to dream).

For the second one, "see" is the definition, and the font style of "what" is important. Get it now?

Hi Shuchi,

Perplexed when you dream where y...

2009-04-11T11:30:00.000+05:30

Hi Shuchi,

Perplexed when you dream where you'd expect to dream? (7)
BE{MUSE}D.
I do not know what happens to the IN BED [where you'd expect to dream]

See what? (6) RESULT???

I did take a hint from your Indicator post to solve the first clue. But am at a loss about the second.