There's a game called Minute Cryptic and it's really fun. It's based on a thing called Cryptic crosswords, which are like crosswords but the clues are really cryptic. There are rules to how they work that are pretty difficult to learn, but basically there's a definition somewhere in the clue that's a synonym ish of the answer, and some wordplay you have to do to get the answer. There's a tutorial that's more in depth. Minute Cryptic is just a NYT-style daily game where they make one Cryptic crossword clue per day. I've been playing it for a while, and now I've also made some clues of my own.
These are placed in order of creation. Perhaps that means they're also in ascending order of quality, but that's not for me to say...
Click the links to get clues. Also no, I will not give you the answers.
The definition is "Fire".
The indicator is "turn", and it's a reversal indicator.
The fodder is "ing", "south", and "me". Two of these will be subsituted.
The definition is "happy expression".
The indicator is "without", and it's a deletion indicator.
The fodder is "Smith", "mailed", and "a". One of these will be subsituted.
The definition is "whirl".
The indicator is "without", and it's a deletion indicator.
The fodder is "Spain" and "a".
The definition is "Beers".
The indicator is "flipped sides", indicating left and right are swapped.
The fodder is "are".
The definition is "hello".
The indicator is "turn", and it's based on how letters look visually.
The fodder is "a" and "great".
I'm not sure actually if this is an &lit, or if it follows the rules at all, so the answer is in the next clue:
The "..." is supposed to mean "west here", which is of course the opposite of "east there", and then "west" is substituted for "w" which gives "where", which I guess can define the whole clue?
The definition is "lon poki".
The indicator is "nasa", and it's an anagram indicator.
The fodder is "sina".
The definition is "under jord".
The indicator is "vänd", and it's a reversal indicator.
The fodder is "kortväxt ren".
The definition is "Ending".
The indicators are "starts", "talked", and "in". One is a selection indicator, one is a homophone indicator, and one is a containment indicator.
The fodder is "false", "you", and "six".
The definition is "twist".
The indicators are "First" and "to start", and both are selection indicators.
The fodder "lady", "rings", and "her husband". Two of these will be subsituted.
The definition is "canal".
The indicators are "Starts" and "in". One is a selection indicator, the other is a containment indicator.
The fodder is "licking" and "side".
The definition is "darkened"
The indicators are "said" and "free". One is a homophone indicator, the other is a deletion indicator.
The fodder is "You", "ad", and "&lit". One of these will be substituted.
The definition is "fucked".
The indicator is "bad".
The fodder is "denial".
The definition is "One".
The indicator is "leads to", and it's a selection indicator.
The fodder is "university" and "the end", one of which will be substituted.
The definition is "sound".
The indicators are "left", "turning" and "without". One is a selection indicator, one is a reversal indicator, and one is a deletion indicator.
The fodder is "No-one", "away", and "a".
The definition is "Fury".
The indicator is "starts to" and "leading", and they are both selection indicators.
The fodder is "antecede growing extremism" and "revolution".
The definition is "several times over and over".
The indicators are "strange", "start to", and "skinned". One is an anagram indicator and the others are selection indicators.
The fodder is "preschool" and "meats".
The definition is "echo".
The indicators are "Turns" and "second of". One is a reversal indicator, the other is a selection indicator.
The fodder is "per", "metronome", and "at".
The definition is "Uhh".
The indicator is "Just odd", and it's a selection indicator.
The fodder is "Sick? How bad?".
The definition is "Happy".
The indicator is "outside", and it's a selection indicator.
The fodder is "night" and "actually".
The definition is "lot".
The indicator is "atop", and it's a replacement indicator.
The fodder is "alot".
The definition is "cum".
The indicator is "turns" and "no". One is a reversal indicator and the other is a deletion indicator.
The fodder is "true goy" and "estrogen". One of these will be substituted.
The definition is "ass product".
The indicator is "weird", and it's an anagram indicator.
The fodder is "This".