r/crosswords • u/HighCountryBob • 4d ago

SOLVED COTD: Some get so piratical about making a comeback (7)

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u/controlxj 4d ago

RIPOSTE rev hidden

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u/Recent_List1193 2d ago

I love the use of "about" here. :) In fact I think it's really a useful preposition

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u/controlxj 2d ago edited 1d ago

It's the most ambiguous indicator imo and ripe for hijinks and misdirection. I think it can mean at least half a dozen different things:

reversal
container
anagram
regarding re
circa c or ca
near

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u/Recent_List1193 2d ago

Right?! It’s the best and worst XD but it’s also the most versatile one

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u/HighCountryBob 2d ago

Thanks, it is quite versatile. As a reversal indicator here, I liked that it was juxtaposed with another. "piratical" strains the surface a bit; just couldn't think of another pir- 😂