Lowdown Letter Banks

650 Letter Bank clues to solve! 😎 Cryptic crosswords for The Browser, OoLF & AVCX 🔠 Find me on Bluesky 🦋

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Do you like cryptic crosswords? Enjoy anagrams and word puzzles in general? Get ready for Lowdown Letter Banks! Here's my first clue, #LLB001. Give it a try and then read the thread below for explanation and tips. Have fun!😀 #LowdownLetterBank #crypticclue #cryptic 1/10

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#LLB001 Tricky puzzles confused increasingly tipsy crowd (7,10)

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Breakdown (definition, raw material, indicators)

Def: or similar things
RM: dash front
Ind1: Wild
Ind2: and back for more of the same

After 650 #letterbank cryptic clues, you get the idea. Use more of the same letters, try some different indicators, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH! 😊

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#LLB650 Wild dash front and back for more of the same or similar things (3,2,2,3,2,5) 😎 #LowdownLetterBank

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Hint: etc., etc.

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It’s the final LLB clue! 🥳 The answer is a fitting sign-off (and apt for Groundhog Day) 👋

I won’t be using Twitter anymore, so follow me on Bluesky where I’ll share some earlier clues as LLB throwbacks. Yes, I’ll be distributing Letter Banks repeatedly... 🤣

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#LLB650 Wild dash front and back for more of the same or similar things (3,2,2,3,2,5) 😎 #LowdownLetterBank

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LLB clue breakdown (definition, raw material, indication)

Def: Disabling
RM: caption
Ind: for your drawing [i.e. you can draw from the RM letters as needed]

i-----c--a---n (14)

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#LLB649 Disabling caption for your drawing? (14) #LowdownLetterBank

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Hint: i-----c--a---n

This one's very similar to #LLB049 (600 clues ago!):
Expecting caption for your drawing? (12)

Tune in tomorrow for the final LLB clue... 😢
and then follow me on Bluesky for cryptics, letter banks, Scrabblegrams, and more! ☺️

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Breakdown (definition, raw material, indicators)

Def: Places to land
RM: sole proprietorship
Ind: a unique [RM] arrangement

h---p---s (9)

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#LLB648 Places to land a unique sole proprietorship arrangement (9) #LowdownLetterBank

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Hint: in this *collapsing* letter bank clue, you need to make a "unique" SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP arrangement 😉

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LLB clue breakdown (definition, raw material, indicators)

Def: proprietors
RM: as true
Ind1: Relocating [i.e. moving letters around]
and
Ind2: growing into themselves [i.e. adding in more of the same letters]

r-----r----r- (13)

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#LLB647 Relocating and growing into themselves, as true proprietors (13) #LowdownLetterBank

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Hint: r-----r----r-

I'll reply with the breakdown later today and post the next LLB clue tomorrow

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LLB clue breakdown (definition, raw material, indicators)

Def: Making a futile attempt
RM: wants grip
Ind1: changed [i.e. rearranged]
Ind2: if do-overs allowed [i.e. repeating some letters]

g------g -- s----s (8,2,6)

Feel free to DM me for explanations or solutions!

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#LLB646 Making a futile attempt, wants grip changed if do-overs allowed (8,2,6) #LowdownLetterBank

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Hint: g------g -- s----s

I'll reply here with the clue's breakdown later today and I'll post the next LLB clue tomorrow

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4 years ago today 🎉 I started tweeting a Lowdown-style #letterbank #crypticclue daily for 500 days 🗓️ and then continued sporadically up to 645 last year

Join me this week for the final 5 LLB clues, ending with LLB650! 😀