Word Puzzle 55

Word Puzzle 55 – Cryptic Clues:

Theme: Hidden

Note:

· Not all clues are thematic

· Kohli clue(s): Is/are hidden i.e. not necessarily in its/their usual spot

Scoring:

· No credit no response, without correct parsing.

· All clues worth 1 point except Kohli clue(s), which is/are worth 2 points

Clues:

1. Top secret communiques in the papers? (10,14)

2. Flirt on a date with associate? (5)

3. Oriental express post-certified in papers (4,6)

4. Met up with an old pal (A very close friend from college days) for some chitchat (7)

5. Covert cipher trend rejected in papers (9)

6. Bach’s 40. High class account on board? (7)

7. For London, take a bus in Essex heading west. Though you will encounter some traffic (8)

8. Rant by Kafka actor (for the most part number one in the modern age) (8)

9. Bet all on generating nefarious profits, with fine print buried in the rider (7)

10. Titles for leader with limitations (9)

11. Lonesome as long as lonely? (7)

12. Being moralistic, in a candid act, I came clean (8)

13. Haven in a Nazi neighborhood? As reported in papers (6,7)

14. Invest five thousand, a conventionally accepted limit (8)

15. Section in paper to mislead top corporate post hopers (9)

16. How to send insults? (7)

17. Lite pairs of opponents in a rag (5,4)

18. Mark to emigrate? (6)

19. Act in Love Boat? Sign-in the papers (10)

20. Profession apt for a chic male? (8,8)

21. Cultured doctor, a Greek symbol of sex appeal? (11)

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