Cryptic Clues Type “C” – CC 36 to CC 40

CC 36: Part of body or strip of water? (3)

CC 37: Legal draft of an account statement (4)

CC 38: Plank placed to help one get into a vehicle (5)

CC 39: Sounding out a strong urge (7)

CC 40: Alluvial area that is triangular (5)

Solutions to the above clues can be viewed at Solutions for CC 36 to CC 40

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SOLUTIONS for Cryptic Clues Type “C” – CC 31 to CC 35

CC 31: Copy of a primate (3) APE

CC 32: Part of ship found in part of human body (5) BELLY

CC 33: Is it hat or shall we call it lid? (3) CAP

CC 34: Missiles used for an indoor game (5) DARTS

CC 35: Huge property required to park a huge car (6) ESTATE

Did you observe, answer to each of the above clues is a Homonym and it is coloured in green. Homonym is a word that has more than one meaning. Two meanings for each of these words are found in their respective clues and they are coloured red. 

Also view in this blog:

CC 1 to CC 5
CC 6 to CC 10
CC 11 to CC 15

CC 16 to CC 20
CC 21 to CC 25
CC 26 to 30

Understanding Cryptic Clues Type "A"
Understanding Cryptic Clues Type "B"
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Cryptic Clues posted here are a part of "Play with Words" section in this blog.