Work in church and you may wear it (4)
I think I have the answer, but can't work out part of the logic- can anyone help?
― Neil S, Monday, 1 August 2011 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
work = op (opus), church = ce (church of england). Not quite sure what it is that you would be wearing though...
― ledge, Monday, 1 August 2011 15:01 (twelve years ago) link
I thought the solution was "cape", though the above fits. is "ap" an SI unit of some sort?
― Neil S, Monday, 1 August 2011 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
where is KBP when we need him?
― Neil S, Monday, 1 August 2011 15:07 (twelve years ago) link
to "wear it" is to cope, perhaps?
that was my best guess.
― ledge, Monday, 1 August 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
i knew this, honestly, but i've just looked it up to be certain:
cope2 noun a long sleeveless cape worn by clergy on ceremonial occasions. verb (coped, coping) to dress in a cope.ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin capa.
― i'm sorry for whatever (Noodle Vague), Monday, 1 August 2011 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
I was pretty ennhhhh about "to wear it is to cope" but that's good.
― Sugar-coated Satan Sandwich (Dan Peterson), Monday, 1 August 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
I think that's the same meaning that's used for cope-stone as well - to cover.
― Fizzles the Chimp (GamalielRatsey), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 08:17 (twelve years ago) link
just general guardian setter chatter, but didn't realise Araucaria had been on Desert Island Discs recently. And enjoying Paul's blog.
― you don't exist in the database (woof), Friday, 19 August 2011 09:09 (twelve years ago) link
oh, I found out about that because a friend (& v occasional poster here) has started a cryptic blog at the guardian. Here's clue of the week from that:
Attempt to prevent child's precious unit trust being misappropriated (6, 11)
― you don't exist in the database (woof), Friday, 19 August 2011 10:24 (twelve years ago) link
That blog looks like it should be good, I've subscribed.
― Neil S, Friday, 19 August 2011 10:33 (twelve years ago) link
I quite liked this one that was in a novel I was reading
Butcher has ox tongue (5)
― ^^^ this (onimo), Friday, 19 August 2011 10:41 (twelve years ago) link
From today's Araucaria (I'm always inordinately pleased when I get even one of his clues!):
Semi-automated nun? (8, 2, 5)
― Neil S, Friday, 19 August 2011 12:49 (twelve years ago) link
perngher bs unovg
― ^^^ this (onimo), Friday, 19 August 2011 13:15 (twelve years ago) link
pardon?
― Neil S, Friday, 19 August 2011 13:19 (twelve years ago) link
I rot13'd it as I'm not sure on how spoiler sensitivity works here these days.
http://www.rot13.com/
― ^^^ this (onimo), Friday, 19 August 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
aha I see, nice site, and correct answer, well done!
― Neil S, Friday, 19 August 2011 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
cricketer's answer to question fed if bails dislodged (4, 5)
grrr
― koogs, Monday, 22 August 2011 12:17 (twelve years ago) link
Asif Iqbal
(needed to do some googling there!)
― ailsa, Monday, 22 August 2011 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
yes, not so much a name, more a bad hand at scrabble.
― koogs, Monday, 22 August 2011 13:28 (twelve years ago) link
(from yesterday's observer btw)
― koogs, Monday, 22 August 2011 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I go that, particularly nasty one if you don't know about cricket.
― Neil S, Monday, 22 August 2011 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
last one for sunday's everyman.
Couturier isn't rich, radio broadcast (9, 4)
(i have 7 of the letters and it's still making no sense)
― koogs, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 13:56 (twelve years ago) link
dior, baby.
― ledge, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
broadcast as an anag signifier?
― onimo, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:02 (twelve years ago) link
yup. originally a farming term for sowing or scattering seed.
Yearning for inside knowledge of cuisine (7)
― ledge, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
cooking?
― Louis Jaha (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:12 (twelve years ago) link
our survey says buh-bahhhh
― ledge, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
kitchen
― Louis Jaha (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
brain a bit flat this week, honest
i see now i was trying to solve 8,5 rather than 9,4 and was scratching my head over a word that was
N _ I _ R
― koogs, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
yearning normally = yen but not helping here
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
NV has already grabbed the brass ring.
― ledge, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
http://bestforpuzzles.com/cryptic-crossword-dictionary/anagram-indicators/
wow @ how many of these there are.
Boiled?
― onimo, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
nice site, but yeah i daresay a full list of potential anag indicators would be near limitless. can easily come up some not in that list: fabulously, facetiously, factorised, faked, farcical...
― ledge, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
xp
yeah, think of vegetables bubbling about in a pot they get pretty mixed up
― Louis Jaha (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
rubbish!
― talking heads, quiet smith (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
just thinking about a set of base concepts for anag indicators, of which others would be synonyms:
rearrange (duh) - 'boil' a rather poetic versiondestroyconstruct (!)falseinsanestrangedrunk (or is that under 'insane?)
forget it. i am no roget.
― ledge, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
Had a clever one recently: Skin cherry top in papier-mache (7)
― Prostetnic Vogon Limbaugh (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
epicarp
― Louis Jaha (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
Good lord. Would have needed Chambers in hand + many filled-in letters for that.
― ledge, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
had the letters for the anagram but never heard of the word
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
i had it for a bit and miscounted the letters. something to do with fruit iirc
― Louis Jaha (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
Man, you guys are good! New word for me. At any rate, using "mache" as "chewed up" as anagram indicator was neat.
― Prostetnic Vogon Limbaugh (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i mightn't've picked up on that so quick if we hadn't already been discussing anagram indicators
― Louis Jaha (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
i had 'rich' down as the anagram identifier in that christian dior clue... which didn't help.
― koogs, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:33 (twelve years ago) link
Or couldn't "radio broadcast" even conceivably be construed as as a homophone indicator, too (like "on the radio?")
― Prostetnic Vogon Limbaugh (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
it's a strange conventional thing, because "broadcast" so often signifies anagram it's unlikely to be used in another sense i think.
― Louis Jaha (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
unless it's the actual clue itself