The official bored-at-work cryptic crossword pass it on thread.

I don't get the Coyote's Peak one.

― Sam (chirombo), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

[Insert picture of Roadrunner here]

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:27 (7 years ago) Permalink

ah

― Sam (chirombo), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

Doesn't fit but: Actresses

― Sam (chirombo), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

Mistress?

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

yup. your turn

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

someone want to explain that last one to me ?

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

of of of of of of of of of of (10)

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

oftentimes

― Sam (chirombo), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

Frequently

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

um yes

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

What beanz said, but probably the other answer is correct.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, frequently.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ste:
Mi's + tress

You don't like it, you get what you pay for.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:53 (7 years ago) Permalink

Is oftentimes a word?

Lover asks non-commissioned officer to a dance (8)

― Sam (chirombo), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:53 (7 years ago) Permalink

haha oftentimes is awesome!

I think the explanation is notes = (mi)s, hair=tresses, woman could be mistress, Ste? So stuck to would just be "next to".

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes oftentimes is a word, and would make more sense to me

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

FOUR MINUTES TILL FREEDOM

I don't even get "frequently"!

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

me neither

― Sam (chirombo), Friday, 9 December 2005 16:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

I just got carried away with of-ten

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

The clue is of x 10 = often = frequently. According to the place where I saw it before.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh right, i'm dumb, i couldn't see the hair/tress part. i was looking for musical note references for some stupid stupid reason.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

and great thread, but gotta go home. g'night!

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

Though oftentimes will do, since no letters were specified. Fight amongst yourselves.

(night)

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

Oftentimes is clearly awesomer.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yes, it is. I liked that it went a stage further, as oftentimes is a bit too literal for my liking, but it's still a great word.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

A great cryptic clue should make it hard for you to see the word again without thinking of the clue, which that clue very much does for "oftentimes" but not so much for "frequently".

I wish I could remember exactly how my favorite clue goes, but I think I mentioned it the last time we did this thread anyway.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

I can ship from Spain. (8)

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hispanic.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

Though shouldn't there be a word telling you it's an anagram clue?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 9 December 2005 17:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

That was in my National Post cryptic today. Possibly "I can ship OUT OF Spain"

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 9 December 2005 18:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hispanic (gah, xpost, casuistry OTM though)

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 9 December 2005 18:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm the crossword police.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 9 December 2005 18:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm with Chris - I reckon one of the real strengths of cryptics is that when you get it, you *know* you can fill it in because there's only one word that could be right (mostly because you've gotten the same answer twice). It's no good doing all the fancy stuff and still having to guess at a normal clue and worry about same-lettered synonyms!

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 9 December 2005 18:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

Useless gasps. (5)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 9 December 2005 18:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

Nobody bored yet this week then?

Um, pants?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 13:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

I will doubtless continue to be bored all this week. Only here today for another hour though.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

Well, I don't think 'pants' can be right but here's a new clue anyway:

Couple to hire band (8)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hmm. It's not a musical band is it?

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

No, think other sense of band.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ring, hoop... today I am stupid.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

Bracelet!

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

Oh Gooooooodddd...

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yup! It took me ages too (and I needed the l and t filled in first, doh).

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

Get a seat on a plane with diddley? You can! (4)

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 15:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

Book?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:17 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yup. I just made that clue up, so I'm glad you were able to get it.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:19 (7 years ago) Permalink

:)

Here's an easy one from today's Independent: Get off vehicle on fire (6)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

alight

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

alight

xpost

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:24 (7 years ago) Permalink