Today's Guardian:
Coldplay's latest hit (newer compilation) (3,7,4)
― Neil S, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 12:19 (ten years ago) link
Beware of misleading David Essex influences.
― click here to start exploding (ledge), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 13:08 (ten years ago) link
This is driving me crazy:
Mathematicians tables (8)
--B-T-RS
There are only 6 words in my online Crossword Solver that fit those letters, and none of them seem to fit the definitions.
― Low down bad refrigerator (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 19 September 2013 19:29 (ten years ago) link
Gah, finally solved it myself. Mathematicians and tables are both counters, which was my initial inclination. That makes the B incorrect, because the down clue was:
Johnny Reb's counterpart?
...and I had BILLY YANK, because according to wiki:
Johnny Reb or Johnny Rebel is the national personification of the Southern states of the United States.[1] The latter part of his name is derived from Rebellion. Patriots used Johnny Reb and his Union counterpart Billy Yank to symbolize the common soldiers in the American Civil War of the 1860s.
The actual answer was UNION JACK, and it's effing horrible.
― Low down bad refrigerator (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 1 October 2013 13:53 (ten years ago) link
Not particularly hard but a nice clue from today's Guardian:
Anne McGregor is, perhaps, being alarmist (14)
― Neil S, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 12:11 (ten years ago) link
ha
― koogs, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 12:40 (ten years ago) link
good but was slightly more impressed by
Those leading clubs ruffed Omar Sharif's spade in new game of bridge (8)
― as a chocolate salesperson (ledge), Tuesday, 15 October 2013 13:42 (ten years ago) link
Another nice one from today's Grauniad:
10 Liam Brady played like this (9)
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Friday, 25 October 2013 11:22 (ten years ago) link
Setter obv an Arsenal fan.
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Friday, 25 October 2013 13:52 (ten years ago) link
thought about posting here, one of the wotd things (nice words today at both dictionary.reference.com and merriam-webster) but didn't bother. had a look at previous words of the day on the one site out of boredom, first time in a month or so.
i go back to observer crossword and realise one of the answers is one of the previous words of the day i've just looked at. thanks dictionary.reference.com
14A Unhappy keeping scholarly woman (12)
this crossword also contains 'plighting' and 'omerty' and i'm struggling a bit...
― koogs, Tuesday, 29 October 2013 17:01 (ten years ago) link
just plugging my friend's book about cryptics, which is funny and informative and full of good clues and well-produced. The ideal Christmas present etc.
(it cited ilx in one draft, but I think that changed in the final version)
― woof, Thursday, 21 November 2013 10:15 (ten years ago) link
John Graham (AKA Araucaria, Cinephile etc) RIP
― mahb, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:24 (ten years ago) link
my favourite. RIP
― i like the jabberwock and it likes me (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:24 (ten years ago) link
RIP :(
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:30 (ten years ago) link
Damn. RIP.
― woof, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:41 (ten years ago) link
aw RIP, will miss his insane Xmas crossword, though maybe he did one more before passing on for old time's sake
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:54 (ten years ago) link
yeah i was selfishly hoping for a few unreleased puzzles, but tbh maybe they could just rerun v. old ones
― i like the jabberwock and it likes me (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 12:33 (ten years ago) link
When d crozier passed a few years back they released a book of crosaire so maybe something similar to be hoped for
― 30 ch'lopping days left to umas (darraghmac), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:45 (ten years ago) link
RIP. Heavy bummer. He was also 1/4 of Biggles with three other complilers, all called John, or we Johns ie W.E. Johns. A lovely little bit of wordplay that I've done a horrendous job of describing.
― as a chocolate salesperson (ledge), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:03 (ten years ago) link
RIP
expecting to see a lot of tribute xwords/clues in the coming days
― malapopism (wins), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:04 (ten years ago) link
Aw RIP.
I think I said something somewhat uncharitable on this thread previously. I came around in the end.
― not a player-hater i just hate a lot (a passing spacecadet), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:28 (ten years ago) link
Begin to take drugs regularly for that dreamy feeling (8)
from today's Graun. i have the answer but i am a little peeved about the work "regularly" is doing there, unless my reasoning is off
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:06 (ten years ago) link
btw if anybody else has done it today i need 23 down and the first word of 1 down, had enough tbh
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:29 (ten years ago) link
think i have 23 down but the logic is a little iffy
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:35 (ten years ago) link
never mind, finished
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:39 (ten years ago) link
Less than pleased with the two main clues having no definition except each other. Throw us a freaking bone.
― as a chocolate salesperson (ledge), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:47 (ten years ago) link
i liked the two big ones, they get easy enough once you've enough letters in
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:50 (ten years ago) link
I couldn't see 'em. Have come across that line in an xword before but hadn't internalized it. Mea culpa.
― as a chocolate salesperson (ledge), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:53 (ten years ago) link
Araucaria clues galorehttp://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2013/nov/27/crossword-blog-araucaria-john-graham
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:21 (ten years ago) link
Today's Guardian. I like Boatman, tricky but not too devious!
’70s rock instrument used in Wales (9)
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 12 December 2013 13:21 (ten years ago) link
hmm, not sure what work "used" is doing there
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:04 (ten years ago) link
yeah, it doesn't break the clue though?
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:18 (ten years ago) link
the Graun is much fun today imo
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 17 December 2013 14:19 (ten years ago) link
Thats nae fuckin good to us
Hey remember we used to post clues in here?
How far behind time am I to be this lonely? Fifty!(8)
― Bigsam: flotsam and jetsam @ whetsam? (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 14:22 (ten years ago) link
xp wellll i cheated on a few and idk if charlie for **** is one level of indirection too many... but i liked the ones i got, especially 20 ac, and yeah good theme well done mustn't grumble.
― Scuse me while I kiss this guy correspondent (ledge), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
I think you mean five hundred but I'll let you off as I half cheated to figure that out.
― Scuse me while I kiss this guy correspondent (ledge), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link
Very likely crosaire was the only reason i even knew my romans
― Bigsam: flotsam and jetsam @ whetsam? (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:22 (ten years ago) link
ledge is such a cheater
― deeja entendu (wins), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:33 (ten years ago) link
It's the only way to learn, better to cheat than to be forever in ignorance.
Also the guardian web app makes it too easy :/
― Scuse me while I kiss this guy correspondent (ledge), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:53 (ten years ago) link
Hmmm nope "forever ignorant" vs getting the solution next day, imma have to rule GUILTY as charged bailiffs if you would
― deeja entendu (wins), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:58 (ten years ago) link
Metal I dropped over the Atlantic (9)
Convert writing? Only text without margins (9)
if somebody could explain the answers to those that'd be great thanks
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:46 (ten years ago) link
never mind the first one, i've sussed it. stinker
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:47 (ten years ago) link
Do you have em (or is the attempt to avoid spoilers cos thats a tricky ask)
― Our Deems, of the supposed "rapier" "wit" (darraghmac), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:49 (ten years ago) link
Oh got it. Fair enough imo
i'm pretty sure i've got them both. first one definite, second one 99 percent.
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:51 (ten years ago) link
fifteensquared.net has all the explanations you need
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Friday, 20 December 2013 12:49 (ten years ago) link
I never get these yet I got the first one in 0.5 seconds.I am always moaning about that kind of thing though I suppose
― kinder, Friday, 20 December 2013 12:53 (ten years ago) link
got the second one, wasn't what i thought, answer is perfectly logical
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 13:07 (ten years ago) link
finished it
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 13:12 (ten years ago) link
I came up with this so it might be a bit off:
Ex-prez in denial of guilt (3, 2)
― decomposable heroes of hipleprosy (wins), Friday, 20 December 2013 13:22 (ten years ago) link