kind of like a Geir-ified Brits iirc
― taking ilxers out with a flurry of butthurt (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 May 2011 10:19 (fifteen years ago)
criteria for winning = melody, whiteness
― Neil S, Friday, 20 May 2011 10:20 (fifteen years ago)
tinie and dizzee are white?
― koogs, Friday, 20 May 2011 10:23 (fifteen years ago)
They didn't win the Ivor Novello award though did they?
― Neil S, Friday, 20 May 2011 10:47 (fifteen years ago)
Tinie Tempah won Best Contemporary Song, Dizzee Rascal won the Inspiration Award.
― the goon is in the gutter (onimo), Friday, 20 May 2011 10:57 (fifteen years ago)
wtf get out get out get out
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Friday, 20 May 2011 11:00 (fifteen years ago)
i only knew that because i was googling for crossword answers - i am old.
― koogs, Friday, 20 May 2011 11:04 (fifteen years ago)
never been so outraged at a thread hijack you savages
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Friday, 20 May 2011 11:06 (fifteen years ago)
Cross word (8)
― the goon is in the gutter (onimo), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:12 (fifteen years ago)
outraged
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:14 (fifteen years ago)
crucifix
― sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:14 (fifteen years ago)
Crucifix is right. Outraged works as well I suppose.
― the goon is in the gutter (onimo), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:24 (fifteen years ago)
better, tbh
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:26 (fifteen years ago)
incorrect word (all caps) (5)
:P
― the goon is in the gutter (onimo), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:27 (fifteen years ago)
sorry guys :-(
― Neil S, Friday, 20 May 2011 12:38 (fifteen years ago)
WRONG
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:39 (fifteen years ago)
thought that myself, but couldn't work out why?
― Neil S, Friday, 20 May 2011 12:40 (fifteen years ago)
just a rejoinder to me, i think. All caps for common ilx emphasis
Tho i'd of gone wiv RONG myself
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:43 (fifteen years ago)
^ TWA indicating correctness (3)
― the goon is in the gutter (onimo), Friday, 20 May 2011 13:14 (fifteen years ago)
otm
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Friday, 20 May 2011 13:18 (fifteen years ago)
this was neat (observer, sunday)
Flat in which Frenchman entertains girlfriend? (4-1-4)
― koogs, Tuesday, 24 May 2011 09:13 (fifteen years ago)
---- - a - ----
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:17 (fifteen years ago)
probably
dammit i thought it was pied-a-terre yesterday but gave it up cos of the number of letters
― Deeez Nuuults (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:20 (fifteen years ago)
but i think you meant (4-1-5) koogs which would allow for pie - date - erre
arse, i do. yes, pierre with date in the middle.
sunday's xword still only half finished, worst performance in a while.
― koogs, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:36 (fifteen years ago)
Learned today: EXTRA = non-batted cricket runIOM = Isle of Man
― Spirit of the Me Hive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 30 May 2011 00:49 (fifteen years ago)
HINNY = Geordie or Scots tearm of endearment, variant of "Honey"
― Spirit of the Me Hive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 30 May 2011 00:57 (fifteen years ago)
Nocuous cluing that makes me rationally angry: under-defining, e.g. 'condition' for narcolepsy. Yeah thanks a bunch, that's really gonna help me get the word.
I'm also increasingly weary of the 20+ word anagrams and charades beloved of Araucaria and Paul. If I get them at all, it's because of the definition and checked letters, and I don't even bother to go back and figure out how the rest of it worked.
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 14:13 (fifteen years ago)
agree about overlong anagrams or mangling clues just to fit in a belaboured definition
Elegance of clue is the sign of a quality setter imo
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 14:18 (fifteen years ago)
I've complained about this before but Araucaria's prize crossword at the weekend was exactly what I hate about Araucaria: of 26 clues, 11 directly referred to 22A and 3 others referred to clues from that 11, so if you can't get 22A then that's over half the puzzle wiped out for you
(all the across clues were references and 2 of the down clues - I suppose the idea is that even if you can't get that clue you should still aim to get the down clues with no filled-in letters to help, and then guess at the other words from the letters until you have some idea what the across clues are about, but I'm afraid I don't work that way)
anyway I'm just bitter because I do like some of his work on the rare occasions I can get a way in, but not finding that way in is very frustrating
― sambal dalek (a passing spacecadet), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 14:48 (fifteen years ago)
so tempted to post 'lol aw diddums' but tbh that does sound infuriating.
Anywhere i can sample one of these?
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 14:50 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/prize/25334
I agree about the frustration when you can't get find a way in, but I do go in for the solving-in-reverse method and and if you manage to figure out the key it can be even more satisfying than just getting it straight.
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 14:56 (fifteen years ago)
i got 22A without really understanding the answer. reverse burlesque?
― koogs, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:14 (fifteen years ago)
'maybe head; = definition; BT = telecommunicators, which leaves ODYPAR or RAPYDO backwards... yeah i got nuthin'.
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:17 (fifteen years ago)
it's Parody
― banter panchali (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:18 (fifteen years ago)
wait what was the clue?
Parody did jump out as the anagram but i was lost looking for context.
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:20 (fifteen years ago)
is RAPYDO a word? cos all google's getting me is python modules and flickr user names
xp, ok. i think.
― koogs, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:20 (fifteen years ago)
Maybe head of telecommunicators accepting inverted burlesque (4,4)
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:20 (fifteen years ago)
ODY - PAR
inverted, it is a meaning of "burlesque"
― banter panchali (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:21 (fifteen years ago)
not wholly satisfying i agree
So 'inverted' means cut in half and swap around, rather than the more usual backwards. That's the kind of thing that makes me grrr. - who knew I was such a traditionalist.
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:23 (fifteen years ago)
hmm. Is this fucker an overclever fucker i wonder
― ♪♫ hey there lamp post, feelin' whiney ♪♫ (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:24 (fifteen years ago)
Chop stick? Start to chop up sticks (6)
(1A in today's guardian and solved in the time it took to read. a fluke. but i like its repetition)
― koogs, Friday, 3 June 2011 10:23 (fifteen years ago)
Do not GIS for the answer if at work.
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Friday, 3 June 2011 10:56 (fifteen years ago)
knew all those years playing the hobbit on the spectrum would pay off...
― koogs, Friday, 3 June 2011 13:28 (fifteen years ago)
Noob help again, thanks:
Poison part-time love and principal sweet-heart (8) = PTOMAINE.
part-time = PTprincipal = MAIN
I'm guessing the "heart" of sweet is the middle letter, but where is the setter getting the O?
― The hoppiest hop hopper now with xtra hops (Dan Peterson), Friday, 3 June 2011 13:56 (fifteen years ago)
love = 0 (tennis)
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Friday, 3 June 2011 13:59 (fifteen years ago)
That was quick! This is a common referent, I gather?
― The hoppiest hop hopper now with xtra hops (Dan Peterson), Friday, 3 June 2011 14:01 (fifteen years ago)
very.
― England's banh mi army (ledge), Friday, 3 June 2011 14:02 (fifteen years ago)