-o----
― Like Monk Never Happened (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 29 July 2012 15:02 (thirteen years ago)
trying to think of a sci-fi assassin ending in 'ia'...
― ledge, Monday, 30 July 2012 08:46 (thirteen years ago)
or not.
borgia.
ha! got hung up on the sci-fi mob being "nova" which was probably overthinking it
― Shrimpface Killah (Noodle Vague), Monday, 30 July 2012 16:29 (thirteen years ago)
from today's Guardian:
Pubs' motto, possibly? (7,2)
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 12:10 (thirteen years ago)
nice
― koogs, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 12:20 (thirteen years ago)
a good thing about cryptic crossword clues is that they don't have to be difficult to be satisfying to solve.
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 12:30 (thirteen years ago)
no, that's just pleasurably concise
― Shrimpface Killah (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 16:54 (thirteen years ago)
Baffled here:
Philosopher's telephone assistant, keeping money, rejected no taxis? (3,7,5)
S_R_R_N_I_B_C_N
Got the answer easily enough, but I have no idea what's going on with the most of the cluing.
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:14 (thirteen years ago)
http://aframegames.com/puzzles/Teleportland.pdf
― Safe European Momus (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:19 (thirteen years ago)
i think it's this:
Philospher's (Sir Francis Bacon) telephone assistant keeping money SIR(FRANC)I rejected no taxis = NOCABS backwards
― just one little Tayto (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:19 (thirteen years ago)
if telephone assistant really refers to a fucking android app then fuck this clue imo
And if I can't even tell what it really refers to, then ditto.
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:31 (thirteen years ago)
And what would indicate that iris is backwards in addition to nocabs?
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:34 (thirteen years ago)
Okay, I see, there's SIRI as well as IRIS.
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:48 (thirteen years ago)
ah, didn't know about SIRI. still ridiculous.
― just one little Tayto (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:56 (thirteen years ago)
50 into 500 sheets makes 18 (5)
Got the answer, REALM, but don't get 'makes 18.'
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:59 (thirteen years ago)
I kinda hate 'rejecting' for backwards. Is that an okay thing?
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:00 (thirteen years ago)
it's okay, it immediately makes me consider that backwardness will happen.
Dan, what's the answer to clue number 18 in that crossword?
― just one little Tayto (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:04 (thirteen years ago)
PURVIEW (Reach sexual deviant you reported)
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:07 (thirteen years ago)
purview = realm, i suspect
― just one little Tayto (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:14 (thirteen years ago)
That works. Never dawned on me to look at clue 18. D'oh!
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:16 (thirteen years ago)
One more since I'm on a roll. I guess I figured this all out properly, I just think it's lame that George Sand is female and the clue goes on to use 'his.'
George twice uncovered his lights in Hawaii, formerly (8,7)
SANDWICH ISLANDS (wasn't that hard.) But: George SAND, (t)WIC(e), his is just that, HIS, and lights = LANDS.
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:23 (thirteen years ago)
"Veto the short genuflecting American football player, alright?" goes into journalist's pad (8)
― ledge, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 08:18 (thirteen years ago)
Don't know where to start with that one. Clue please!
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 09:54 (thirteen years ago)
got it (thanks site new answers for keeping me up-to-date with foreign sport)
― woof, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 10:01 (thirteen years ago)
googling the key noun phrase is not unhelpful.
― ledge, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 10:03 (thirteen years ago)
having no luck and I'm someone with a basic knowledge of NFL :/
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 10:22 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.chicagonow.com/lists-that-actually-matter/files/2011/11/tebowing.png
― ledge, Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:27 (thirteen years ago)
I got it, are you supposed to post the answer
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:32 (thirteen years ago)
just noticed how appallingly photoshopped that pic is.
yes go ahead, take all the acclaim and plaudits.
― ledge, Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:37 (thirteen years ago)
well woof already got it so
NOTEBOOK (veto = NO, short football player = TEBO(W), alright = OK)
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:39 (thirteen years ago)
that's, imo, quite terrible 8)
perhaps there's mileage in doing this the other way around - someone chooses a word and others come up with clues for it. maybe 'genuflect' would be a good starting point.
― koogs, Thursday, 6 September 2012 09:43 (thirteen years ago)
Gentle cuff nearly creates obeisance.
not quite perfect, hurrying
― Une ville musulmane dans la Chine du Nord sous les Mongols (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:09 (thirteen years ago)
Fence glut is fashionable for the action of bowing and scraping?
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:13 (thirteen years ago)
need number of letters for both of those
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:14 (thirteen years ago)
Well the answer's in the previous post! But for the record 9 in both cases.
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:16 (thirteen years ago)
oh I'm sorry, I forgot we were creating clues for "genuflect", I thought those were new clues
as you were
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:18 (thirteen years ago)
That's an exercise I sometimes do myself when bored - trying to construct crossword cryptic clues for a particular word that is rattling around my brain.
― NWOFHM! Overlord (krakow), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:19 (thirteen years ago)
xp no problem!
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:31 (thirteen years ago)
xp you should post 'em here then!
clunky as usual:
pleasure reflected in gentleman's first special action taken for marriage proposal
― ledge, Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:37 (thirteen years ago)
letters?
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:49 (thirteen years ago)
or is that genuflect? cos
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:50 (thirteen years ago)
do keep up, dear
― ledge, Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:50 (thirteen years ago)
heh
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:53 (thirteen years ago)
problem is genuflect is a verb so "action taken" doesn't really work cos it suggests a noun
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 6 September 2012 11:45 (thirteen years ago)
show reverence for old fashioned guy with poxy fule caught inside
― woof, Thursday, 6 September 2012 11:46 (thirteen years ago)
missing a "c"?
― Une ville musulmane dans la Chine du Nord sous les Mongols (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 September 2012 11:46 (thirteen years ago)
"c" for caught innit?
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Thursday, 6 September 2012 11:48 (thirteen years ago)
oh yeah missed it
― Une ville musulmane dans la Chine du Nord sous les Mongols (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 September 2012 11:52 (thirteen years ago)