http://cryptics.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_anagram_indicators
― ledge, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:05 (thirteen years ago)
Crazy con lead caper to steal chinese pottery (7 WOTD)
(could i use caper as an anagram indicator? could then drop the crazy...)
― koogs, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:08 (thirteen years ago)
what does the 'to steal' indicate?
― ledge, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:04 (thirteen years ago)
nothing. it's just there to make the two parts of the clue into something resembling a sentence.
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 08:41 (thirteen years ago)
wotd seems to be themed throughout the week, but a lot of the colour names have other or more specific meanings.
webster word of day for yesterday was peripatetic. but it was late...
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 08:42 (thirteen years ago)
xp you can't do that!
― ledge, Thursday, 13 September 2012 08:46 (thirteen years ago)
Every. Word. Must. Count.
― syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:03 (thirteen years ago)
http://cryptics.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_linking_words_and_phrases
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:06 (thirteen years ago)
obv there are good clues and bad clues, but i'm a purist about that shit
― syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:15 (thirteen years ago)
it's also why writing clues is damn hard, and anyone who can churn out well-formed clues with decent surface readings on a daily basis gets massive respect from me.
― ledge, Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:18 (thirteen years ago)
one of the least-regarded art forms of our time imo
webster word of day for yesterday was (REDACTED). but it was late...
Travelling Dr Who companion miserable without heroin (11, belated WOTD)
(just seeing what the Who/cryptic thread crossover is, like)
― still small voice of clam (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:27 (thirteen years ago)
nice!
― ledge, Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:29 (thirteen years ago)
rockists.
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:42 (thirteen years ago)
if yr gonna link with extraneous terms you gotta make them bland/innocuous imo, 'steal' would have my eyes tearing to do somethin with it
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:47 (thirteen years ago)
First time I've ever attempted writing a clue, does this work for WOTD?
Excessive loss of energy after dark creates wave (8)
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 13 September 2012 14:47 (thirteen years ago)
works for me.
― ledge, Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:11 (thirteen years ago)
Yay me!
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:15 (thirteen years ago)
yeah that's a decent clue :)
― syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:18 (thirteen years ago)
Thanks, I was proud that it it incorporates three elements that often trip me up as a novice solver: having to solve one word and then subtract from it, single letter abbreviation, and noun/verb mismatch for wave.
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 13 September 2012 16:12 (thirteen years ago)
Polite hero turns purple (10 wotd)
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 19:02 (thirteen years ago)
(tried working in the creator of brazilian jiu jitsu but just couldn't)
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 19:05 (thirteen years ago)
Light brown tops of elegant chiffon, raw, unbleached (4,wotd)
― ledge, Friday, 14 September 2012 14:35 (thirteen years ago)
Wow, I got that one quickly. I'm getting better at these.
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Friday, 14 September 2012 14:41 (thirteen years ago)
nobody tempted by 'diapason', 'coetaneous' or 'tartuffery'?
― koogs, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 15:50 (thirteen years ago)
I'll give one a (maybe farfetched) shot:
Organists' group reject help, loudspeaker systems activated. (8)
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 16:18 (thirteen years ago)
not at all bad
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 19:28 (thirteen years ago)
Thanks, this is really fun, I've never attempted to think up my own. I'd never heard of diapason. Rules-wise, could 'with' be added before loudspeaker to improve the surface reading?
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 20:24 (thirteen years ago)
sure, with works in the 'put these together' sense.
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 21:51 (thirteen years ago)
I can't come up with anything for those other two, though.
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 22:01 (thirteen years ago)
Pious fakery! Roxy Music singer entangled in a clump of trees. (10)
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 22:20 (thirteen years ago)
You'll have to explain that one...
Ate one half portion of cous-cous, digested at the same time (10)
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 22:27 (thirteen years ago)
FERRY + A TUFT, entangled = TARTUFFERY
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 22:30 (thirteen years ago)
maybe it's nitpicking but that 'entangled' reads to me as only applying to ferry, then put it inside a tuft (unentangled). 'entangled with' would work, although not as well on the surface.
also never come across 'tuft' used for trees before!
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 22:34 (thirteen years ago)
Confused Roxy Music singer entangled with a clump of trees... enh, it's still not that good.
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 23:45 (thirteen years ago)
Word of the day, down clue:
Sick coming up in a to-go container to make a mess of things. (6)
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:05 (thirteen years ago)
Hip-hop's great comeback getting into fight leads to ruin (wotd, 6)
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:24 (thirteen years ago)
v much not loving wotd stuff, so there ilxwordians
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:49 (thirteen years ago)
it's all a load of bollix if you ask me
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:52 (thirteen years ago)
Not loving the words themselves, our attempts to set them, the whole concept?
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:53 (thirteen years ago)
thread was dead before so <shrugs>
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:53 (thirteen years ago)
yeah I'm not really worried, couldn't resist a terrible pun though. Happy to keep up the word of the day thing, I've learnt some new words!
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:54 (thirteen years ago)
the attempts are ok, but only ok, tbh i'm not able to keep great track of what wotd is a lot of the time which is more the issue
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 15:10 (thirteen years ago)
practice makes perfect.
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordofthedayhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
right-click, bookmark this link.
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 15:12 (thirteen years ago)
i am once again reminded how much of a 2nd class ilxor i am while surfing on my shitty nokia ;_;
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 15:19 (thirteen years ago)
Jesus H Christ on a (numerical spoiler) I thought today's Graun was a bastard.
Crossword: http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25746The answers explained: http://fifteensquared.net/2012/09/20/guardian-cryptic-25746-crucible/
And yes I do see that most of the commenters on the second site declare it "easy"! I do not know what stimulants they had to ingest to get 13A.
(Admittedly I was never very good at these and am quite out of practice)
― still small voice of clam (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 20 September 2012 21:36 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah we had to cheat with 13a and a handful of others.
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 08:13 (thirteen years ago)
Goblin takes letter to underworld visitor (wotd, 6)
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 09:17 (thirteen years ago)
nonononono
Goblin takes letter referring to underworld visitor (wotd,6)
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 09:18 (thirteen years ago)