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 (twelve years ago) link
xp you can't do that!
― ledge, Thursday, 13 September 2012 08:46 (twelve years ago) link
Every. Word. Must. Count.
― syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:03 (twelve years ago) link
http://cryptics.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_linking_words_and_phrases
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:06 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
nice!
― ledge, Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:29 (twelve years ago) link
rockists.
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:42 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
works for me.
― ledge, Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
Yay me!
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's a decent clue :)
― syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:18 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
Polite hero turns purple (10 wotd)
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
(tried working in the creator of brazilian jiu jitsu but just couldn't)
― koogs, Thursday, 13 September 2012 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
Light brown tops of elegant chiffon, raw, unbleached (4,wotd)
― ledge, Friday, 14 September 2012 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
nobody tempted by 'diapason', 'coetaneous' or 'tartuffery'?
― koogs, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
not at all bad
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
sure, with works in the 'put these together' sense.
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
FERRY + A TUFT, entangled = TARTUFFERY
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 22:30 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
Hip-hop's great comeback getting into fight leads to ruin (wotd, 6)
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
v much not loving wotd stuff, so there ilxwordians
― Randy Carol (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
it's all a load of bollix if you ask me
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
thread was dead before so <shrugs>
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah we had to cheat with 13a and a handful of others.
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 08:13 (twelve years ago) link
Goblin takes letter to underworld visitor (wotd, 6)
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 09:17 (twelve years ago) link
nonononono
Goblin takes letter referring to underworld visitor (wotd,6)
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 09:18 (twelve years ago) link
tinkering...
Goblin clutches letter concerning visitor to the underworld
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 09:27 (twelve years ago) link
(ha, watched the film yesterday...)
'a letter' isn't specific enough, i don't think. needs to specify that it's greek.
― koogs, Friday, 21 September 2012 11:08 (twelve years ago) link
idk, it *is* a letter, and greek ones are common enough in crosswords. overspecifying it would give the game away too much imo.
― ledge, Friday, 21 September 2012 11:15 (twelve years ago) link
would go for "... letter in greek ..." if necessary tho.