Cheers
― kinder, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 08:14 (thirteen years ago)
Oh, that's nice.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 10:19 (thirteen years ago)
heh, i got that one immediately. it perfectly captures her essence, too <3
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 10:33 (thirteen years ago)
Her essence is a person who LOVES dolphins iirc, don't see that in the clue...
― kinder, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 13:02 (thirteen years ago)
may have back-combed hair and love for american diva (6,5)
yeah yeah 'have' should be 'has' for the clue reading to work, just messin' here.
― ledge, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 13:05 (thirteen years ago)
american diva might be full of love after back-combing hair
not a patch on 'foyer a chair american' i know.
― ledge, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 15:17 (thirteen years ago)
that's all-time
― Neil S, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 15:25 (thirteen years ago)
this was in the grauniad the other day, there are (at least) two answers that work perfectly, we put the wrong one in.
Stick that's split (6)
― ledge, Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:38 (thirteen years ago)
that one fucked up our solving process for the longest time because the answer was so obviously BRANCH except it wasn't >:(
― lex pretend, Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:39 (thirteen years ago)
cleave?
― tochter tochter, please (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:41 (thirteen years ago)
wd be my first thought because it's one of those words with oppositional meanings
― tochter tochter, please (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:42 (thirteen years ago)
yeah it was extra-annoying when we realised because cleave is one of my all-time fav words for that exact reason
― lex pretend, Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:43 (thirteen years ago)
yeah it's an old chestnut, but obv when we thought 'branch' we didn't think on it any further.
so which meaning does 'cleavage' come from?
― ledge, Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:47 (thirteen years ago)
"split", obv
― tochter tochter, please (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:48 (thirteen years ago)
yeah it's an old chestnut, but obv when we thought 'branch' we didn't think on it any further
but if you're stuck on the connecting words b/c you can't make the letters fit then you should always revisit the one you think you've got right.
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 28 February 2013 11:47 (thirteen years ago)
A few I've come up with that probably break some setters' rules or other but they make sense to me:
masturbate, half-mad for goddess (6)no more cold (6)lower ground for one such as Merkel (9)
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Thursday, 28 February 2013 12:37 (thirteen years ago)
need help
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 10:07 (thirteen years ago)
in the meantime
Hear cry of admonishment after paedo Jimmy exposes sausage (7)
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 10:24 (thirteen years ago)
A+
I don't really know how to help! I'll put up the answers in a bit.
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 10:44 (thirteen years ago)
just give us some letters
― koogs, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 10:49 (thirteen years ago)
"i'll have a P please bob"
― koogs, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 10:50 (thirteen years ago)
Oh yeah, haha. It's early. Here goes:1. _ RI _ _ _2. _ U _ _ _ _3. _ A _ _ _ _ _ E _
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 11:00 (thirteen years ago)
the first one's Frigga i guess. had it when you posted it but not sure why
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 11:45 (thirteen years ago)
obv i get the "frig" part
"GA" half of GAGA?
― jlgt, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 11:57 (thirteen years ago)
Exactly.
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 15:28 (thirteen years ago)
Is the third one "Hamburger" (ground-up cow, i.e. something that lows)?
― jlgt, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:14 (thirteen years ago)
oh man that is evil!
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:17 (thirteen years ago)
vg
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:19 (thirteen years ago)
Haha, was completely thinking Una Merkel!
BTW, I encountered this recently:
Use and reuse pieces of souvenir, eating deer perhaps? (14) Although I eventually solved what appeared to be a made-up word, this was my first experience with a "letter-bank" clue. More below:
http://www.thenation.com/blog/172926/going-bank#
― It's All Posable Colaboration (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:21 (thirteen years ago)
"hamburger" is tremendous, kudos.
i do not think i like the letter-bank, but i am wildly conservative so
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:59 (thirteen years ago)
Take it to the politics thread sonny
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 17:22 (thirteen years ago)
> Use and reuse pieces of souvenir, eating deer perhaps? (14)
venison... and a bit more?
― koogs, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 17:51 (thirteen years ago)
Yep. It was the bit more that threw me for the longest time as I tried to have venison eat, or surround, another word, which wasn't right. Answer is in that Nation hyperlink.
― It's All Posable Colaboration (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:19 (thirteen years ago)
Woah. Never seen a letter-bank clue before ot a fan on the whole but this is brilliant: Snatch, using every element as needed in whatever way possible (5-2-5-3)
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:29 (thirteen years ago)
*and not
remaining clue of mine:
_ U _ _ E _
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:31 (thirteen years ago)
Summer?
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:34 (thirteen years ago)
_ UM _ E _
can I apologise in advance for this one btw
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:39 (thirteen years ago)
Number!
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:44 (thirteen years ago)
yuss
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:48 (thirteen years ago)
Not bad imo
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:48 (thirteen years ago)
idgi - I know number is anaesthetic...
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:49 (thirteen years ago)
no = #
more cold = more numb
sorry
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:51 (thirteen years ago)
got that "Snatch" clue btw but i'll leave it for a bit if you want.
now i see how they can work i can live with them but there's something about the inexactitude that niggles
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:51 (thirteen years ago)
Ok. I would whinge that you need the dot in no. for it to work but will let you off 'cause hamburger.
Ah how about: More cold? No.
Xp
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:54 (thirteen years ago)
Letter banks seem less intuitive/natural than other clues but this could be bullshit. I like the idea though.
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:55 (thirteen years ago)
Dont mind either those guys imo clue was fine
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:56 (thirteen years ago)
lol I knew I would be breaking at least one rule! Will go with ledge's rewrite. Here's one: I kept trying to come up with a clever spoonerism-type clue for the dish "leek gratin". Sth about a dish containing tongues? but I couldn't make it work. Any ideas?bitl
my friend sent me this once & I take no responsibility whatsoever:
septic cunt (5)
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 19:04 (thirteen years ago)
lol yuk yuk lol yuk
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 20:30 (thirteen years ago)