Another nice one from today's Grauniad:
10 Liam Brady played like this (9)
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Friday, 25 October 2013 11:22 (twelve years ago)
Setter obv an Arsenal fan.
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Friday, 25 October 2013 13:52 (twelve years ago)
thought about posting here, one of the wotd things (nice words today at both dictionary.reference.com and merriam-webster) but didn't bother. had a look at previous words of the day on the one site out of boredom, first time in a month or so.
i go back to observer crossword and realise one of the answers is one of the previous words of the day i've just looked at. thanks dictionary.reference.com
14A Unhappy keeping scholarly woman (12)
this crossword also contains 'plighting' and 'omerty' and i'm struggling a bit...
― koogs, Tuesday, 29 October 2013 17:01 (twelve years ago)
just plugging my friend's book about cryptics, which is funny and informative and full of good clues and well-produced. The ideal Christmas present etc.
(it cited ilx in one draft, but I think that changed in the final version)
― woof, Thursday, 21 November 2013 10:15 (twelve years ago)
John Graham (AKA Araucaria, Cinephile etc) RIP
― mahb, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:24 (twelve years ago)
my favourite. RIP
― i like the jabberwock and it likes me (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:24 (twelve years ago)
RIP :(
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:30 (twelve years ago)
Damn. RIP.
― woof, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:41 (twelve years ago)
aw RIP, will miss his insane Xmas crossword, though maybe he did one more before passing on for old time's sake
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:54 (twelve years ago)
yeah i was selfishly hoping for a few unreleased puzzles, but tbh maybe they could just rerun v. old ones
― i like the jabberwock and it likes me (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 12:33 (twelve years ago)
When d crozier passed a few years back they released a book of crosaire so maybe something similar to be hoped for
― 30 ch'lopping days left to umas (darraghmac), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:45 (twelve years ago)
RIP. Heavy bummer. He was also 1/4 of Biggles with three other complilers, all called John, or we Johns ie W.E. Johns. A lovely little bit of wordplay that I've done a horrendous job of describing.
― as a chocolate salesperson (ledge), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:03 (twelve years ago)
RIP
expecting to see a lot of tribute xwords/clues in the coming days
― malapopism (wins), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:04 (twelve years ago)
Aw RIP.
I think I said something somewhat uncharitable on this thread previously. I came around in the end.
― not a player-hater i just hate a lot (a passing spacecadet), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:28 (twelve years ago)
Begin to take drugs regularly for that dreamy feeling (8)
from today's Graun. i have the answer but i am a little peeved about the work "regularly" is doing there, unless my reasoning is off
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:06 (twelve years ago)
btw if anybody else has done it today i need 23 down and the first word of 1 down, had enough tbh
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:29 (twelve years ago)
think i have 23 down but the logic is a little iffy
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:35 (twelve years ago)
never mind, finished
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:39 (twelve years ago)
Less than pleased with the two main clues having no definition except each other. Throw us a freaking bone.
― as a chocolate salesperson (ledge), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:47 (twelve years ago)
i liked the two big ones, they get easy enough once you've enough letters in
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:50 (twelve years ago)
I couldn't see 'em. Have come across that line in an xword before but hadn't internalized it. Mea culpa.
― as a chocolate salesperson (ledge), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 13:53 (twelve years ago)
Araucaria clues galorehttp://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2013/nov/27/crossword-blog-araucaria-john-graham
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:21 (twelve years ago)
Today's Guardian. I like Boatman, tricky but not too devious!
’70s rock instrument used in Wales (9)
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 12 December 2013 13:21 (twelve years ago)
hmm, not sure what work "used" is doing there
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:04 (twelve years ago)
yeah, it doesn't break the clue though?
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:18 (twelve years ago)
the Graun is much fun today imo
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 17 December 2013 14:19 (twelve years ago)
Thats nae fuckin good to us
Hey remember we used to post clues in here?
How far behind time am I to be this lonely? Fifty!(8)
― Bigsam: flotsam and jetsam @ whetsam? (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 14:22 (twelve years ago)
xp wellll i cheated on a few and idk if charlie for **** is one level of indirection too many... but i liked the ones i got, especially 20 ac, and yeah good theme well done mustn't grumble.
― Scuse me while I kiss this guy correspondent (ledge), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 15:09 (twelve years ago)
I think you mean five hundred but I'll let you off as I half cheated to figure that out.
― Scuse me while I kiss this guy correspondent (ledge), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:16 (twelve years ago)
Very likely crosaire was the only reason i even knew my romans
― Bigsam: flotsam and jetsam @ whetsam? (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:22 (twelve years ago)
ledge is such a cheater
― deeja entendu (wins), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:33 (twelve years ago)
It's the only way to learn, better to cheat than to be forever in ignorance.
Also the guardian web app makes it too easy :/
― Scuse me while I kiss this guy correspondent (ledge), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:53 (twelve years ago)
Hmmm nope "forever ignorant" vs getting the solution next day, imma have to rule GUILTY as charged bailiffs if you would
― deeja entendu (wins), Tuesday, 17 December 2013 16:58 (twelve years ago)
Metal I dropped over the Atlantic (9)
Convert writing? Only text without margins (9)
if somebody could explain the answers to those that'd be great thanks
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:46 (twelve years ago)
never mind the first one, i've sussed it. stinker
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:47 (twelve years ago)
Do you have em (or is the attempt to avoid spoilers cos thats a tricky ask)
― Our Deems, of the supposed "rapier" "wit" (darraghmac), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:49 (twelve years ago)
Oh got it. Fair enough imo
i'm pretty sure i've got them both. first one definite, second one 99 percent.
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 11:51 (twelve years ago)
fifteensquared.net has all the explanations you need
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Friday, 20 December 2013 12:49 (twelve years ago)
I never get these yet I got the first one in 0.5 seconds.I am always moaning about that kind of thing though I suppose
― kinder, Friday, 20 December 2013 12:53 (twelve years ago)
got the second one, wasn't what i thought, answer is perfectly logical
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 13:07 (twelve years ago)
finished it
― the five people you meet in Hedon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 December 2013 13:12 (twelve years ago)
I came up with this so it might be a bit off:
Ex-prez in denial of guilt (3, 2)
― decomposable heroes of hipleprosy (wins), Friday, 20 December 2013 13:22 (twelve years ago)
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/the-fascinating-history-of-the-crossword-the-original-mobile-game/
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19a2zpwol4oampng/ku-medium.png
― koogs, Sunday, 22 December 2013 15:37 (twelve years ago)
singers of christmas song -- communist theorist and king of england after great vowel shift -- swap places (6,6)
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Monday, 23 December 2013 21:30 (twelve years ago)
Ha nice
― sad banta (wins), Monday, 23 December 2013 21:52 (twelve years ago)
Probably not ~strictly rigorous~ tho? Idk I'm terrible with this stuff
― sad banta (wins), Monday, 23 December 2013 21:55 (twelve years ago)
yeah this is after several passes and i still can't get it to work right, quite
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Monday, 23 December 2013 22:52 (twelve years ago)
display of regret at death of child -- scottish communist theorist ostracised? (8, 5)
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 20:53 (twelve years ago)
Not sure if this quite works, on several levels, but I hadn't thought up one of my own in a long time:
Ill gain (taking $1000) mistakenly cast away. (8)
― Glenn Miller-core (Dan Peterson), Monday, 30 December 2013 20:51 (twelve years ago)