Of course they were originally called Huang Chung which would have made it even more difficult.
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 19:55 (eleven years ago)
Notices from Social Security about something that is to be shared. (5)
I so wanted this to be SPOTS.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 14:42 (eleven years ago)
It isn't?
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 14:59 (eleven years ago)
Ha, no SPIES.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 15:46 (eleven years ago)
Bit of a stretch from notices to spies, I might have gone with agents (and something like concealing instead of about). Also this pie is all mine, hands off.
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:00 (eleven years ago)
how is a pie something to be shared????
lol xp
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:03 (eleven years ago)
"Notices" seems fine for "spies" (as verb) to me.
Was trying to make the answer "slips" somehow. Could probably psychoanalyse what people first thought of for hours.
― club mate martyr (a passing spacecadet), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:05 (eleven years ago)
Piece of the pie is a pretty common analogy for a share of something right? I thought the double def worked fine, "notices" being letters that could be received in the mail from SS, or another word for sees. Simple enough for my limited capacity anyway...
I came up with this one the other day: Rewoven vine mat divided country (4,3)
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:08 (eleven years ago)
the 4, 3 spelling might raise some eyebrows in the UK maybe
"notices" = "spies" is perfectly cromulent imo
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 17:46 (eleven years ago)
They are both on a continuum, just at radically different ends. "I couldn't help but notice, through my giant telescope trained on your bedroom window, your sexual predilection for dwarves." Yeah I mean that makes sense but... ok forget it jake it's crossword town.
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:04 (eleven years ago)
tbh i usually admire that kind of head fake that sends you after a completely different definition, as long as it's fair
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:06 (eleven years ago)
RE 4,3 spelling, wth was I thinking? Yes, make that a 7, in the US as well.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:09 (eleven years ago)
i think i've seen the 4,3 used in print? may be archaic
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:10 (eleven years ago)
lol just realised where i was thinking of, may be 80s album'd
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:11 (eleven years ago)
How would you feel about idk, peeve for torture?
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:16 (eleven years ago)
Or to go the full Godwin, rogue for Hitler?
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:19 (eleven years ago)
seems slightly on the other side of the line, not seen peeve used in that sense, but could be corrected. peeve as verb rather than noun i'm fine with, wdn't quibble "vex" or "irritate"
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:19 (eleven years ago)
have seen "spies" used in the sense of "notices" plenty of times tho admittedly perhaps in older literature
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:20 (eleven years ago)
but it works like that in the game "i spy" really
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:21 (eleven years ago)
Ok ok ya got me.
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:21 (eleven years ago)
To spy is not the same as to spy on
In the corner of the room he spied a manila folder
― bife claro (wins), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:25 (eleven years ago)
It's really really conmon
― bife claro (wins), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:26 (eleven years ago)
*common c'mon
^ socially conscious typo
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:28 (eleven years ago)
Merriam Webster's word of the day is a new one to me, so:
Clue holds a question for a group of sycophants. (6)
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 8 January 2015 15:34 (eleven years ago)
Sinatra had a few royal birds (7)
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:01 (eleven years ago)
...but Scott didn't have any
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:09 (eleven years ago)
oh yeah i should've thought of that!
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:20 (eleven years ago)
surprised no one got this, posted upthread
Not too heavy a sea? That's fortunate (4,2,4)
Too facile?
― Ratt in Mi Kitchen (Neil S), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 11:57 (eleven years ago)
just as well, I got it
― o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:12 (eleven years ago)
phew!
― Ratt in Mi Kitchen (Neil S), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:21 (eleven years ago)
Something something main something.
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 21:06 (eleven years ago)
well this was a bummer in today's :-/
Animal raped and murdered (3, 5)
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:43 (eleven years ago)
an endangered species at that
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:48 (eleven years ago)
ikr
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:50 (eleven years ago)
A half-hearted exhalalation;Next, with no small delectation,Vulgar act of masturbationAnd rumoured ye ejaculation
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 17:13 (eleven years ago)
I would like to rewrite this I think
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 20:30 (eleven years ago)
spike of encouragement (2,2)
― ledge, Monday, 16 February 2015 10:10 (eleven years ago)
Nice
― content raggettator (wins), Monday, 16 February 2015 10:43 (eleven years ago)
In re: your previous post, fyi.
― ledge, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:27 (eleven years ago)
don't know.
but it did prompt this:
Offer old Dutch coin as encouragement (2, 2)
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:57 (eleven years ago)
ok, got the spike one now.
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:58 (eleven years ago)
Xps I can't right now. Forgot to say (2,4,3,3) if anyone's still to get it
― content raggettator (wins), Monday, 16 February 2015 13:21 (eleven years ago)
Wow, I got the spike one instantaneously, and I'm not British.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:10 (eleven years ago)
Also, new to me in a puzzle I'm working on: screw as in wages.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:37 (eleven years ago)
last week's everyman? i think that was my worst attempt at a crossword in years.
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:39 (eleven years ago)
Yep, I'm about 75% finished.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:45 (eleven years ago)
i didn't know this (well, i got the answer because i had the 1st and 3rd letter, but i didn't know the word the clue alludes to)
Crucifix over entrance (4)
― koogs, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 13:27 (eleven years ago)
Got the basic idea quickly, but the way the clue is written I had the answer wrong way round. Was it just me, or was this overall a pretty poorly written puzzle?
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 14:49 (eleven years ago)
Touch brass instrument in retreat (4)
― koogs, Monday, 2 March 2015 14:51 (eleven years ago)