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)
(is there an unwritten rule that the definition comes first in such clues?)
― koogs, Monday, 2 March 2015 14:52 (eleven years ago)
AFAIK the only rule is that the definition must come either at the beginning or at the end. This applies to all types of clue.
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Monday, 2 March 2015 14:58 (eleven years ago)
i guess the second one is a bit more obvious (the 'in retreat' at the end implies the brass instrument is the cryptic bit, meaning the first bit is the definition). but the crucifix one could be either way around.
― koogs, Monday, 2 March 2015 15:04 (eleven years ago)
although, thinking about it, the 'over' makes more sense attached to the first bit leaving the last bit as the definition. ROOD / DOOR btw.
― koogs, Monday, 2 March 2015 15:05 (eleven years ago)
^^^ the more I thought about my initial comment, yes, this.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 2 March 2015 15:49 (eleven years ago)
the only "rule" afaic is that the clue leads grammatically to the solution
― daed bod (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 March 2015 22:36 (eleven years ago)
did ppl get my poem
― Luis Brañuel - Bell de Jour (wins), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 17:56 (eleven years ago)
I appreciated it. Haven't got it yet though.
― ledge, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 20:02 (eleven years ago)
Hint: ilx
― Luis Brañuel - Bell de Jour (wins), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 20:14 (eleven years ago)
Stumped.
― ledge, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:36 (eleven years ago)
--/-a--/--n/-a-
― Luis Brañuel - Bell de Jour (wins), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:54 (eleven years ago)
we want hen fap
pls to dissect, thy bardy bacon sandwich
― ladies goatse to the queen (qiqing), Thursday, 5 March 2015 00:53 (eleven years ago)
whew\and then\fap
I used "small" as an indicator for initial letter, I'm not sure if that's allowed but I feel like I've seen it in the less rigorous puzzles
― Luis Brañuel - Bell de Jour (wins), Thursday, 5 March 2015 00:59 (eleven years ago)
"ye ejaculation", nice. thought that archaism must indicate something. i'm not down with 'small' but overall a+ v creative, love to see more along these lines.
― ledge, Thursday, 5 March 2015 09:39 (eleven years ago)