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 (nine years ago) link
It's really really conmon
― bife claro (wins), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
*common c'mon
^ socially conscious typo
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:28 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
Sinatra had a few royal birds (7)
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:01 (nine years ago) link
...but Scott didn't have any
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:09 (nine years ago) link
oh yeah i should've thought of that!
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:20 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
just as well, I got it
― o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:12 (nine years ago) link
phew!
― Ratt in Mi Kitchen (Neil S), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:21 (nine years ago) link
Something something main something.
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
well this was a bummer in today's :-/
Animal raped and murdered (3, 5)
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
an endangered species at that
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
ikr
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:50 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
I would like to rewrite this I think
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 20:30 (nine years ago) link
spike of encouragement (2,2)
― ledge, Monday, 16 February 2015 10:10 (nine years ago) link
Nice
― content raggettator (wins), Monday, 16 February 2015 10:43 (nine years ago) link
In re: your previous post, fyi.
― ledge, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:27 (nine years ago) link
don't know.
but it did prompt this:
Offer old Dutch coin as encouragement (2, 2)
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:57 (nine years ago) link
ok, got the spike one now.
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:58 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
last week's everyman? i think that was my worst attempt at a crossword in years.
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
Yep, I'm about 75% finished.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:45 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
Touch brass instrument in retreat (4)
― koogs, Monday, 2 March 2015 14:51 (nine years ago) link
(is there an unwritten rule that the definition comes first in such clues?)
― koogs, Monday, 2 March 2015 14:52 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
^^^ the more I thought about my initial comment, yes, this.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 2 March 2015 15:49 (nine years ago) link
the only "rule" afaic is that the clue leads grammatically to the solution
― daed bod (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 March 2015 22:36 (nine years ago) link
did ppl get my poem
― Luis Brañuel - Bell de Jour (wins), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 17:56 (nine years ago) link
I appreciated it. Haven't got it yet though.
― ledge, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 20:02 (nine years ago) link
Hint: ilx
― Luis Brañuel - Bell de Jour (wins), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 20:14 (nine years ago) link
Stumped.
― ledge, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:36 (nine years ago) link
--/-a--/--n/-a-
― Luis Brañuel - Bell de Jour (wins), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:54 (nine years ago) link
we want hen fap
pls to dissect, thy bardy bacon sandwich
― ladies goatse to the queen (qiqing), Thursday, 5 March 2015 00:53 (nine years ago) link
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 (nine years ago) link
"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 (nine years ago) link
Make drunk supply a beer in it (9)
If "supply" is doing what I think it does in this, I've never seen that before and it's clever.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 12 March 2015 14:56 (nine years ago) link
that anagram jumps out at you (me) anyway
― koogs, Thursday, 12 March 2015 15:05 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, wasn't hard at all (Everyman), I just liked supply.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 12 March 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
I've seen supply before & was impressed, yeah. Enjoy stuff like that
― prole, you'll be a yeoman soon (wins), Thursday, 12 March 2015 16:08 (nine years ago) link
sorry for British, today's Guardian
According to Spooner, Rooney's scandal is to put on a few pounds (4,6)
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Friday, 13 March 2015 13:06 (nine years ago) link
Ha, I figured it out without even knowing who Rooney is.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Friday, 13 March 2015 13:46 (nine years ago) link