I can't solve the clue but I think trends = fads
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Sunday, 5 July 2015 18:25 (ten years ago)
ok that makes no sense to me still. The answer is ford (for dads), I think you're right that fads fits in somehow but I can't make it work. Seems an overstuffed clue to me but maybe it all works lovely once you can see it idk
― the story of ilm: an ottyssey (wins), Monday, 6 July 2015 08:46 (ten years ago)
ah then it's "might introduce ads to create trends" = F + OR + "[might introduce ads to] reach family men" = D
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Monday, 6 July 2015 11:47 (ten years ago)
Oh yeah lol
― the story of ilm: an ottyssey (wins), Monday, 6 July 2015 12:03 (ten years ago)
Having no preference in bedroom, police enter here, finding killer in bed (9)
maybe cheeky, maybe offensive, who can say
― This is for my new ringpiece, so please only serious answers (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 July 2015 15:20 (ten years ago)
Seems like setters are really into clueing "bi" recently
― the story of ilm: an ottyssey (wins), Friday, 10 July 2015 15:43 (ten years ago)
first time i've noticed it but i've not been doing crosswords very often lately
― This is for my new ringpiece, so please only serious answers (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 July 2015 15:47 (ten years ago)
One was like "fan of guys and dolls" something something
― the story of ilm: an ottyssey (wins), Friday, 10 July 2015 15:49 (ten years ago)
surely time for setters to start incorporating "cis" into their work
― This is for my new ringpiece, so please only serious answers (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 July 2015 15:51 (ten years ago)
*writes letter to editor*
― the story of ilm: an ottyssey (wins), Friday, 10 July 2015 15:53 (ten years ago)
just seems a handy 3 letter block
― This is for my new ringpiece, so please only serious answers (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 July 2015 15:54 (ten years ago)
Hard to clue for in a non-obvious but non-offensive way prob
― the story of ilm: an ottyssey (wins), Friday, 10 July 2015 16:16 (ten years ago)
didn't stop them with "bi"
― This is for my new ringpiece, so please only serious answers (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 July 2015 16:17 (ten years ago)
Ha true, it's just I can't even think of a way to clue that without adding like a sentence to the clue
― the story of ilm: an ottyssey (wins), Friday, 10 July 2015 16:35 (ten years ago)
It's not sufficiently clear or accurate ("having no preference in bedroom" is obv super-accurate) but the first thing that came to mind was e.g.
Pope's father gets first point as assigned (7)
(I'm not verr good at these; mostly do quicks/GKs these days tbh, over booze w/a cryptic-hating companion)
― Abraham raves doubtlessly (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 10 July 2015 18:37 (ten years ago)
that's nice. the SJW crossword movement proceeds apace
― This is for my new ringpiece, so please only serious answers (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 July 2015 20:25 (ten years ago)
Annoying one in front of king and son in capital city (7)
i had I _ K _ O _ _ and really wanted this to be INKTOMI but it wasn't to be
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iktomi
― koogs, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 09:38 (ten years ago)
that must've been irritating ;)
― the lion tweets tonight (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 10:05 (ten years ago)
The answer looks really obvious but I can't parse the capital city part?
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 10:19 (ten years ago)
somewhere in Italy
― Neil S, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 10:21 (ten years ago)
yes indeed
― paolo, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 11:44 (ten years ago)
did all but one of that one on the train on sunday with an eyebrow pencil. left with 'Overall employment system', N_T_O_K, I daresay it will come to me five seconds after typing this...
― ledge, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:03 (ten years ago)
nope.
― ledge, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:06 (ten years ago)
cheated. kicking myself. not sure about 'overall' though - seems like exactly the opposite?
― ledge, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:12 (ten years ago)
I think it works
― killfile with that .exe, you goon (wins), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:14 (ten years ago)
overalladjectiveˈəʊvərɔːl/1.taking everything into account.
― killfile with that .exe, you goon (wins), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:16 (ten years ago)
I agree with ledge, it's hard to see the relationship between 'overall' and the answer
on the earlier one, d'oh. I was thinking of R as 'king' and trying to work around that.
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:17 (ten years ago)
Net = taking everything into account, it's like a straight definition
― killfile with that .exe, you goon (wins), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:19 (ten years ago)
yeah that's fine IMO
― Neil S, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:21 (ten years ago)
I can see how that works but:
2: covering or including everything
my salary, including everything (ie tax) = gross
So it's ambiguous - imo - but legit.
― ledge, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:23 (ten years ago)
Did that puzzle this morning on the train. I thought "overall" was fine, but elsewhere "ending in rubble" = E threw me. I kept trying to put "dreams ending" (S) into a word for rubble.
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 6 August 2015 13:58 (ten years ago)
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 26,644, 13 Down: Actors awarded stars? Done! (9)
Classic Paul but so does "done" mean this? Is it a farming thing?
― killfile with that .exe, you goon (wins), Friday, 7 August 2015 16:38 (ten years ago)
Haha I'm working through this grid atm, Paul is king of the xword dadjoke
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 26,644, 11 Across: Insect in diminutive temple, might you say? (8)
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 26,644, 21 Across: Behind — behind London it's sung out loud? (8)
― killfile with that .exe, you goon (wins), Friday, 7 August 2015 17:29 (ten years ago)
more of a family pet thing. "we're going to have him 'done'"
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Friday, 7 August 2015 20:19 (ten years ago)
I've never heard of that. Fixed, yes.
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 8 August 2015 02:01 (ten years ago)
there was a great clue in Saturday's Guardian crossword:
One attached to an arrangement of holes? (8)
― Neil S, Monday, 17 August 2015 12:35 (ten years ago)
v good. christ i hardly ever get clues when they're posted out of context in this thread.
― ledge, Monday, 17 August 2015 14:14 (ten years ago)
the previous week's prize crossword was also very good, once you get the theme http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/prize/26645
― Neil S, Monday, 17 August 2015 14:25 (ten years ago)
I completed the most recent prize crossword but couldn't get anywhere with that one
― killfile with that .exe, you goon (wins), Monday, 17 August 2015 15:33 (ten years ago)
btw:
Activities of writer surrounded by cocks (6)
― cis terfs /r/ doing it for themselves (wins), Monday, 17 August 2015 15:44 (ten years ago)
HA! That didn't actually get published, did it?
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Monday, 17 August 2015 16:49 (ten years ago)
No that was me
― cis terfs /r/ doing it for themselves (wins), Monday, 17 August 2015 16:50 (ten years ago)
On another note, a setter used UFFIZI as part of a clue last week. Seems a bit arcane, or maybe my world gallery knowledge is not all it could be.
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Monday, 17 August 2015 16:56 (ten years ago)
what was the clue? Uffizi is one of the world's greatest galleries...
― Neil S, Monday, 17 August 2015 17:15 (ten years ago)
Went on securing gallery, ejecting one unknown thug (7)
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Monday, 17 August 2015 17:57 (ten years ago)
Save this nonsense for a bank holiday imo
― cis terfs /r/ doing it for themselves (wins), Saturday, 22 August 2015 10:48 (ten years ago)
(Actually I'm enjoying this grid more since I figured out there were special instructions that don't show up in the app)
― cis terfs /r/ doing it for themselves (wins), Saturday, 22 August 2015 11:01 (ten years ago)
Awful din that is not linked to major label (5)
Ha!
― Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 3 September 2015 22:26 (ten years ago)
One of the few I got this week.
― koogs, Friday, 4 September 2015 04:18 (ten years ago)
Pls can someone explain the uffizi one?
― kinder, Friday, 4 September 2015 09:10 (ten years ago)