Oh yeah, haha. It's early. Here goes:1. _ RI _ _ _2. _ U _ _ _ _3. _ A _ _ _ _ _ E _
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 11:00 (eleven years ago) link
the first one's Frigga i guess. had it when you posted it but not sure why
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 11:45 (eleven years ago) link
obv i get the "frig" part
"GA" half of GAGA?
― jlgt, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 11:57 (eleven years ago) link
Exactly.
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
Is the third one "Hamburger" (ground-up cow, i.e. something that lows)?
― jlgt, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
oh man that is evil!
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
vg
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
Haha, was completely thinking Una Merkel!
BTW, I encountered this recently:
Use and reuse pieces of souvenir, eating deer perhaps? (14) Although I eventually solved what appeared to be a made-up word, this was my first experience with a "letter-bank" clue. More below:
http://www.thenation.com/blog/172926/going-bank#
― It's All Posable Colaboration (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
"hamburger" is tremendous, kudos.
i do not think i like the letter-bank, but i am wildly conservative so
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
Take it to the politics thread sonny
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
> Use and reuse pieces of souvenir, eating deer perhaps? (14)
venison... and a bit more?
― koogs, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 17:51 (eleven years ago) link
Yep. It was the bit more that threw me for the longest time as I tried to have venison eat, or surround, another word, which wasn't right. Answer is in that Nation hyperlink.
― It's All Posable Colaboration (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
Woah. Never seen a letter-bank clue before ot a fan on the whole but this is brilliant: Snatch, using every element as needed in whatever way possible (5-2-5-3)
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
*and not
remaining clue of mine:
_ U _ _ E _
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
Summer?
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
_ UM _ E _
can I apologise in advance for this one btw
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
Number!
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
yuss
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
Not bad imo
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
idgi - I know number is anaesthetic...
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
no = #
more cold = more numb
sorry
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
got that "Snatch" clue btw but i'll leave it for a bit if you want.
now i see how they can work i can live with them but there's something about the inexactitude that niggles
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
Ok. I would whinge that you need the dot in no. for it to work but will let you off 'cause hamburger.
Ah how about: More cold? No.
Xp
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
Letter banks seem less intuitive/natural than other clues but this could be bullshit. I like the idea though.
― ledge, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
Dont mind either those guys imo clue was fine
― i don't have to be fair, i'm *right* (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
lol I knew I would be breaking at least one rule! Will go with ledge's rewrite. Here's one: I kept trying to come up with a clever spoonerism-type clue for the dish "leek gratin". Sth about a dish containing tongues? but I couldn't make it work. Any ideas?bitl
my friend sent me this once & I take no responsibility whatsoever:
septic cunt (5)
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
lol yuk yuk lol yuk
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
Wouldn't be surpised to see that in Private Eye. Maybe in the Guardian in a decade or two. And the Times when hell freezes over.
Vegetarian dish? It contains tongues according to Spooner. Legions of xword fans complaining that's not how you pronounce gratin (or latin).
― ledge, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 09:11 (eleven years ago) link
answer please for the slow-witted amongst us
― Neil S, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 09:38 (eleven years ago) link
which one?
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 09:53 (eleven years ago) link
septic feline cunt.
septic feline or chicken cunt.
― ledge, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 09:53 (eleven years ago) link
nope, still don't get it
― Neil S, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 09:55 (eleven years ago) link
if a wound is infected it may produce an unpleasant yellow fluid
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 09:55 (eleven years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Mollie_Sugden_as_Mrs_Slocombe.jpg/200px-Mollie_Sugden_as_Mrs_Slocombe.jpg
― ledge, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 09:55 (eleven years ago) link
lol thanks guys I'm not firing on all cylinders I don't think!
― Neil S, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 10:19 (eleven years ago) link
aha, so "spooner" clues need to work out loud. Never knew that. Something about the main course containing tongues & the starters being mixed up? idk this shit is hard! I can't believe ppl come up with these for a living. I'm a big fan of Paul at the moment.
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Archibald_Spooner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonerism
"A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched"
so, "greek, latin" (tongues, as in languages) -> "leak gratin" (vegetarian dish)
― koogs, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
Nah mate it don't work!
― ledge, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 23:53 (eleven years ago) link
Unless you pronounce gratin like a pleb
I'm ok with it, or would be if I'd spelt leek correctly - swapping letters rather than sounds is valid, I think.
― koogs, Thursday, 7 March 2013 05:32 (eleven years ago) link
Aiming for that tricky ILG crossover market:
Book about time-travelling platformer ultimately precursor to massive videogame and movie franchise (4,6)
― Another turning point, a stork fuck in the road (ledge), Monday, 18 March 2013 09:55 (eleven years ago) link
I mean if anyone wants to come up with a less obvious definition part there be my guest.
― Another turning point, a stork fuck in the road (ledge), Monday, 18 March 2013 10:00 (eleven years ago) link
classic ledge clue there. got it from the def and the 4,6 then had to reverse engineer it.
'****'s game'?
― koogs, Monday, 18 March 2013 10:10 (eleven years ago) link
I am the rufus of this thread.
― Another turning point, a stork fuck in the road (ledge), Monday, 18 March 2013 10:12 (eleven years ago) link
Oh nice. I'm not a gamer but I actually understand that one because my friends made me play the game in question once.
Another one of mine, less dickish than last time:
As mum, dad, sis or bro (11)
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Monday, 18 March 2013 10:52 (eleven years ago) link
friday and saturday in the guardian were actually impossible
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Monday, 18 March 2013 10:53 (eleven years ago) link
Oh shit I fucked it up.
As mum, dad, sis, or bro (11)xp
― dat neggy nilmar (wins), Monday, 18 March 2013 10:54 (eleven years ago) link
like the double game referencing there ledge, nicely done!
― Neil S, Monday, 18 March 2013 11:00 (eleven years ago) link