i am a noob: what on earth is an 'unclued answer'?
― thomp, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Space in the grid for which there's no clue at all. So 1ac will be marked, and take up seven squares, but there's no clue. They turn up in barred grid crosswords mostly, and are gettable via checked letters and/or a theme and/or jammy stab in the dark.
― woofwoofwoof, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 11:44 (fourteen years ago) link
what's the point of that, then?
― thomp, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Beast chasing loud predator (3)NEA head after delinquent Op Art supporter (6)
― Garnet Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:32 (fourteen years ago) link
(although y'all probably don't know what the NEA is)
― Garnet Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Naughty Erotic Adventures.
First is FOX
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:46 (fourteen years ago) link
No.Yes.
― Garnet Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Thomp: they only really make sense when in a theme or scheme. It's quite nice to crack the heart of a puzzle and open up a load of answers at once after crawling along. And it makes a change from straight solving. The Azed one mentioned is a bit meh, but in a really neat themed puzzle there's an exciting seeing-the-light moment (Slightly embarrassed to be using the word 'exciting' there).
#2 = Patron (nice).
― woofwoofwoof, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 13:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Thousand and one plus five hundred times two plus fifty equals average (6)
― Garnet Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 24 September 2009 14:57 (fourteen years ago) link
median
― What are the benefits of dating a younger guy, better erections? (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 September 2009 14:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Middle. Great clue! 'e' for 'equals' notwithstanding ;)
er xp...
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:00 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, nice
co-worker is stuck on this, in the times:
Such ores featuring in workings? (14)
― thomp, Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:06 (fourteen years ago) link
i'll go with ledge too, i just got caught up with 'thousand and one' equals average.
― What are the benefits of dating a younger guy, better erections? (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:06 (fourteen years ago) link
operations, or something like?
it's argentiferous. knew it was an anag but still had to get most of the letters before we got it.
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:07 (fourteen years ago) link
that was my second guess
― What are the benefits of dating a younger guy, better erections? (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, i mean argentiferous (xp)
― What are the benefits of dating a younger guy, better erections? (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:09 (fourteen years ago) link
doh, i had the wrong anagrind. ta tho
― thomp, Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Pirate company take electronic tape from records, to broadcast (7)
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Corsair. Nice again.
First try:
Nauseatingly cute model to 'make pee-pee' (4)
― woofwoofwoof, Thursday, 24 September 2009 16:24 (fourteen years ago) link
twee
― thomp, Thursday, 24 September 2009 16:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i spent eight of those nine minutes trying to work out if i could make 'piss' fit btw
― thomp, Thursday, 24 September 2009 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Cats lost her knickers (5)I see antelope in volcanic country (7)Woodentop soul singer's drugstore (9)
― Garnet Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 September 2009 04:12 (fourteen years ago) link
pants
― ailsa, Friday, 25 September 2009 06:56 (fourteen years ago) link
(panthers minus her)
Yes. What about the second one? (Third one probably doesn't work outside US)
Boy getting fifty-fifty split to seek favor of five hundred in movie production capital (9)
― Garnet Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 September 2009 13:33 (fourteen years ago) link
hollywood, but what is the boy?
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 25 September 2009 13:41 (fourteen years ago) link
oh wait it's bollywood.
Second one is Iceland. Got from 'volcanic country'. My brain shuts down when it sees 'antelope' in a clue.
― woofwoofwoof, Friday, 25 September 2009 13:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Geographical handicap beaten! Google confirms Walgreens. (eliminated 'warethras' first).
― woofwoofwoof, Friday, 25 September 2009 13:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Where we used to hang out, Will shall go (7, 4)
― thomp, Friday, 25 September 2009 14:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Gallows Hill
― Bacon is the new Pirates (onimo), Friday, 25 September 2009 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Can and Neu! play together – dead subtle (6)
― woofwoofwoof, Friday, 25 September 2009 14:37 (fourteen years ago) link
nuance
― Bacon is the new Pirates (onimo), Friday, 25 September 2009 14:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Arranging mating fort (10)
― Bacon is the new Pirates (onimo), Friday, 25 September 2009 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Fuck. Mine should be (7)
― woofwoofwoof, Friday, 25 September 2009 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
That wasn't a clue, btw
nuanced?
― Bacon is the new Pirates (onimo), Friday, 25 September 2009 14:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes. Exactly. Formatting?
― woofwoofwoof, Friday, 25 September 2009 14:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes. Exactly.
― Bacon is the new Pirates (onimo), Friday, 25 September 2009 14:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Backwards glance, cross to return on paths - obvious transport instruction to the general public4,8,5
― menelaus, Sunday, 27 September 2009 09:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Keep buslanes clear? tramways? railways? er...
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Sunday, 27 September 2009 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link
'Doorways', I reckon (rood/cross).
With gleeful expression, setter thanks infamous tween (6)
― woofwoofwoof, Monday, 28 September 2009 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Dunno.
Norwegian in woolens (3)Queen of geraniums (4)Cares about block of ice (5)
― Garnet Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 29 September 2009 00:15 (fourteen years ago) link
OleRanidunno the third one
― ailsa, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 07:21 (fourteen years ago) link
YesYesIt's not a common word.
― Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Hamletmachine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 29 September 2009 10:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe should have written:Cares about block of glacial ice (5)
― Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Hamletmachine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Sérac
― krakow, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:32 (fourteen years ago) link
was just gonna hopefully google that.
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I found this site extremely helpful: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1216/text.html though it is a word I kind of half know.
― krakow, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link