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Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 09, 2011, 10:37:42 pm
I was talking with young GrumpyCrumpy in the pub t'other evening, and I pointed out that before I stropped from another t'interweb messageboard one of my favourite threads was the "Cryptic Crossword Game"

Someone sets a cryptic crossword clue, and then someone else solves it by setting a clue with the answer to the previous one.


So. Let's run it up the flagpole, and see if it's saluted!

US Republicans answer ram? [13]

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#1 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 10:58:02 am
I'm struggling, so I'm going to grovel.  Pretty please, is it an anagram of US republicans?????  :shrug:

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#2 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 11:09:37 am
spuncersubial?

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#3 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 11:15:24 am
I like the idea, but I think it needs something easy to start with and then build up from there. I like cryptic crosswords but I'm a bit shit at them. Your clue seems very minimal.

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#4 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 11:33:49 am
I like the idea, but I think it needs something easy to start with and then build up from there. I like cryptic crosswords but I'm a bit shit at them. Your clue seems very minimal.

I'm with you Nik, too feckin' hard.  So while we're thinking about that one, an easier one, (I hope!):

Humphrey's lavatorial picture  (6)

 :P

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#5 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 11:37:39 am
something easy to start with

Busy postman?

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#6 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 11:45:14 am

Humphrey's lavatorial picture  (6)

 :P
Toilet?

So do I now need to come up with a clue containing the word toilet? Assuming toilet's right??

Hmmm, I'll be back in a minute...

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#7 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 11:47:15 am

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#8 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 11:51:15 am
Ok, this is lame but I have work to do:

Correspond in toilet terror. (6)

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#9 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 12:12:10 pm
I like the idea, but I think it needs something easy to start with and then build up from there. I like cryptic crosswords but I'm a bit shit at them. Your clue seems very minimal.

I'm with you Nik, too feckin' hard.  So while we're thinking about that one, an easier one, (I hope!):

Humphrey's lavatorial picture  (6)

 :P

Bogart uses ends to strangle a vegetable (9)

Apologies in advance for the poorly set clue.

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#10 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 12:21:13 pm

Busy postman?
How many letters?

Fucking hundreds.

(the old ones are still the best.)

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#11 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 12:56:48 pm

Humphrey's lavatorial picture  (6)

 :P
Toilet?

So do I now need to come up with a clue containing the word toilet? Assuming toilet's right??


Hmmm, I'll be back in a minute...

Wrong Nik, however....

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#12 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 12:59:25 pm
Bogart uses ends to strangle a vegetable (9)

I'm assuming that metal arms has been damn clever and used the correct answer, ie, Bogart in the next clue.

Damn clever....  :-\


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#13 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 01:02:14 pm
I thought them was the rules  ;D

metal arms has been damn clever and used the correct answer, ie, Bogart in the next clue.

Damn clever....  :-\



A first time for everything! :o

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#14 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 01:04:01 pm

Bogart uses ends to strangle a vegetable (9)


Finish Artichoke, yet to crap (5)

...sorry

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#15 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 02:27:26 pm
Oh and Niks is letter

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#16 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 02:52:07 pm
How about a semi climbing one?

Curtis's boring single finger? (8)

(does that conform to the rules, I've never paid that much attention)

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#17 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:04:03 pm
How about a semi climbing one?

Curtis's boring single finger? (8)

(does that conform to the rules, I've never paid that much attention)

Come on Chris, get with the program!  How many letters?  :spank:

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#18 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:07:53 pm
He's tried to write 8 but spazzed it up. (8) = ( 8 ) without the spaces.

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#19 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:10:13 pm
What JS said. I've got emoticons turned off so (8) stays as ( 8 ).

Anyway for numbers less than eleven I should be writing it out in full.

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#20 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:27:24 pm
Monotony.

No idea for Duma's though...

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#21 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:39:54 pm
Yeah, Duma's got me foxed too.  How about if it carries over a whole twenty four hours, the setter has to put us out of our misery?  :please:

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#22 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:42:59 pm
Is Duma's just choke? I'm not very good at cryptic crosswords though.

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#23 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:43:14 pm
How about a semi climbing one?

Curtis's boring single finger? (8)

(does that conform to the rules, I've never paid that much attention)

shirley you have to use the answer of a previous clue in yours? Got to earn the right to annoy others...

mines not hard really, just rubbish  ;)
But this is all just a warm up for the start of the real thread once someone gets
US republicans answer ram (13)

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#24 Re: Anyone like cryptic crosswords?
February 10, 2011, 03:44:00 pm
JamieG:
it's not that shit...

 

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