(the capital letter on "Ram" is significant)
"Republicans answer ram" [13]
Could people also post an explanation of how they got their answer as well as another clue. It might help those who are useless at these things (i.e. me) get a bit better, or it might just confuse me even more...
Reactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]
OK then. You seem to have got the idea; however, the idea is just because you're finding it difficult doesn't mean you can abandon it and plough your own furrow - it is supposed to make you think!(About a day is probably the right amount of time to leave it before demanding a response from the setter)The clue that is "live" is "Republicans answer ram" [13]-EA-----A--E-The clue could have equally been cast as"Tories response to Ram"(the capital letter on "Ram" is significant)- and it is Ximenian - it's unambiguous, self-contained, and straightforward - it consists of a clue, a definition, and nothing else - rather than Araucarian - "I don't have to mean what I say, but I do have to say what I mean"
ok, i'll have a go...Reactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]
Is it "drawing"?
Quote from: Kim on February 11, 2011, 09:00:26 amReactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]posters?
Except the original clue was "US Republicans answer ram" so you didn't have the capital R which would've helped, and it contained "US" - ie "something else" (though I'd happily accept US republicans for reactionaries). I think you started off a little hard for the level of most of us on this board, plus you had the rather large advantage of not having to use a random word in your clue - I found this bit really tricky!
Quote from: Kim on February 11, 2011, 09:00:26 amok, i'll have a go...Reactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]Is it DESIGNS?
Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on February 10, 2011, 11:32:55 pm"Republicans answer ram" [13]ok, i'll have a go...Reactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]
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Quote from: metal arms on February 11, 2011, 12:54:29 pmQuote from: Kim on February 11, 2011, 09:00:26 amok, i'll have a go...Reactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]Is it DESIGNS?No...This might be a better version:Reactionaries take point and sign, leaving badly drawn art [7]
[You're supposed to come up with a clue of your own, containing the answer - not just post the solution
Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on February 11, 2011, 06:08:18 pm[You're supposed to come up with a clue of your own, containing the answer - not just post the solutionBut if you're not sure it's coorect best to check in first no?
Quote from: Kim on February 11, 2011, 01:11:26 pmReactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]This might be a better version:Reactionaries take point and sign, leaving badly drawn art [7]I thought the first one scanned better & was more elegant. (And more accurate in terms of the definition?)
Reactionaries leave note and sign for graphic art [7]This might be a better version:Reactionaries take point and sign, leaving badly drawn art [7]