Anyone like cryptic crosswords? (Read 281797 times)

Duma · February 24, 2011, 11:58:04 pm

Are these too hard? too easy? just not very good? or did you all just bore of the thread?

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · February 25, 2011, 12:56:20 am

Quote from: Duma on February 24, 2011, 11:58:04 pm

Are these too hard? too easy? just not very good? or did you all just bore of the thread?

rather than reclue, stick in some unches?

Duma · February 25, 2011, 04:08:40 am

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on February 25, 2011, 12:56:20 am

Quote from: Duma on February 24, 2011, 11:58:04 pm
Are these too hard? too easy? just not very good? or did you all just bore of the thread?

rather than reclue, stick in some unches?

?

by unches do you mean hunches? and by that do you mean hints?

(looking at the url is cheating)

grumpycrumpy · February 25, 2011, 07:53:04 am

Hmmmmmm ...... Well that's the Ramones logo ....... All I have to do now is work out how it fits with the clue

john horscroft · February 25, 2011, 10:38:31 am

more help required.....I'm far to thick.....

Duma · February 25, 2011, 07:47:11 pm

Quote from: grumpycrumpy on February 25, 2011, 07:53:04 am

Hmmmmmm ...... Well that's the Ramones logo ....... All I have to do now is work out how it fits with the clue

Indeed it is, now how might 'johnny' 'diy' 'hit' and 'units' get us to Ramones I wonder? $:-\$
Come on people, I need clues (preferably not as rubbish as mine) to work on.

superfurrymonkey · February 25, 2011, 08:31:07 pm

Well ram is hit and singles is ones.

Backstabbing crazy Ramones at war without negative consequences. (6,8)

grumpycrumpy · February 26, 2011, 09:10:27 am

Quote from: superfurrymonkey on February 25, 2011, 08:31:07 pm

Well ram is hit and singles is ones.

Backstabbing crazy Ramones at war without negative consequences. (6,8)

I got the single and hit bit ..... It was the Johnny Average DIY part that I couldn't make head nor tail of

superfurrymonkey · February 26, 2011, 01:56:25 pm

My thinking was Johnny Ramone but yeah the average DIY part has me stumped too

Duma · February 26, 2011, 09:11:18 pm

The average bit has nothing to do with it - but johnny average was the answer to the last clue. DIY was just there as a punk reference - further confirmation. I couldn't get a direct synonym for Ramones in without it becoming ridiculously easy. Apologies if it derailed anyone - I thought the hit singles bit was quite straightforward and Johnny and DIY would confirm. Now it's not twenty past five in the morning I can see that something like "Johnny Average's hit singles band" would have been better. Anyway, enough of analysing my sleep deprived failings, onward to sfm's clue...

...which I'd like a hint for please

superfurrymonkey · February 27, 2011, 12:55:55 am

Sorry people my last clue should read "Backstabbing crazy Ramones at war without negative consequences. (5,8)" and not (6,8)

john horscroft · February 28, 2011, 11:23:51 am

Quote from: superfurrymonkey on February 27, 2011, 12:55:55 am

Sorry people my last clue should read "Backstabbing crazy Ramones at war without negative consequences. (5,8)" and not (6,8)

Right, I could be completely hat stand here, but it's a pretty elegant solution none the less

Wrote anagrams to self, oh not original! Elementary dear. (6)

superfurrymonkey · February 28, 2011, 02:22:01 pm

Not the answer I was looking for I'm afraid!

john horscroft · February 28, 2011, 02:57:02 pm

Quote from: superfurrymonkey on February 28, 2011, 02:22:01 pm

Not the answer I was looking for I'm afraid!

Damn! Still, it's cool that an anagram of Ramones at war with the letter g is 'wrote anagrams'! Am I at least on the right track?

superfurrymonkey · February 28, 2011, 03:15:30 pm

There's an anagram in there but not for all of it!

superfurrymonkey · February 28, 2011, 03:25:42 pm

Mudslinging crazy Ramones without negative consequences go on a war footing (5,8)
The order of this one should make more sense. I hope!

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · February 28, 2011, 07:33:11 pm

Can you give us some letters?

superfurrymonkey · February 28, 2011, 07:52:43 pm

A visual clue for the first word http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/213844437_d294fc572d.jpg?v=0
I'll give you some letters if you still can't it.

Duma · February 28, 2011, 08:03:41 pm

Broadcast smear campaign in hi-fi (5)

Duma · March 01, 2011, 10:15:44 pm

It was ARCAM. I'll go away now.

nik at work · March 02, 2011, 07:13:20 am

Why are you going away Duma?

Duma · March 02, 2011, 08:37:49 am

Cos you all ignore me, and I fear that my clueing efforts are hampering this thread. Oh, woe is me!

/sulk/

nik at work · March 02, 2011, 08:55:12 am

After a frantic week or so of work I was looking forward to pondering the latest offering from your warped mind

Oh well, where does this leave us now?? I think you should devise another clue with Arcam in it (that'll teach you to give away answers) and this time allow us busy folks more than 24 hours to get befuddled

Duma · March 02, 2011, 10:00:59 am

Oh go on then, I'm so weak.
Don't think this'll take much pondering though...

Drinking club upgrades to Arcam stereo (5)

john horscroft · March 02, 2011, 10:01:55 am

Quote from: nik at work on March 02, 2011, 08:55:12 am

After a frantic week or so of work I was looking forward to pondering the latest offering from your warped mind

Oh well, where does this leave us now?? I think you should devise another clue with Arcam in it (that'll teach you to give away answers) and this time allow us busy folks more than 24 hours to get befuddled

Come on Duma, man up and give us another clue. Look, here's me and nik waiting with baited breath

damn, too slow!