Anyone like cryptic crosswords? (Read 282375 times)

Duma · March 24, 2011, 05:07:34 pm

thanks - I got the pics, and worked back to the golf shot, but didn't know the boat

grumpycrumpy · March 24, 2011, 06:37:12 pm

You've solved it , nice one ...... Sorry I didn't get back to anyone today , but after a being in a shed in Gaydon for the past few days I dragged my sorry ass out to Apparent North .....

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · March 24, 2011, 07:05:45 pm

Quote from: Duma on March 24, 2011, 04:53:16 pm

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with craft on course = albatross how?

Except "Geniustwat" isn't a word.

grumpycrumpy · March 24, 2011, 08:09:23 pm

Quote from: johnx2 on March 24, 2011, 04:48:12 pm

Apache, albatross and green onions were helpful (11)

(I'm hoping you miscounted johnx2)
Instrumental phrase not even close to a film ( 1 , 6 , 3 , 3 ) ( And ARFK , I know it's not as good as your fiendishly cunning clue for the same thing )

johnx2 · March 24, 2011, 10:10:54 pm

Quote from: grumpycrumpy on March 24, 2011, 08:09:23 pm

(I'm hoping you miscounted johnx2)

john horscroft · March 25, 2011, 02:39:07 pm

Quote from: johnx2 on March 24, 2011, 04:58:54 pm

In golf an albatross is another term for 'hole in one', and I vaguely recall it's also some sort of US navy boat. But I put this together backwards from the pics. That's the sort of clue I like.

Albatross - two under par - not that I'd know, right,,,

grumpycrumpy · March 25, 2011, 03:27:21 pm

Quote from: john horscroft on March 25, 2011, 02:39:07 pm

Quote from: johnx2 on March 24, 2011, 04:58:54 pm
In golf an albatross is another term for 'hole in one', and I vaguely recall it's also some sort of US navy boat. But I put this together backwards from the pics. That's the sort of clue I like.

Albatross - two under par - not that I'd know, right,,,

I'm not a golfist myself , but an eagle is two under par

grumpycrumpy · March 26, 2011, 08:23:18 am

Any clues required , or is it too easy for anyone to be interested in it ?

Duma · March 26, 2011, 08:36:18 am

Ooh, hadn't seen we had a new clue, give me a bit to work on it...

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on March 24, 2011, 07:05:45 pm

Quote from: Duma on March 24, 2011, 04:53:16 pm
?
with craft on course = albatross how?
Except "Geniustwat" isn't a word.

I don't understand this - is it a dig at me?

Duma · March 26, 2011, 11:27:49 am

A bridge too far? (7)

Hope this is valid, was too tempting.

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · March 26, 2011, 01:36:05 pm

Quote from: Duma on March 26, 2011, 08:36:18 am

Ooh, hadn't seen we had a new clue, give me a bit to work on it...

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on March 24, 2011, 07:05:45 pm
Quote from: Duma on March 24, 2011, 04:53:16 pm
?
with craft on course = albatross how?
Except "Geniustwat" isn't a word.
I don't understand this - is it a dig at me?

a reply to your post saying "I worked it out from the pictures"

Duma · March 26, 2011, 03:09:13 pm

Aha. Maybe you should've quoted the post you were replying to, hmmm?

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · March 26, 2011, 04:06:37 pm

Quote from: Duma on March 26, 2011, 03:09:13 pm

Aha. Maybe you should've quoted the post you were replying to, hmmm?

Duma · March 27, 2011, 10:50:59 am

Quote from: Duma on March 26, 2011, 11:27:49 am

A bridge too far? (7)

Hope this is valid, was too tempting.

Ok, how about:

Use a ghostly six lane highway bridge too far to a mysterious coast? (7)

grumpycrumpy · March 28, 2011, 07:38:26 pm

Quote from: Duma on March 27, 2011, 10:50:59 am

Quote from: Duma on March 26, 2011, 11:27:49 am
A bridge too far? (7)

Hope this is valid, was too tempting.

Ok, how about:

Use a ghostly six lane highway bridge too far to a mysterious coast? (7)

This one's got me scratching my head .......

Duma · March 28, 2011, 09:41:04 pm

yeah, I fear my second clue was harder than the initial one. Apologies.

abridge too far to coast unknown? (7)

Duma · March 29, 2011, 09:09:07 pm

Abridge. Too far - how would hornets solve it? [7]

tlr · March 29, 2011, 11:01:13 pm

I guess the answer is 'shorten', but I'm buggered if I can explain all parts of all your clues!

Shorten model on edge. 4

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · March 29, 2011, 11:39:26 pm

Left marsh plant in County Antrim? [8]

tlr · March 30, 2011, 12:20:52 pm

Reportedly not port, rush to record rate. (5,5)

Duma · March 30, 2011, 01:55:30 pm

Quote from: tlr on March 29, 2011, 11:01:13 pm

I guess the answer is 'shorten', but I'm buggered if I can explain all parts of all your clues!

Shorten model on edge. 4

"Abridge" = shorten
"Hornets" = anagram of shorten, indicated by "solve"
"coast" = shore
"mysterious" and "unknown" = x = ten
an answer to "too far?" is to shorten
the first bit of the second clue is very tenuous - apologies:
Ghostly = semi solid
six lane, in the context of highway = wide = fat
Use semi solid fat = shorten

johnx2 · April 01, 2011, 09:46:58 am

Reportedly not port, rush to record rate. (5,5)

Okay this seems to be moving very slowly. It's Friday, I'm in my smart jeans and a casual shirt, and I'm looking for some cryptic action.

Reportedly = sounds like; not port = right as opposed to left, so reportedly not port = write

'record rate' or 'rate' = definition

Nope, can't think of anything. Any chance of a clue

tlr · April 01, 2011, 09:54:15 am

I don't think that you need a clue - all your thinking is correct so far.

Only one word that you haven't dealt with, so sort that out and you'll be done.

metal arms · April 01, 2011, 10:04:25 am

Adjust write speed, remove tripe for garden menace (5)

johnx2 · April 01, 2011, 10:20:20 am

bollocks, I was going "write speed, write speed? Nah." Presumably something mildly techie?

Magicseaweed’s eastcoast prognosis: regularly felt act, even (4)