crossword puzzles.
Topic started by clueman (@ 210.212.92.100) on Sun Aug 15 23:10:00 EDT 2004.
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Hi folks,
I intend to share with you some cryptic clues alongwith their answers and the method involved in deciphering them.Also I am unable to match the answers 100 % with the clues at times.In those cases I'll place them in this forum for some one to explain.
clueman
Responses:
- From: clueman (@ 210.212.92.100)
on: Sun Aug 15 23:13:17 EDT 2004
My reference will be The Statesman Daily Crossword Puzzles.Ofcourse we can discuss CW puzzles from other newspapers as well.
clueman
- From: clueman (@ 210.212.92.100)
on: Tue Aug 17 23:28:51 EDT 2004
I want to make it intelligible to people who are new to crossword puzzles(CWP) also.
Today I present a few standard abbreviations used in CWP.
soldier-GI(government issue)
sailor-AB(able bodied)
worker-ant/bee/hand
expert -ace
advertisement-ad(simple!)
article-a/an/the
account-ac
before-ere
I have compiled a list of such abbreviations.If people are interested, we can carry on discussing.
clueman
- From: clueman (@ 210.212.92.100)
on: Thu Aug 19 23:10:18 EDT 2004
elements in periodic table by name could be represented by their symbols:
silver-ag
sodium-na...
gold-au(can also be or)
when-as
fool-ass
snake-asp...
street-st,ave(avenue)
road-rd
fear-awe
clueman
- From: clueman (@ 202.56.216.87)
on: Fri Aug 20 23:16:16 EDT 2004
degree-BA
master,scholar-MA
accountant-CA
cot-bed
cold-c
about-Re(regarding)
C(circa)
able-can
old girl-MA(mother)
piano-p
A clue:
Plan to give the old girl the piano(3)
_this is a 3-letter word.
answer: map
plan -map
old girl+piano=ma+p=map
clueman
- From: clueman (@ 210.212.92.100)
on: Sun Aug 22 23:02:49 EDT 2004
let me post a few more abbreviations/notations:
attorney/advocate-DA(district attorney)
with-and
when-as
debt-IOU
editor-ed
doctor-doc,dr,mb,mo(medical officer)
dog-cur(could be any breed)
the French-la,le
of French-de
clue:
I'm in the French capital(4)
ans: LIMA
I'M - put into LA (the French)-LIMA-capital of PERU
clueman
- From: clueman (@ 210.212.92.100)
on: Mon Aug 23 23:29:21 EDT 2004
sometimes it's nice to keep talking alone.But when you do it alone in public ...
well.Let me see if anyone joins the discussions here.Till then ...
flap-ear
applaud-clap
rodent-rat
deserter-rat
sailor-ab,tar,jack
ship-ss(steem ship)
i have-ive(i've)
i am-im
author-i/me
clueman
- From: sru (@ 204.86.62.254)
on: Thu Sep 2 16:43:05 EDT 2004
Starting with a simple one..loud noise in a mystic language...
- From: sru (@ 204.86.62.254)
on: Thu Sep 2 16:44:15 EDT 2004
love crossies, and i like the mystery rather than an algorithm.
so, why don't we just take some clues and try solving them...
- From: clueman (@ rasharyana114.213.56.202.touchtelindia.net)
on: Mon Sep 6 23:22:26 EDT 2004
CLANG_sru arrives!
i'll post some clues and answers from statesman as i said earlier.
work in university, involved in surgical procedures(4).
OPUS--ops:operations-surgical procedures,U:university,
opus:work.
resting place supervisor initiated in part of plant (5).
ROOST.root:part of plant,supervisor initiated : s, roost: resting place.
sort of bread a bloke takes early in afternoon(7).
CHAPATI. chap: bloke, early in afternoon: at 1, chapati: sort of bread.
clueman
- From: sru (@ 204.86.62.254)
on: Thu Sep 9 11:28:00 EDT 2004
Good one in the morning(don't know whether its an old edition on the net)
From TOI..
16 Parade even though parade has been cancelled (4,3)
Show off (I think is the answer...parade means to exhibit and also parade cancelled means show off) ; lovely confusing language..english.
The crossy can be found here :
http://www.timesofindia.com/today/xwgif.html
- From: clueman (@ rasharyana035.220.56.202.touchtelindia.net)
on: Mon Sep 13 18:11:37 EDT 2004
one is not intelligent or amusing,unfortunately(9).
IGNORAMUS-an unintelligent person.It is an anagram of or amusing(key for anagram is unfortunately).
virile Chinese leader suppressing church(5).
MACHO-virile.Chinese leader-MAO .Church-CH.
involve volunteer troops in border rising(6).
ENTAIL-involve.volunteer troops -TA(territorial army).
border-LINE(rising makes it ENIL).
ridicules trial examinations(5).
MOCKS(synonymous to ridicules and trial exams).
clueman
- From: clueman (@ rasharyana077.213.56.202.touchtelindia.net)
on: Fri Sep 17 10:25:12 EDT 2004
Hibernian flag seen over hospital(5)
IRISH-Hibernian. Flag-Iris. hospital-H
Attempt to secure one pound for hat(6)
TRILBY-hat. Try-attempt. one-I . pound- lb
Guess tie’s sorted , game over!(8)
ESTIMATE-guess. Ties sorted-esti . game over-mate(check mate)
I blacken the name of a Corsican, perhaps.(8)
ISLANDER-Corsican(perhaps leads you to think about the category to which Corsican belongs.Corsica is an island).I-I . blacken-slander.
- From: Cygnus (@ pcp04465516pcs.trnrsv01.nj.comcast.net)
on: Fri Sep 17 12:46:49 EDT 2004
Crowned head surprisingly up-to-date with change of government (4,1,4)
C -crowned head + uptodate = coup d'etat
- From: quake (@ 202.68.154.144)
on: Fri Sep 17 14:20:02 EDT 2004
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- From: clueman (@ rasharyana133.213.56.202.touchtelindia.net)
on: Mon Sep 27 11:00:29 EDT 2004
Vehicle a doctor used, pinched by such a braggart (10).
SCARAMOUCH-braggart
CAR-vehicle. AMO- a doctor. Pinched by such-caramo put into such.
Piece of furniture removed from European capital (4).
SOFA-piece of furniture. The letter I is removed from SOFIA (Bulgarian capital).
For Leonardo, virtually everything is unsophisticated (10).
PROVINCIAL-unsophisticated. PRO-for. Leonardo(de vinci) –VINCI.
AL-Virtually everything(all).
Georgia , upper class girl showing awkwardness (9).
GAUCHERIE-awkwardness. GA –Georgia. U-upper class .
CHERIE- girl .
- From: clueman (@ 202.56.216.81)
on: Sun Oct 3 02:00:12 EDT 2004
Letter –box? I won’t go into that (5,4)
LOWER CASE (I is always upper case and ‘won’t go into the lower case’ . case is also box.)
Have the landed gentry become so unpretentious? (4-2-5)
DOWN-TO-EARTH...UNPRETETIOUS.
Relation to the landed gentry is a pun.
Surprising revelation as lids are raised(3-6)
EYE-OPENER....Surprising revelation.
Lids are raised when we see this in a physical sense.
clueman
- From: clueman (@ rasharyana179.214.56.202.touchtelindia.net)
on: Sat Oct 9 22:58:49 EDT 2004
Unscrupulous duplicity’s not occupying high ground(3-5 )
LOW-LYING-not occupying high ground.
LOW-unscrupulous.LYING-duplicity.
Have objective that aids the opposition(3,4)
OWN GOAL- that aids the opposition.OWN-have.GOAL-objective.
Entertainment not just associated with female(7)
FUNFAIR- Entertainment .F-female.UNFAIR-not just(unjust).
Here is the very person to speak about Satan(4,2,3,5).
TALK OF THE DEVIL- to speak about Satan. Talk of the devil and he is there!
Clueman
- From: clueman (@ 210.212.92.101)
on: Mon Nov 1 22:31:45 EST 2004
RR,
Could you move this to the misc section in the new forum ?
clueman.
- From: RR (@ cache8.156ce.maxonline.com.sg)
on: Tue Nov 2 05:36:20 EST 2004
Done.
http://forumhub.lunarpages.com/hub/t176.html
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