Are you, in fact, a pregnant lady who lives in the apartment next door to Superdeath's parents? - Commodore
Create an account  
Realms Beyond Forum     Gaming     The Gaming Table     Cryptic Crossword Clues

 
Cryptic Crossword Clues

#131
June 7th, 2011, 03:59
zakalwe Offline
Colin
Posts: 7,902
Threads: 13
Joined: Aug 2006
34. Restored spoilage in order to discover noxious weeds. (8)
If you know what I mean.
Find
Reply

#132
June 7th, 2011, 04:06
zakalwe Offline
Colin
Posts: 7,902
Threads: 13
Joined: Aug 2006
Going crazy with the anagram indicators for a while there... I'll try to tone it down a bit. smile
If you know what I mean.
Find
Reply

#133
June 7th, 2011, 04:29
zakalwe Offline
Colin
Posts: 7,902
Threads: 13
Joined: Aug 2006
zakalwe Wrote:N. Bedstraw carers are absent without leave (8) (not solved!)

defector - anagram of "cotfeed" + r

"Carers" seems a little strange as an anagram indicator. "Careers" would work, but that would damage the surface reading.
If you know what I mean.
Find
Reply

#134
June 7th, 2011, 04:34
novice Offline
Fighter
Posts: 13,563
Threads: 49
Joined: Oct 2009
zakalwe Wrote:
defector - anagram of "cotfeed" + r

"Carers" seems a little strange as an anagram indicator. "Careers" would work, but that would damage the surface reading.

Incorrect.

This clue is fair, and you're off on a tangent, as planned. smile
I have to run.
Find
Reply

#135
June 7th, 2011, 04:50
zakalwe Offline
Colin
Posts: 7,902
Threads: 13
Joined: Aug 2006
I still assert I have a valid solution. :neenernee

Nothing wrong with "carers" as an anagram indicator! lol
If you know what I mean.
Find
Reply

#136
June 7th, 2011, 04:54
novice Offline
Fighter
Posts: 13,563
Threads: 49
Joined: Oct 2009
Well this was my reaction to your solution:

http://tinyurl.com/3u5k53c

Followed by huh

EDIT: I think I see what you're thinking, but that is taking indirection (at least) one step too far.
I have to run.
Find
Reply

#137
June 7th, 2011, 05:08
novice Offline
Fighter
Posts: 13,563
Threads: 49
Joined: Oct 2009
zakalwe Wrote:29. Literally went rogue facing force field barrier. (6) (not solved!)

Any hints on this one?
I have to run.
Find
Reply

#138
June 7th, 2011, 05:18
zakalwe Offline
Colin
Posts: 7,902
Threads: 13
Joined: Aug 2006
novice Wrote:Well this was my reaction to your solution:

http://tinyurl.com/3u5k53c

Followed by huh

lol As you probably guessed in your edit, my thinking was bed=cot and straw=feed.

novice Wrote:that is taking indirection (at least) one step too far.

Yeah, I'm glad we agree on that. smile

novice Wrote:Any hints on this one?

In a departure from many of the other puzzles, it requires a little bit of general knowledge.

(The above is straight talk, you don't need to solve another puzzle to reveal the hint.)
If you know what I mean.
Find
Reply

#139
June 7th, 2011, 05:37
zakalwe Offline
Colin
Posts: 7,902
Threads: 13
Joined: Aug 2006
zakalwe Wrote:N. Bedstraw carers are absent without leave (8) (not solved!)

Speaking of (not-so-)general knowledge...

cleavers (bedstraw=cleavers, carers are absent=crs, crs without leave=cleavers)

Edit:
Those shenanigans with carers are absent etc. were actually my first line of investigation but I kind of flunked on the botany part. smile
If you know what I mean.
Find
Reply

#140
June 7th, 2011, 05:42
novice Offline
Fighter
Posts: 13,563
Threads: 49
Joined: Oct 2009
Why would you need general knowledge when the clue spells things out for you? smile

I think I enjoy constructing sadistic clues more that solving them, though...
I have to run.
Find
Reply



Forum Jump: