Author Topic: Crosswords (Read 10964 times)

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #75 on:** June 10, 2018, 01:12:11 PM »

Hi Susan,

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Having walked my 4.7 miles - still a bit slower than I used to! - I am now looking at the solutions to yesterday's Quick. 2 across was Calmer. The answer is STILLER - now that is a dreadful word, which I doubt anyone ever uses. Huh!

I can see I'll have to have a mental file for: suffering = DISTRESS with or without suffix; ruin = WRECK and add to it for the words that come up regularly under various guises.

Or, as Joshua Foer finds out, in the book I have nearly come to the end of, about the Memory Championships a 'palace'.

Hi Susan. 4.7 miles eh? I’m impressed!

I don’t mind “stiller” too much – crossword answers are often fairly arcane. Re “distressed” after a while you find you refer automatically to associated words. “Hair” for example immediately makes me think, “tress’, “lock” (good for ambiguous meanings that one), “curl”, “perm”, “bangs” (now there’s an old-fashioned word!) etc. It’s a pretty useless for any practical purposes of course, but I even find myself mentally working out puns, anagrams and the like sometimes just because a word strikes my fancy.

Odd really. By contrast, numbers might as well be in Cantonese for me – no resonances at all. Ah well.

Robbie · « **Reply #76 on:** June 10, 2018, 01:17:44 PM »

I also love 'bar of soap' as clue for the Rovers and like crosswords but what has brought me to this thread is the description of BHS's last night's dinner! Lovely (tho' I no longer eat fish or flesh, can still appreciate it second hand). Hadn't heard of Nick Nairn before.

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #77 on:** June 10, 2018, 02:04:13 PM »

Hi Robbie,

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I also love 'bar of soap' as clue for the Rovers and like crosswords but what has brought me to this thread is the description of BHS's last night's dinner! Lovely (tho' I no longer eat fish or flesh, can still appreciate it second hand). Hadn't heard of Nick Nairn before.

He’s very good – his books tend to be my go-to ones when I fancy doing something a bit cheffy for a dinner party, esp fish. Halibut is a lovely firm fish anyway (and no bones!) so you’re off to a good start just there. The sauce is a bit of a faff – lots of sweating shallots & mushrooms, reducing white wine, then fish stock etc but al worth it in the end I think. Oh, and don’t even think of using unsmoked bacon for the lardons in the bed of cabbage the fish sits on!

Maybe you could break your veggie “duck” just this once…?

Here’s a link if you’re interested:

https://plus.google.com/107346167256278601901/posts/YehR1hUXpUG

SusanDoris · « **Reply #78 on:** June 10, 2018, 02:21:11 PM »

bluehillside

A question regarding the folowing clue: Is it an anagram of wad of notes? But please don't tell me the answer yet!
29 across: Person handling money could make fortune returning wad of notes (10)

The reason it would help to work out this one is that, when I printed the crossword, it printed this clue on a separate page!

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #79 on:** June 10, 2018, 02:28:17 PM »

Hi Susan.

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A question regarding the folowing clue: Is it an anagram of wad of notes? But please don't tell me the answer yet!
29 across: Person handling money could make fortune returning wad of notes (10)

The reason it would help to work out this one is that, when I printed the crossword, it printed this clue on a separate page!

No!

(Think political office...)

Robbie · « **Reply #80 on:** June 10, 2018, 02:46:37 PM »

Prudential?

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #81 on:** June 10, 2018, 02:51:09 PM »

Robbie,

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Prudential?

No. What's a "wad of notes" that's "returned"?

Robbie · « **Reply #82 on:** June 10, 2018, 02:57:17 PM »

chancellor

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #83 on:** June 10, 2018, 02:59:31 PM »

Robbie,

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chancellor

SSSHHHHHH!!

SusanDoris · « **Reply #84 on:** June 10, 2018, 03:54:16 PM »

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 02:28:17 PM

Hi Susan.

No!

(Think political office...)

Phew! Think I've got it. As soon as I read that, I thought Chancellor, but then it has taken me the rest of the intervening time to work out that the llor at the end makes roll if returned. Is the chance bit anything to do with Monopoly?!

some years ago, on the jREF (now IS) forum, there was a most interesting discussion about space, time and relativity and one of the posters at the time, Sol Invictus, if I remember correctly, who was a Physics Professor at a US University, wrote a very long post in response to a point. I listened with concentration all the way through and at the end thought it was possible I had just about picked up the gist, although of course I'd never have been able to put it into words! I was going to respond with words of admiration, but read on ... ... and the next post was: 'Brain 'asplodes'. That was just so funny and quite a few others echoed that sentiment!It still makes me smile now.

Especially in connection with these cryptic clues!!

ETA: Fortunately, I did not see the above exchange between you and Robbie!
Plus second edit to put e in I've

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #85 on:** June 10, 2018, 04:03:06 PM »

Susan,

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Phew! Think I'v got it. As soon as I read that, I thought Chancellor, but then it has taken me the rest of the intervening time to work out that the llor at the end makes roll if returned. Is the chance bit anything to do with Monopoly?!

No, the CHANCE is just a synonym for “fortune” I think. I must admit I came at it backwards too – the “roll reversed” bit first, then tried to work out what word would have a “llor”

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some years ago, on the jREF (now IS) forum, there was a most interesting discussion about space, time and relativity and one of the posters at the time, Sol Invictus, if I remember correctly, who was a Physics Professor at a US University, wrote a very long post in response to a point. I listened with concentration all the way through and at the end thought it was possible I had just about picked up the gist, although of course I'd never have been able to put it into words! I was going to respond with words of admiration, but read on ... ... and the next post was: 'Brain 'asplodes'. That was just so funny and quite a few others echoed that sentiment!It still makes me smile now.

Especially in connection with these cryptic clues!!

Hmmm…even I would struggle to find a clue for that one I think…

I don’t have access to the Torygraph I’m afraid (I think it’s behind a pay wall) but by all means try me if you get really stumped. I can't promise to know the answer, but I'll give it a go.

SusanDoris · « **Reply #86 on:** June 10, 2018, 04:19:14 PM »

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 04:03:06 PM

Susan,

No, the CHANCE is just a synonym for “fortune” I think. I must admit I came at it backwards too – the “roll reversed” bit first, then tried to work out what word would have a “llor”

Hmmm…even I would struggle to find a clue for that one I think…

I don’t have access to the Torygraph I’m afraid (I think it’s behind a pay wall) but by all means try me if you get really stumped. I can't promise to know the answer, but I'll give it a go.

Yes, it is £4.99 a month to subscribe to the crosswords page. Worth it for me, though.
And thank you for your help.

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #87 on:** June 10, 2018, 04:25:09 PM »

Susan,

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Yes, it is £4.99 a month to subscribe to the crosswords page. Worth it for me, though.
And thank you for your help.

No, thank you. I enjoy attempting them

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #88 on:** June 10, 2018, 04:29:32 PM »

PS Susan,

How about this one:

1ac ( 8 )

SusanDoris · « **Reply #89 on:** June 10, 2018, 04:47:53 PM »

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 04:29:32 PM

PS Susan,

How about this one:

1ac ( 8 )

As I'm sure you havn't missed out the clue, I imagine that 1 ac is the clue itself!! I'll go away and think about it ...

The first thing to spring to mind is ACROSTIC

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #90 on:** June 10, 2018, 05:00:13 PM »

Susan,

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As I'm sure you havn't missed out the clue, I imagine that 1 ac is the clue itself!! I'll go away and think about it ...

The first thing to spring to mind is ACROSTIC

Actually the 1 ac is irrelevant. It could be any across or down clue, but it's still just ( 8 ).

SusanDoris · « **Reply #91 on:** June 10, 2018, 05:17:19 PM »

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 05:00:13 PM

Susan,

Actually the 1 ac is irrelevant. It could be any across or down clue, but it's still just ( 8 ).

So: CONSUMED ? I bet that's wrong.

Can I have a hint, please, for: Set up where house might be at start of race (7)
It ends with L - one of those from CHANCELLOR Then that'll be enough for today!

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #92 on:** June 10, 2018, 05:25:44 PM »

Susan,

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So: CONSUMED ? I bet that's wrong.

It's CLUELESS.

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Can I have a hint, please, for: Set up where house might be at start of race (7)
It ends with L - one of those from CHANCELLOR Then that'll be enough for today!

Hmmm...let me think...

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #93 on:** June 10, 2018, 05:28:43 PM »

Susan,

I admit I'm struggling here. Are you sure about the wording of the clue?

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #94 on:** June 10, 2018, 05:35:57 PM »

Susan,

Could that "house" be "horse" by any chance?

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #95 on:** June 10, 2018, 05:57:43 PM »

Hi again Susan.

OK, I have to do some food prep (lemon chicken bake since you ask) so will sign off for a bit. I'm pretty sure that "house" should be "horse" and, if it is, think of the answer as two words (2,5) that describe where a horse is at the beginning of a race. Then join those words together. That's all I can think of that makes sense in any case.

SusanDoris · « **Reply #96 on:** June 10, 2018, 06:13:56 PM »

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 05:25:44 PM

Susan,

It's CLUELESS.

LOL! I've just phoned my neighbour and passed that on. Made her laugh too!

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 05:28:43 PM

Susan,

I admit I'm struggling here. Are you sure about the wording of the clue?

Oh dear, I've just put the magnification up quite a bit higher and peered a bit more closely and, as it should be, the word is horse. My apologies, I should have done that earlier. I mean, I thought of install but couldn't work out what the house had to do with it.

ETA: Have now seen #94 and #95 ...

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #97 on:** June 10, 2018, 08:49:51 PM »

Hi Susan,

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LOL! I've just phoned my neighbour and passed that on. Made her laugh too!

Glad you (and your neighbour) liked it!

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Oh dear, I've just put the magnification up quite a bit higher and peered a bit more closely and, as it should be, the word is horse. My apologies, I should have done that earlier. I mean, I thought of install but couldn't work out what the house had to do with it.

ETA: Have now seen #94 and #95 ..

Blimey girl – you ask for hints about crossword clues and then throw me a curved ball by giving me the wrong clues!

Nah, just kidding. By all means keep ‘em coming whenever you like - I can’t promise to have the answers, but I’m always willing to give it a go. What’s your next plan – giving them to me in Cantonese?

SusanDoris · « **Reply #98 on:** June 11, 2018, 09:11:29 AM »

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 08:49:51 PM

Hi Susan,

Glad you (and your neighbour) liked it!

Blimey girl – you ask for hints about crossword clues and then throw me a curved ball by giving me the wrong clues!

Nah, just kidding. By all means keep ‘em coming whenever you like - I can’t promise to have the answers, but I’m always willing to give it a go. What’s your next plan – giving them to me in Cantonese?

Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on June 10, 2018, 08:49:51 PM

Hi Susan,

Glad you (and your neighbour) liked it!

Blimey girl – you ask for hints about crossword clues and then throw me a curved ball by giving me the wrong clues!

Nah, just kidding. By all means keep ‘em coming whenever you like - I can’t promise to have the answers, but I’m always willing to give it a go. What’s your next plan – giving them to me in Cantonese?
T

I have done a bit of counting: 225 squares, 43 black (white for me since I use white on black on the CCTV) so 162 to be filled in. So far 48 remain blank, so I seem to have about two-thirds done.

Clue: A military alliance film person dealing with bodiees (9)
I think the answer is ANATOMIST because I know that third is A, fifth is O and last is T but can you just say if it is right or wrong, please If it is right, I'm not sure why!

bluehillside Retd. · « **Reply #99 on:** June 11, 2018, 09:22:31 AM »

Hi Susan,

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I have done a bit of counting: 225 squares, 43 black (white for me since I use white on black on the CCTV) so 162 to be filled in. So far 48 remain blank, so I seem to have about two-thirds done.

Clue: A military alliance film person dealing with bodiees (9)
I think the answer is ANATOMIST because I know that third is A, fifth is O and last is T but can you just say if it is right or wrong, please If it is right, I'm not sure why!

Yup, spot on. The clue gives you the initial "A". The military alliance is "NATO". A film is a "MIST". Put them together and you have a person who deals with bodies.

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Author Topic: Crosswords (Read 10964 times)