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Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 10:01 am
- Hollow high&mighty section of the circle following the article, flipped, leading to chaos(7)
- Woman takes one and lies down initially offering defense (6)
- Texas lawman goes topless inviting ire (5)
- One guy at a time unit out of intention to control enterprise(10)
- Ruins penalty (7)
- Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6)
- Help! Noisy line following about southern leader (6)
- Bite, fold and make pretty under knife (3, 4)
- Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9)
- Nautical distance for sports group(6)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by garam_kuta Thu May 09, 2013 10:23 am
2. snoopy
3. propa
1. angel cj
6. pussy
8. boy iyer
3. propa
1. angel cj
6. pussy
8. boy iyer
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 10:39 am
garam_kuta wrote:2. snoopy
3. propa
1. angel cj
6. pussy
8. boy iyer
Ah! Frog-faced wussy Iyer boy back to being stalkeshwaran. Still obsessed with his stalkees.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by indophile Thu May 09, 2013 11:55 am
LEAGUE (dd)Hellsangel wrote:10. Nautical distance for sports group(6)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 11:56 am
indophile wrote:LEAGUE (dd)Hellsangel wrote:10. Nautical distance for sports group(6)
Yes
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by indophile Thu May 09, 2013 1:55 pm
DAMAGES (dd)Hellsangel wrote:5. Ruins penalty (7)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 1:55 pm
Yesindophile wrote:DAMAGES (dd)Hellsangel wrote:5. Ruins penalty (7)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 2:09 pm
1. Hollow high&mighty section of the circle following the article, flipped, leading to chaos(7)
ANARCHY [an, arch, hy]
2. Woman takes one and lies down initially offering defense (6)
SHEILD [she, i, l, d]
3. Texas lawman goes topless inviting ire (5)
ANGER [(H)anger]
5. Ruins penalty (7)
Damages [dd]
ANARCHY [an, arch, hy]
2. Woman takes one and lies down initially offering defense (6)
SHEILD [she, i, l, d]
3. Texas lawman goes topless inviting ire (5)
ANGER [(H)anger]
5. Ruins penalty (7)
Damages [dd]
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 2:12 pm
goodcitizn wrote:1. Hollow high&mighty section of the circle following the article, flipped, leading to chaos(7)
ANARCHY [an, arch, hy]
Yes
goodcitizn wrote:
2. Woman takes one and lies down initially offering defense (6)
SHEILD [she, i, l, d]
Yes. But wrong spelling
Yes. But wrong derivation.goodcitizn wrote:
3. Texas lawman goes topless inviting ire (5)
ANGER [(H)anger]
goodcitizn wrote:
5. Ruins penalty (7)
Damages [dd]
Yes
PS: Welcome back to Cryptics.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 2:13 pm
7. Help! Noisy line following about southern leader (6)
RESCUE [re, s, cue (noisy for queue)]
RESCUE [re, s, cue (noisy for queue)]
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 2:14 pm
goodcitizn wrote:7. Help! Noisy line following about southern leader (6)
RESCUE [re, s, cue (noisy for queue)]
Yes
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 2:17 pm
4. One guy at a time unit out of intention to control enterprise(10)
MANAGEMENT [man, age, me(a)nt]
MANAGEMENT [man, age, me(a)nt]
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 2:20 pm
goodcitizn wrote:4. One guy at a time unit out of intention to control enterprise(10)
MANAGEMENT [man, age, me(a)nt]
Yes
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 2:24 pm
Update. The following 3 remain:
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6)
8. Bite, fold and make pretty under knife (3, 4)
9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9)
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6)
8. Bite, fold and make pretty under knife (3, 4)
9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 2:38 pm
8. Bite, fold and make pretty under knife (3, 4)
NIP TUCK?
NIP TUCK?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 2:39 pm
goodcitizn wrote:8. Bite, fold and make pretty under knife (3, 4)
NIP TUCK?
Yes
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 2:54 pm
9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9)
TESTAMENT?
TESTAMENT?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 3:01 pm
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6)
DRAWLS?
DRAWLS?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 3:02 pm
goodcitizn wrote:9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9)
TESTAMENT?
No
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 3:02 pm
goodcitizn wrote:6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6)
DRAWLS?
No
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 3:11 pm
[quote="Hellsangel"][quote="goodcitizn"]6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6)
UTTERS? sounds like ute errs?
UTTERS? sounds like ute errs?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 3:13 pm
[quote="goodcitizn"][quote="Hellsangel"]
No. Getting close.
goodcitizn wrote:6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6)
UTTERS? sounds like ute errs?
No. Getting close.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by Hellsangel Thu May 09, 2013 4:47 pm
Update with hints. The following 2 remain:
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6) -- A + (B-C)
9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9) -- A + B +C
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6) -- A + (B-C)
9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9) -- A + B +C
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 8:51 pm
Hellsangel wrote:
9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9) -- A + B +C
JUSTIFIED? [just, if, ied]
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Thu May 09, 2013 9:13 pm
Hellsangel wrote:Yes. But wrong derivation.goodcitizn wrote:3. Texas lawman goes topless inviting ire (5)
ANGER [(H)anger]
Yes, should be [(R)anger]
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by bw Thu May 09, 2013 10:27 pm
goodcitizn wrote:Hellsangel wrote:
9. Very recently, conditional explosive had sufficient lawful reason (9) -- A + B +C
JUSTIFIED? [just, if, ied]
Yes.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by bw Thu May 09, 2013 10:38 pm
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6) -- A + (B-C)
hint: william tell
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Fri May 10, 2013 12:41 am
bw wrote:
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6) -- A + (B-C)
hint: william tell
ARCHER? [Arch+er(r)]
I originally thought of this but discarded since I considered the answer to end with the letter S (in par with "makes a mistake" and "shoots").
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by bw Fri May 10, 2013 3:08 am
goodcitizn wrote:bw wrote:
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6) -- A + (B-C)
hint: william tell
ARCHER? [Arch+er(r)]
I originally thought of this but discarded since I considered the answer to end with the letter S (in par with "makes a mistake" and "shoots").
yes. "shoots with a twang" is a rather creative definition of an archer.
no american TV fans among the cryptic crowd?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by indophile Fri May 10, 2013 7:56 am
Thanks for the nice set HA.
Can you post a set next week GC?
Can you post a set next week GC?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Fri May 10, 2013 8:16 am
bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:bw wrote:
6. Chief nearly makes a mistake and shoots with a twang(6) -- A + (B-C)
hint: william tell
ARCHER? [Arch+er(r)]
I originally thought of this but discarded since I considered the answer to end with the letter S (in par with "makes a mistake" and "shoots").
yes. "shoots with a twang" is a rather creative definition of an archer.
no american TV fans among the cryptic crowd?
I guess it must be like "dances with wolves" ! Sorry, I don't watch TV shows.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics 05/09
by goodcitizn Fri May 10, 2013 8:18 am
indophile wrote:Thanks for the nice set HA.
Can you post a set next week GC?
Whether it was HA or bw, the set was interesting. Thanks. I'll post the next one.
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