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Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:52 am
Some recycled.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
2. Figure out a means of escape. (7)
3. Pigs cooked and served with mash at the meal. (9)
4. Season well and stir. (10)
5. Company will end, end, end. ( 8 )
6. Baffled deer? Baffled deer. ( 8 )
7. Dependent host. (10)
8. Moped, I greedily locked up from the elite. (9)
9. Concluding part for a physician in retrospect. (4)
10. Problem about university affected person. (6)
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
2. Figure out a means of escape. (7)
3. Pigs cooked and served with mash at the meal. (9)
4. Season well and stir. (10)
5. Company will end, end, end. ( 8 )
6. Baffled deer? Baffled deer. ( 8 )
7. Dependent host. (10)
8. Moped, I greedily locked up from the elite. (9)
9. Concluding part for a physician in retrospect. (4)
10. Problem about university affected person. (6)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by Hellsangel Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:11 pm
indophile wrote:Some recycled.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
2. Figure out a means of escape. (7)
3. Pigs cooked and served with mash at the meal. (9)
4. Season well and stir. (10)
5. Company will end, end, end. ( 8 )
6. Baffled deer? Baffled deer. ( 8 )
7. Dependent host. (10) CONTINGENT
8. Moped, I greedily locked up from the elite. (9) PEDIGREE
9. Concluding part for a physician in retrospect. (4) CODA
10. Problem about university affected person. (6) POSE U R
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:03 pm
7. CONTINGENT-dd
8. PEDIGREE-hid
9. CODA (A DOC-rev)
10. POSE(U)R
--- are all correct.
8. PEDIGREE-hid
9. CODA (A DOC-rev)
10. POSE(U)R
--- are all correct.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:38 pm
No.PseudoIntellectual wrote:6. BEWILDER?
hint: One of the deers is anagrammed.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by Guest Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:57 pm
indophile wrote:No.PseudoIntellectual wrote:6. BEWILDER?
hint: One of the deers is anagrammed.
HINDERED? (HIND (meaning deer) + anag of DEER)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by charvaka Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:12 pm
5. Collapse. Co for company + ll for will + apse for end
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by Guest Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:00 pm
4. Season well and stir. (10)
GALVANIZES? (Dbl Defn)
GALVANIZES? (Dbl Defn)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:57 pm
blabberwock wrote:indophile wrote:No.PseudoIntellectual wrote:6. BEWILDER?
hint: One of the deers is anagrammed.
HINDERED? (HIND (meaning deer) + anag of DEER)
Correct
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:59 pm
charvaka wrote:5. Collapse. Co for company + ll for will + apse for end
COLLAPSE is correct, but the explanation goes, CO (company) +L (end letter of will) + LAPSE (end)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:01 pm
blabberwock wrote:4. Season well and stir. (10)
GALVANIZES? (Dbl Defn)
NO.
hint: It's A+B
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:03 pm
Update.
5 through 10 are solved.
1 through 4 remain.
5 through 10 are solved.
1 through 4 remain.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by Guest Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:56 am
2. Figure out a means of escape. (7)
GETAWAY? (GET A WAY)
GETAWAY? (GET A WAY)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:10 am
blabberwock wrote:2. Figure out a means of escape. (7)
GETAWAY? (GET A WAY)
Yes
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:31 am
Update and change in Clue # 1 (changed "stir" to "turn"). Also hints are provided.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint: homophone
3. Pigs cooked and served with mash at the meal. (9)
hint: A+B and anagrams
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint: A+B
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint: homophone
3. Pigs cooked and served with mash at the meal. (9)
hint: A+B and anagrams
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint: A+B
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:38 pm
More hints:
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint1 - homophone; hint2 - think of one word that means "don't make waves."
3. Pigs cooked and served with mash at the meal. (9)
hint1- A+B and anagrams; hint2 - the meal here is pasta
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint1 - A+B; hint2 - synonyms for "well" and "turn" and do an A+B on them.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint1 - homophone; hint2 - think of one word that means "don't make waves."
3. Pigs cooked and served with mash at the meal. (9)
hint1- A+B and anagrams; hint2 - the meal here is pasta
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint1 - A+B; hint2 - synonyms for "well" and "turn" and do an A+B on them.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by Hellsangel Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:51 pm
PseudoIntellectual wrote:3. SPAGHETTI- PIGS+TATE?? ANAG?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:15 pm
SPAGHETTI for # 3 is correct. But the explanation goes -
Cooked means anagram-PIGS,served with = added to, mash is anagram - AT THE.
Thus it is (PIGS) - anag + (AT THE) - anag
Cooked means anagram-PIGS,served with = added to, mash is anagram - AT THE.
Thus it is (PIGS) - anag + (AT THE) - anag
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:24 pm
#s 1 and 4 remain. I will provide the answers tomorrow if not solved.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint1 - homophone; hint2 - think of one word that means "don't make waves."
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint1 - A+B; hint2 - find suitable synonyms for "well" and "turn" and do an A+B on them.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint1 - homophone; hint2 - think of one word that means "don't make waves."
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint1 - A+B; hint2 - find suitable synonyms for "well" and "turn" and do an A+B on them.
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by indophile Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:14 am
ANSWERS for 1 & 4.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint1 - homophone; hint2 - think of one word that means "don't make waves."
CONFORM/CONFIRM
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint1 - A+B; hint2 - find suitable synonyms for "well" and "turn" and do an A+B on them.
SPRINGTIME (SPRING+TIME)
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint1 - homophone; hint2 - think of one word that means "don't make waves."
CONFORM/CONFIRM
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint1 - A+B; hint2 - find suitable synonyms for "well" and "turn" and do an A+B on them.
SPRINGTIME (SPRING+TIME)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
by Guest Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:31 am
indophile wrote:ANSWERS for 1 & 4.
1. Accept the order and don’t make waves. (7)
hint1 - homophone; hint2 - think of one word that means "don't make waves."
CONFORM/CONFIRM
4. Season well and turn. (10)
hint1 - A+B; hint2 - find suitable synonyms for "well" and "turn" and do an A+B on them.
SPRINGTIME (SPRING+TIME)
Hmm..both are a bit too creative in their interpretations. Not tight!
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