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===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain #1194114
08/18/19 01:47 PM
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welcome By way of reminder, the object of this game is to solve (and briefly explain) the clue presented by the previous poster and then set your own clue.

Anything from the (worldwide) crossword arena is acceptable by way of clue style, but if you stray too far from the pure path beware the scourge of... Pandora's WET NOODLE! eek witch

The puzzle could be an old favourite or something of your own making. Don't be shy: this is for everyone, not just the old hands!

For those unfamiliar with crossword clues who want to give it a try, there is plenty of guidance online and a quite entertaining and instructive book (not just for beginners) available from amazon http://www.amazon.com/The-Times-Crack-Cryptic-Crosswords/dp/0007546521/ref=dp_ob_image_bk and no doubt elsewhere, and for those who like British Crosswords you may like to try these (which are free): http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords and https://www.ft.com/crossword.

There is nothing to prevent (say) a couple of related clues if offering a single clue cramps your style.

If there are multiple answers involved, there is no restriction against one person solving all and the solver of the final clue/part is the one who goes next.

Obviously you need to await confirmation of a correct answer before posting your own puzzle, but please then do so reasonably promptly: if having answered correctly you are not going to be able to set a follow-up clue within about the next 18 hours, please pass your turn to someone else so that the game does not stall.

To save the poor demented solvers from excessive brain damage hardwall , you should consider revealing one letter of the answer when the question is set, unless the answer is very short/easy so that provision of a letter hint at the outset would spoil the sport!

If no-one is biting within about 24 hours you should start dropping additional hints, and to try to give everyone a fair crack of the whip, the immediately previous setter is asked not to post a solution to the current clue within the first 24 hours.

Constructive criticism and cheerful badinage are to be expected, not to mention a certain amount of national rivalry, but above all, have a bit of fun. dance

The weighty trophy to be passed to whoever solves your clue is the jewel-encrusted CanukDenis Memorial Championship Belt
===[**CDM**]=== praise

This thread is so named in honour of our late dear friend Denis Borris (aka CanukDenis) who was an ever cheerful and quick-witted presence on this forum, posting many an iffy crypt just to stir the pot, and intrigued by all things linguistic, mathematical and beyond.
RIP CD - we hold you in our hearts as we play on!
urock

next clue to follow shortly, courtesy of current title holder Demosthenes...

Last edited by Lex; 09/25/19 04:09 AM.

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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194375
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Father, exhausted, sets out recycled paper. (10)

Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194396
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Pa / limp / sest smile

Wasted a lotta time trying to use "recycled" as an anagram indicator hardwall


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194397
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Wow...that was a real toughie, Rog praise

I was trying to recycle portions of the clue too. lol I've never heard of palimpsest before!


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194403
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Knew the word, but only very vaguely what it meant... smile


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194408
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(It seemed appropriate for the first in a new thread! wink )

Bravo, Rog! And on it goes ===[**CDM**]===

Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194432
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Thanks, Demosthenes - one belt received!

One that me and Mrs Worrier had a giggle at:

Eccentric shell (7) - three vowels


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194446
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Has to be nutcase (like most of us on GB...) - double def lol


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194450
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Originally Posted by Lex
Has to be nutcase (like most of us on GB...) lol


You might think that, Lex - I couldn't possibly comment lol ===[**CDM**]===


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194455
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Thank you: this is one which we thought quite neat in a recent puzzle, although I may soon be shamed/spurred by Demosthenes's efforts into producing more clues of my own... blackkitty

Not interested in what unpaid creditors will do? (9) - not an e to be seen


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194515
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Direct on the left vccvcvvvc smile

Last edited by Lex; 08/23/19 12:47 AM.

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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194528
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incurious (incur IOUs) rolleyes lol

Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194536
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You nailed it: ==={**CDM**]=== thumbsup


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194553
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Big brother begins brandishing bay backpack beside boy (14)

Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194619
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5 vowels, no e's.

Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194625
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Brobdingnagian lol

But I can't fully break it down.

big - direct
bro - brother
b - begins brandishing
ding - bay (niche)
nag
ian - boy?


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194652
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Spectacular solve, Sue!

The iffy parts:

din = bay
gnag = backpack (gang.....backwards) whistle

To the vic(tim?) go the spoils: ===[**CDM**]===

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Thank you! That was a brobdingnagian clue, Demosthenes. grin

Hot actor gets part of hero (6,3)


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194692
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Double def


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194717
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Okay, maybe the term is a bit dated, but so are we! Here's the count: cvvcvc cvc


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194733
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I am struggling to know quite what to look for here, as a simple double def seems to suggest the name of an actor which is also the leading role: however, "simple" is not usually part of Sue's vocabulary when it comes to puzzles...

Although this is not twenty questions/who am I, is this a synonym for leading man/heartthrob or a specific heroic role? headscratch

(Perhaps surprisingly, it does not appear to have anything to do with James T Kirk lol )

Last edited by Lex; 08/26/19 01:51 AM.

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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194753
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The answer is not the name of an actor, no matter how fine or Kirk-like he may be. The word "hero" has many meanings and "gets" is only for readability. grin


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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194765
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Well, there goes my theory that the answer was some sort of ham...

Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194767
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Looked in the mirror and thought "heartthrob" (take the "t" away and you get "Hearth Rob", a hot actor) ??????

Know if doesn't fit for length or vcs, but anywhere near?

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Re: ===[**CDM**]=== crossword clue chain [Re: Lex] #1194784
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Demosthenes got the second word! lol

Really, the answer could also be (5,3)

And Rog, I know you're a handsome devil, but you're not the answer. kissy


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