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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 8, 2023 22:07:58 GMT
Football team left with final message (4,4) I shuddered filling it in.  |
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Post by str8outtahampton on Jul 9, 2023 1:43:25 GMT
Football team left with final message (4,4) I shuddered filling it in. Lol out extremely loud! I did that very crossword. I doubt I finished it as The Guardian can be extremely cryptic, but that clue I did get. I tend to take a different view on these matters, so my shudder factor was low if not non-existent. Excellent clue! |
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 10, 2023 17:54:45 GMT
Football team left with final message (4,4) I shuddered filling it in. You can describe this team when a rodent chases an Irishman into a locker (6,5) |
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Post by lordb on Jul 10, 2023 17:57:12 GMT
I can't work out cryptic clues to save my life
Have absolutely no idea how people do it
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 10, 2023 18:06:38 GMT
I can't work out cryptic clues to save my life Have absolutely no idea how people do it I used to feel the same but one day I resolved to figure it out and with and a bit of research and practice it doesn't take that long to get the hang of it. A lot of the clues follow very similar patterns. |
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Post by sticky on Jul 10, 2023 18:09:17 GMT
I can't work out cryptic clues to save my life Have absolutely no idea how people do it Im the same, look at them and my mind goes completely blank, then start thinking of something else. Exactly the same with Anagrams |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 10, 2023 18:24:51 GMT
I can't work out cryptic clues to save my life Have absolutely no idea how people do it I started when one of the ‘worthy broadsheets’ did a week of clue ‘splaining. It is a language in some respects and you get used to the ‘accents’ of setters. Muddle/mix/recipe (for e.g) may mean your looking for an anagram so look for something in the clue that has that many letters. Dames recipe for honey drinks….Meads The answer is usually at the start/finish of the clue. First road leads to a place in Staffordshire (5) Place in Staffs, first (one) road-street=St Answer…… Look for other meanings. Is sinister Alfred Hitchcock…..or left? Mot sure I’m explaining this well  |
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Post by sticky on Jul 10, 2023 18:29:33 GMT
I can't work out cryptic clues to save my life Have absolutely no idea how people do it I started when one of the ‘worthy broadsheets’ did a week of clue ‘splaining. It is a language in some respects and you get used to the ‘accents’ of setters. Muddle/mix/recipe (for e.g) may mean your looking for an anagram so look for something in the clue that has that many letters. Dames recipe for honey drinks….Meads The answer is usually at the start/finish of the clue. First road leads to a place in Staffordshire (5) Place in Staffs, first (one) road-street=St Answer…… Look for other meanings. Is sinister Alfred Hitchcock…..or left? Mot sure I’m explaining this well I’ve just read that 5 times and have no clue what you’re on about! Appreciate you trying though👍🏻😂 |
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Post by sticky on Jul 10, 2023 18:30:18 GMT
What was the football team one?
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 10, 2023 19:06:35 GMT
What was the football team one? Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin |
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Post by sticky on Jul 10, 2023 19:13:35 GMT
What was the football team one? Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin 👍🏻I’d never of gotten that! |
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Post by elystokie on Jul 10, 2023 19:30:38 GMT
What was the football team one? Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin Wherever I've worked there's been people fanatical about the Telegraph crossword, some of them have fair wizzed through it. Might as well be in heirogliphics as far as I'm concerned 🤷🏻 |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 10, 2023 19:36:06 GMT
Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin Wherever I've worked there's been people fanatical about the Telegraph crossword, some of them have fair wizzed through it. Might as well be in heirogliphics as far as I'm concerned 🤷🏻 Telegraph was the one I learned on. The only free one now of the dailies is the Gruaniad which was where I saw the fail clue. |
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jul 10, 2023 19:52:44 GMT
Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin 👍🏻I’d never of gotten that! Don't bother opening GAWAs Social Deduction Forum Game thread then. |
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Post by stokefc on Jul 10, 2023 20:02:40 GMT
The only reason i thought it was Port Vale was because it was on here and it was (4,4) the clue was just gobbledegook
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jul 10, 2023 20:06:22 GMT
What was the football team one? Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin Do the Guardian Cryptic online every morning, got that straight away. |
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Post by sticky on Jul 10, 2023 20:08:55 GMT
👍🏻I’d never of gotten that! Don't bother opening GAWAs Social Deduction Forum Game thread then. 😁I did have a glance at that thread |
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 10, 2023 20:15:30 GMT
Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin Do the Guardian Cryptic online every morning, got that straight away. Did you get the one I made up in response above?  |
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Post by napperwainwright on Jul 10, 2023 20:34:55 GMT
Football team left with final message (4,4) I shuddered filling it in. I suppose "Shitheads" from North Staffordshire would have been too easy and not really cryptic at all. |
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Post by gawa on Jul 10, 2023 20:38:35 GMT
I can't work out cryptic clues to save my life Have absolutely no idea how people do it I started when one of the ‘worthy broadsheets’ did a week of clue ‘splaining. It is a language in some respects and you get used to the ‘accents’ of setters. Muddle/mix/recipe (for e.g) may mean your looking for an anagram so look for something in the clue that has that many letters. Dames recipe for honey drinks….Meads The answer is usually at the start/finish of the clue. First road leads to a place in Staffordshire (5) Place in Staffs, first (one) road-street=St Answer…… Look for other meanings. Is sinister Alfred Hitchcock…..or left? Mot sure I’m explaining this well Not gonna lie but I'm even more confused now after reading this lol |
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Jul 10, 2023 20:46:16 GMT
Why do I understand less about cryptic crosswords than before I opened this thread?
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Post by foster on Jul 10, 2023 20:49:47 GMT
Why do I understand less about cryptic crosswords than before I opened this thread? I don't get them. I'd love to try them but I just don't understand how they work. Which is strange because I'm super intelligent. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 10, 2023 20:53:05 GMT
They aren’t worth wasting your time on unless you’re a purple haired, swivel eyed woke bum with nothing else to do in between acting like a zombie in the middle of the road whilst being bankrolled by your middle class parents
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jul 10, 2023 20:54:30 GMT
Do the Guardian Cryptic online every morning, got that straight away. Did you get the one I made up in response above? Missed it. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 10, 2023 20:55:40 GMT
Port Vale "left" on a ship is PORT "with" "a final message" is VALE, which is a way of saying goodbye in Latin Do the Guardian Cryptic online every morning, got that straight away. What was it? “Tory Scum”? |
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 10, 2023 21:06:36 GMT
Why do I understand less about cryptic crosswords than before I opened this thread? I don't get them. I'd love to try them but I just don't understand how they work. Which is strange because I'm super intelligent. Adopt a child set for a mix-up (6) I'm rather enjoying this |
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Post by napperwainwright on Jul 10, 2023 21:11:44 GMT
I don't get them. I'd love to try them but I just don't understand how they work. Which is strange because I'm super intelligent. Adopt a child set for a mix-up (6) I'm rather enjoying this Forest? |
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 10, 2023 21:12:43 GMT
Adopt a child set for a mix-up (6) I'm rather enjoying this Forest? So near and yet so far! (look at the name of the poster)  |
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Post by napperwainwright on Jul 10, 2023 21:16:44 GMT
So near and yet so far! (look at the name of the poster) Whoosh |
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Post by foster on Jul 10, 2023 21:18:07 GMT
I don't get them. I'd love to try them but I just don't understand how they work. Which is strange because I'm super intelligent. Adopt a child set for a mix-up (6) I'm rather enjoying this Clay dishery needing anal release? |
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