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Title: Cryptic City Post by harpanet on Mar 13th, 2004, 4:23am Romantic city, ideal for couples in need of a small adjustment. |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by Cathos on Mar 13th, 2004, 1:18pm Huh? |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by harpanet on Mar 13th, 2004, 1:24pm If you've done cryptic crossword puzzles before then its similar to one of those clues. The following definition is from Google: Cryptic: A clue or set of clues that do not give a direct meaning for the crossword. Rather, they give an indirect clue, making use of various plays on words. |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by guest on Mar 13th, 2004, 1:48pm Isn't it just a little early for a visit? That may be ideal for couples, but there's another city for those who go alone (confused?). |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by guest on Mar 13th, 2004, 10:03pm To make it even more confused: Go where you first took a poem back originally, It's cosmopolitan at first, but ultimately narrow. I visited the heart of the city last autumn. But stay away from the place the nasty bugs end up. |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by guest on Mar 15th, 2004, 8:38am No guesses? Maybe I should explain that my posts give clues to 6 other cities, and they all have something in common with harpanet's. |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by Noke Lieu on Mar 17th, 2004, 7:39pm Okay- picked that they were cities. Number of letters? Please? Would have been tempted to say harpnet's was madrid. MA(r to d)RIeD... But that's terrible. Better clue for madrid would be along City takes two degrees and security pass ergo, it isn't Mardid |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by guest on Mar 17th, 2004, 8:27pm I'll leave harpanet's puzzle to him. Here are some clues to mine: city for those who go alone (confused?). [hide]4 letters[/hide] To make it even more confused: [hide]focus on the end of the line. 4 letters[/hide] Go where you first took a poem back originally, [hide]this one has two parts; the last few words will probably only make sense to someone who has done a lot of crossword puzzles. Maybe I should rephrase the first part, "where you initially took..." 5 letters[/hide] It's cosmopolitan at first, but ultimately narrow. [hide]first part of cosmopolitan, last part of narrow. 6 letters[/hide] I visited the heart of the city last autumn. [hide]I worded this one poorly for a cryptic crossword. It should be something about wandering the heart last autumn. 6 letters[/hide] But stay away from the place the nasty bugs end up. [hide]Figure out the nasty (annoying) bugs, and it should be simple. 5 letters [/hide] |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by harpanet on Mar 18th, 2004, 8:04am Hint to the original puzzle :*[hide]find another word for 'couples'[/hide]* |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by evergreena3 on Mar 18th, 2004, 9:39am My answer is [hide]Paris[/hide]. |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by harpanet on Mar 18th, 2004, 9:46am You can hide text like this: [xxxx]I do not want to be seen[/xxxx] Replace xxxx with hide. BTW. You got it! |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by DeMark on Mar 19th, 2004, 8:42am My answer was also Paris, but it seemed too simple... To make it even more confused: [hide]Rome[/hide] The narrow cosmopolitan: [hide]Moscow[/hide] These are my guesses. I can't get the others... |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by DeMark on Mar 22nd, 2004, 2:12am Help! Help! Anybody there? Cathos? Speaker? Raven? Or others? |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by raven on Mar 22nd, 2004, 6:08am DeMark, sorry, this one escapes me.. I must not be well enough traveled... :'( |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by Cathos on Mar 22nd, 2004, 11:18am I was thinking Paris for the first one. The cosmopolotan seems to hint at Moscow, I think. looks like it would actually be Cos-row, but that's not a city as far as I know. The bugs- I was thinking Louse(sing. Lice), but I think that's a country, not a city. I'm still not certain what the rules are to these riddles, seems you just make a vagueobservation about something that sounds like the city... |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by DeMark on Mar 22nd, 2004, 11:41am C O S Mopolitan , narrO W. 4. 2. 3. 1. 5. 6. I thought it's Cos-row too, but then I found that out... see? If guest could come back and help us a little... |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by kellys on Mar 22nd, 2004, 11:54am You're right, Cathos: Louse ::[hide]Seoul[/hide] The one about going alone ::[hide]Oslo (Solo confused, or anagrammed)[/hide] Generally Cryptic (or British) Crosswords are very stuctured and not vague at all. Some of the ones guest has given are poor examples. (but not all - thanks for the puzzles, guest ;) ) Basically, the rule of a Cryptic Crossword is that the clues have two parts. One is a definition of the word, while the other is a description through word play. I would highly recommend Cryptic Crosswords. They combine everything that is enjoyable about solving puzzles, and a single puzzle can provide hours of entertainment. I'm sure some other puzzlers who frequent this site know of good places to get Cryptic Crosswords. Here's a cryptic clue and an explanation of the answer: Sat alone next to Albuquerque's forest edge, initially (5,2) ::[hide]Answer: Santa Fe. Reason: the word "initially" is a clue to look at the beginning of each word. If you take the first letter of each word, they spell Santa Fe. Also, the clue "Sat alone next to Albuquerque's forest edge" might suggest another city in New Mexico.[/hide]:: |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by kellys on Mar 22nd, 2004, 12:13pm Hey here's some more (all cities): Did you hear about the place that just opened selling beefless lunch meats? (3,5) At this city, live nicer inside. (6) Gold and sulfer were periodically the first two sniffed out in the old west. (6) [man these are more fun to make than to solve] |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by guest on Mar 22nd, 2004, 12:41pm I admit I didn't spend a lot of time trying to make perfect cryptic clues. I'll tell you that you all guessed right on "go alone confused) and "more confused" and "narrow cosmopolitan." The annoying bug is not a louse (although I wish I had thought of that one), and this clue does not involve rearranging the letters. For the others Focus on "you initially took" and then you may be able to explain what I meant by "a poem back originally" And finally, rephrasing it again, how about "a roaming heart with a new beginning." I've been doing the monthly cryptic crossword contest at AskOxford.com for the last couple years and won the contest a couple months ago. But this month could be the first time I'm stumped, (7 down has me beat), just because they lied (I think) when they claimed this word can be found somewhere else on their website. |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by DeMark on Mar 22nd, 2004, 11:50pm Quote:
:[hide]Venice[/hide]: |
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Title: Re: Cryptic City Post by DeMark on Mar 24th, 2004, 12:33pm A mad bull got rid of a toreador. Ok, this one is very bad... |
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