Ye Olde Cryptic Game Thread

sorry guys, been trying to tail this back to the orig and added clues... which posts should i be looking at? or has chaos descended and there are no clues or answers right now?

 

I'm trolling the game now LOL

No seriously, it's just a bit of fun innit. Thinking up famous blokes names that have a gadget or gizmo sounding surname

Duncan Goodhew

 

k, thanks :sunny:


errrrmmm...

 

+ My latest clue is-

A web of ?lies? (3,4)
Fingers on the buzzer? (7)

Both the same answer.

 

and it's someones name too?

 

No I am making up cryptic crossword and that's one of my latest clues. No clues to them I'm afraid.

A web of ?lies (7 or 3-4)

I think is a particularly clever one because there are two ways to decypher it, and I'm not giving away the answer unless someone guesses it because I want to get some of these published and maybe make some money

 

fly trap?

 

Yes!!!!!

Well done lilallyloukins!!!! :thumbsup

A spiders web of _F_lies is a flytrap, and also someone who tells lies has a fly trap, trap being a slang term for mouth. And the R Kelly prosletywotsiting about his amazing ability to the tune of a mexican sandwich is- Flight rap or wrap (from the song I believe I can fly - so why not jump off a tall building then.... haha x)

 

welldone lily:lurk5:

 

+ forgot to mention- fingers on the buzzer? A question mark always implies some lateral meaning/way of looking at the answer. Let's say there's a fly on the wall and you swat it with your hand, then you've got your fingers on the buzzer, the fly is the buzzer. way too difficult a clue on it's own.

 

how could the fly be buzzin' if t'was dead?

 

Buzzer is used to describe a fly like flier would be used to describe a bird.

Well done lill!!! I'm gutted you just got it straight off! I've been thinking for days about that, that's why I haven't been posting in this thread, I couldn't think of an answer. Of course, it all makes sense now.

Though the ? between the "of" and "lies" threw me off, I'm not used to seeing that and put the wrong significance to it. The R Kelly clue; I'm glad you told me to forget about that one.

Are there any other unanswered questions that anyone's put out?

 

These four earlier ones of mine still haven't been solved + roamy's latest one

As man is said to perform simial antics (11)

I mix up the purest oil, I am one of the lizard people (10)

A peculiar russle (7)

Roundabout and centripetal (5)

 

i still dont understand the buzzer thing musty.but thanks anyway.
my latest one is. the first half of my name is a mans name. i have many uses.but its a full word and its a thing.an a clue is. forests an woods.
is the answer to a peculiar russle strange mc?

 

roamy - Bamboo?

MLG - That reptilious one was solved by Etherea. I had got that one but she beat me to it.

I will think about the others.

 

Nope strange is not right, but good guess.

 

ok thanks.no, musty but your wicked close.what else could you call bamboo.

 

Cane? Kendo stick? No...

 

Cain Dingle!

 

no an no.but your still wicked close musty. what i am is a common factor in all items mentioned.thats a clue!