Vivaldi Composition starts a rerun? (6,6,6,6,3,6) Posted by Phantom66
Spring,summer,autumn,winter and spring. Bit of a toughie with that being about its third title. The first in its original language then followed by the standard americanised one which had fall instead of autumn before this one for the UK. Must admit though the other clue has me stumped
In Response to Re: movie cryptic part 4 : Spring,summer,autumn,winter and spring. Bit of a toughie with that being about its third title. The first in its original language then followed by the standard americanised one which had fall instead of autumn before this one for the UK. Must admit though the other clue has me stumped Posted by Talon
As you know your stuff I didn't want to patronise you.
Re the other one I fear I may confused a cryptic officiando with a slightly misleading use of language (unintended at the time).
Perhaps a slightly more correct setting would be
Initially another band and a map combine to give a place that is not heaven (6,2)
Initially another band and a map combine to give a place that is not heaven (6,2)
Even then thinking about that change I may be misleading you - dont want to spoil the chase - but not fair if my naivety is making it impossible to solve!
The main key to solving the clue is you need to build an anagram from the initial of another word for band and the whole of another word for map.
"place that is not heaven" contains 2 clues one to the whole answer and one to the second part of the answer
Have one possible answer and if it is not right then you can have the win Band is a group which gives us G combined with atlas(from map) leads to stalag Only stalag i know is stalag 17. Brilliant prisoner film by the way. Cant see where the 17 comes from but any stalag would be not heaven Posted by Talon
Correct of course, think knowing it is a film too is key to completing the answer.
There is no literal expanation of 17 - so probably another mistake of mine in clue setting.
There is a band Heaven 17 - which is not the answer.
If you could suggest a more correct question based on my logic I would appreciate it
cryptic clues do have a standarised form, and rules.
first the clue should contain a definition either at the beginning or the end of the clue, never in the middle.
there should be no extraneous words. if it doesn't refer to the answer directly or form part of the 'instructions' on how to get the answer, it shouldn't be there.
you shouldn't really anagram words not in the clue. 'atlas ground-force' could clue stalag, where 'ground' is an anagram indicator and force = g. but 'map ground-force would not be seen as 'fair game'.
column loses little, group loses sanctuary: it's no fun here [6,2]
would be one way of clueing it.
column [stalagmite] loses [take off] little [mite], group [heaven 17] loses [take off] sanctuary [heaven], it's no fun here [definiton of the clue].
note the clue reads like a sentence, the suface meaning is kinda cloudy, and you have to decipher the clue from there.
some clues are called &lits. these are the diamonds in the rough for setters and solvers. here the answer and the cryprtic clue combine, often in surprising ways. consider:
bust down reason! [9]
this looks like a regular consise clue, and in many ways it is. it leads to the answer BRAINWASH, that is to break down someones reasoning ability. why is it in a cryptic crossword then? well you can also split BRAINWASH into BRA IN WASH: a reason why ones bust may be down.
have fun with these, the mail and express both have excellent and accessible prize crosswords daily. the broadsheets are musch more taxing but solving them is a joy when you bink one.
the daily express is an absolute rag, but it has two things going for it. the beachcomber column [running for summat ridic like 94years] and it's daily cryptic, which pays £100 i think. which is the highest daily prize in the papers. it's largely solvable by novice / new solvers but still contains some stuff to make you think. i would never recommend buying that paper, but if you enjoyed these it's a great crossword to learn the basics with.
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Pilates change the L to R!
Setting them must be a whole new level though so Respect Sir! I can't begin to see how you come up with clues like the Aliens one.
Band initial and map combine for a place that is not heaven (6,2)
Re the other one I fear I may confused a cryptic officiando with a slightly misleading use of language (unintended at the time).
Perhaps a slightly more correct setting would be
Initially another band and a map combine to give a place that is not heaven (6,2)
Does bouncy mathematician stumble over season only to bounce again
Initially another band and a map combine to give a place that is not heaven (6,2)
Even then thinking about that change I may be misleading you - dont want to spoil the chase - but not fair if my naivety is making it impossible to solve!
The main key to solving the clue is you need to build an anagram from the initial of another word for band and the whole of another word for map.
"place that is not heaven" contains 2 clues one to the whole answer and one to the second part of the answer
Band is a group which gives us G combined with atlas(from map) leads to stalag
Only stalag i know is stalag 17. Brilliant prisoner film by the way. Cant see where the 17 comes from but any stalag would be not heaven
There is no literal expanation of 17 - so probably another mistake of mine in clue setting.
There is a band Heaven 17 - which is not the answer.
If you could suggest a more correct question based on my logic I would appreciate it