Hi Teddy Completely off topic but i'm interested to know where your name and Avatar come from? Cheers Mick Posted by VespaPX
the name is a character from gravity's rainbow by thomas pynchon. it's a beast of a book, you can enjoy it just for the sheer joy of the language. tis head melter though, but if you like extended sections describing giant adenoids swallowing london and hallucinatory trips down toilet bowls then it might be your thing lol. anyways pynchon has great character names like randolph dribblette, benny profane and... teddy bloat. just liked the name.
the avatar is a picture of miles davis a jazz boffin.
In Response to Re: movie cryptic part 4 : the name is a character from gravity's rainbow by thomas pynchon. it's a beast of a book, you can enjoy it just for the sheer joy of the language. tis head melter though, but if you like extended sections describing giant adenoids swallowing london and hallucinatory trips down toilet bowls then it might be your thing lol. anyways pynchon has great character names like randolph dribblette, benny profane and... teddy bloat. just liked the name. the avatar is a picture of miles davis a jazz boffin. cheers, TEDDY Posted by TeddyBloat
Miles Davis i can do but the other stuff.............well i did enough of that in my youth ! :-)
lol, i've done it an injustice then. it's a great read, you can read passages out of context just for the enjoyment of his unique language
A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now.
It is too late. The Evacuation still proceeds, but it's all theatre. There are no lights inside the cars. No light anywhere. Above him lift girders old as an iron queen, and glass somewhere far above that would let the light of day through. But it's night. He's afraid of the way the glass will fall--soon--it will be a spectacle: the fall of a crystal palace. But coming down in total blackout, without one glint of light, only great invisible crashing.
when book starts with a bang like that you know you're onto a winner.
lol, i've done it an injustice then. it's a great read, you can read passages out of context just for the enjoyment of his unique language when book starts with a bang like that you know you're onto a winner. cheers, TEDDY Posted by TeddyBloat
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. cheers, TEDDY Posted by TeddyBloat
Well Teddy took your advice and bought yesterdays Express (I made sure I was in the next town so no one would recognise me) and had a go.
Very nearly cracked it bar 2 clues
Hate Working on Husbands land (5).
Not sure but I think it's Heath - Pretty sure it starts and ends with H - heath is a type of land and it contains the letters from hate - just don't get the husband connection unless h is an accepted abbreviation?
The real killer is this one
Understanding old king when quiet (5)
If other clues are right it starts with a B and ends with a P If Heath is right it has an A in the middle
Well done phamtom! The express doesn't change their setter which means you'll get better at solving it, and you've already bossed it lol. Try the mail when you find the express to easy, much tougher and clued in a totally different style., but once you get used to that style is again solvable by new cryptic heads.
Hate working [anagram indicator] on husband's [H] land [definition] is HEATH, I'm sure.
cryptics are full of standard shortcuts. Time =t, test = mot etc
Aa useful one for the express is quiet = P (pianissimo) and loud = f (fortissimo). Which come from musical notation.
You'll pick these up on the way.
The other clue then does indeed end in P. My initial thought was GRASP,but it doesn't fit your letters, and I have no idea about the old king reference (sometimes means COLE)
Well done phamtom! The express doesn't change their setter which means you'll get better at solving it, and you've already bossed it lol. Try the mail when you find the express to easy, much tougher and clued in a totally different style., but once you get used to that style is again solvable by new cryptic heads. Hate working [anagram indicator] on husband's [H] land [definition] is HEATH, I'm sure. cryptics are full of standard shortcuts. Time =t, test = mot etc Aa useful one for the express is quiet = P ( pianissimo) and loud = f (fortissimo). Which come from musical notation. You'll pick these up on the way. The other clue then does indeed end in P. My initial thought was GRASP,but it doesn't fit your letters, and I have no idea about the old king reference (sometimes means COLE) Cheers, TEDDY Posted by TeddyBloat
Thanks Teddy you are a star!
I think Grasp is correct which means it was not a B and I have to do some rethinking on 2 other clues
I think "old king" could be GR as in George Regus? I read that queen is often an indicator for the letters ER
I had "OK, we heard theres nothing left" (7) as rarebit only because it was the only word that fit letters I had in there the time.
Put the G in however and it is obviously "Alright"
This means another answer is wrong
"Exchanging rag with underwear is most serious" (7)
Before I knew third letter was an A from Alright I had put Garment as in undergarment with rag and meant in there. However think about it the logic is wrong. Also doesn't fit your golden rule about starting or ending with the definition.
I now know the following letters G-A-E-T
which gives "gravest" = most serious and is formed from an anagram of rag + vest
Think I have solved it all now but better buy tomorrows paper to make sure!
Ok a few thoughts here. Understanding old king when quiet (5) Ok understanding is the clue word. Quiet gives us p at the end. I like heath for the previous answer to give us an a in the middle. I dont like the B at the beginning at all because of the following logic. Old king. This could be a george which in its long form would be george rex normally abbreviated to g.r When gives us as So with the p on the end would give us grasp Posted by Talon
You there with Grasp too
I never should have trusted the B
Had no logic for Rarebit - without the incorrect letter Alright is such an obvious answer!
Sounds like you have done very well. Be careful though not just to throw in an answer because it fits. Always justify it before putting it in Posted by Talon
Key lesson there!
Couple of mistakes made basing answer on "known" letters that were wrong and compounded it with further errors.
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Completely off topic but i'm interested to know where your name and Avatar come from?
Cheers
Mick
the name is a character from gravity's rainbow by thomas pynchon. it's a beast of a book, you can enjoy it just for the sheer joy of the language. tis head melter though, but if you like extended sections describing giant adenoids swallowing london and hallucinatory trips down toilet bowls then it might be your thing lol. anyways pynchon has great character names like randolph dribblette, benny profane and... teddy bloat. just liked the name.
the avatar is a picture of miles davis a jazz boffin.
cheers,
TEDDY
Miles Davis i can do but the other stuff.............well i did enough of that in my youth ! :-)
when book starts with a bang like that you know you're onto a winner.
cheers,
TEDDY
Book sounds just as complex !
Very nearly cracked it bar 2 clues
Hate Working on Husbands land (5).
Not sure but I think it's Heath - Pretty sure it starts and ends with H - heath is a type of land and it contains the letters from hate - just don't get the husband connection unless h is an accepted abbreviation?
The real killer is this one
Understanding old king when quiet (5)
If other clues are right it starts with a B and ends with a P
If Heath is right it has an A in the middle
Which has me totally stumped
I think Grasp is correct which means it was not a B and I have to do some rethinking on 2 other clues
I think "old king" could be GR as in George Regus? I read that queen is often an indicator for the letters ER
GR as P ?
Understanding old king when quiet (5)
Ok understanding is the clue word. Quiet gives us p at the end. I like heath for the previous answer to give us an a in the middle.
I dont like the B at the beginning at all because of the following logic.
Old king. This could be a george which in its long form would be george rex normally abbreviated to g.r
When gives us as
So with the p on the end would give us grasp
I had "OK, we heard theres nothing left" (7) as rarebit only because it was the only word that fit letters I had in there the time.
Put the G in however and it is obviously "Alright"
This means another answer is wrong
"Exchanging rag with underwear is most serious" (7)
Before I knew third letter was an A from Alright I had put Garment as in undergarment with rag and meant in there. However think about it the logic is wrong. Also doesn't fit your golden rule about starting or ending with the definition.
I now know the following letters G-A-E-T
which gives "gravest" = most serious and is formed from an anagram of rag + vest
Think I have solved it all now but better buy tomorrows paper to make sure!
I never should have trusted the B
Had no logic for Rarebit - without the incorrect letter Alright is such an obvious answer!
Couple of mistakes made basing answer on "known" letters that were wrong and compounded it with further errors.
My favourites...
Dog has lad confused with a bird (4,5)
Clouds unable to form in the east (7)
and finally this one helped me learn a new piece of trivia...
Rely on angel, fond of treating Old Lady (4,2,7)
The race is on between Teddy and Talon!
wp and thanks for the tip saving me a wasted purchase