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| Elethiomel |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:12 pm Post subject: 0 |
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| I'm guessing weblike = "e", as in e-mail, e-commerce, e-banking etc. |
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| novice |
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:12 pm Post subject: -1 |
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| Heh, I forgot to set the password. But yeah, your answer is correct. |
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| Elethiomel |
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:48 am Post subject: -2 |
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Is it evanescent? That's not the password, though.
Not sure how the initial letter is clued either, so maybe it's wrong. Edit: I get it now. |
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| novice |
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:29 am Post subject: -3 |
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| Fleeting, transcendental entity has a weblike feather-foil fragrance. (10) |
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| novice |
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:17 am Post subject: -4 |
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| Amb wrote: |
| Are you writing another one, or leaving it open for an opportunist cruciverbalist? |
Go ahead and grab it. |
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| Amb |
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:52 am Post subject: -5 |
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| Are you writing another one, or leaving it open for an opportunist cruciverbalist? |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:58 pm Post subject: -6 |
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That was throughout (threw out).
novice |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:19 pm Post subject: -7 |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:22 pm Post subject: -8 |
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Actually, it turns out it was a homophone...guess I couldn't find a good faux indicator.
Completely = definition
rejected = homophone fodder
by the sound of it = homophone indicator
I'll start giving away letters in the word soon if the above doesn't get us there. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:18 pm Post subject: -9 |
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Sorry, I've been away...now if I can only remember the solution to my own clue.
The only recollection I feel somewhat confident about is that "by the sound of it" isn't a homophone indicator. I believe I was looking for faux homophone indicators at the time. |
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| The Bump Monster* |
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:13 pm Post subject: -10 |
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Four months without a solve or a hint?
*BUMP* |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:07 pm Post subject: -11 |
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Completely rejected, by the sound of it (10)
-Suspence |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject: -12 |
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That was WEEKEND, a homophone for WEAKENED.
Not really homophones for me, but close enough to get it.
-Suspence |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:24 pm Post subject: -13 |
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Page 100
Drained through the mouth after Friday (7) |
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| Elethiomel |
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:24 am Post subject: -14 |
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| Nice clue. |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:56 am Post subject: -15 |
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| That was CURIOUS |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:51 am Post subject: -16 |
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| Dog promises to be Snoopy. (7) |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:50 am Post subject: -17 |
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Not the answer, but fits the clue:
STOCKPILE
clue definition: assembly = stockpile
clue definition: plant = stockpile
But the following is the answer:
INSTITUTE
clue definition: assembly = institute
clue definition: plant = institute |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:43 pm Post subject: -18 |
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| get a clue wrote: |
| Become more pale with head in the clouds, (6) |
That was whiten.
Next:
Assembly plant. (9) |
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| Thok |
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:00 pm Post subject: -19 |
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| I'm not sure the third part actually adds that much. I think all three double definitions have at least as good of a surface reading as the triple definiton, and "Top came off"'s surface reading is better than the curiosity of having a triple definition. |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject: -20 |
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| Perhaps the word length for a triple clue might be followed with the trade mark symbol, which might be interpreted to mean "thrice masked" : Top of cartoon company came off. (4™). |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:03 am Post subject: -21 |
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| Yup...there should be some kind of indicator for triple clues, don't you think? |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:26 am Post subject: -22 |
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| Become more pale with head in the clouds, (6) |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:43 am Post subject: -23 |
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One of the infamous triple clues, Suspence?
The answer is ACME (acme = top, Acme = cartoon company [Wyle E. Coyote's parcel order provider], and an anagram of CAME). |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject: -24 |
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Top of cartoon company came off. (4)
-Suspence |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:18 pm Post subject: -25 |
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| That was HONEST, new one in a bit |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:47 am Post subject: -26 |
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_ _ B _ _ _ _ G _ _ = UNBANDAGED
The next clue is...
Perfect saint is upright. (6) |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:26 pm Post subject: -27 |
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Well, I got the answer using computer assistance, and then it took me a while to work out the wordplay. I'll leave it for someone who actually solves it without cheating.
--Zag |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:17 pm Post subject: -28 |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:14 am Post subject: -29 |
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Hint:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:12 pm Post subject: -30 |
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It was one of those - WANE. Here's another, hopefully it gets this thread back on track on on to Page 100! My apologies for letting it sit so long.
Removed covering from brand new boxing ring. (10)
-Suspence |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:19 am Post subject: -31 |
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| Flag of two different states. (4) |
There are two synonyms and three near or small-stretch synonyms that would work. I'll leave it to someone else to figure out which one is the sought for answer:
The synonyms:
(Michigan*, Maine) [MI can also be Mississippi (USCG)]
MIME - to gesture; cue
(Washington, Nebraska)
WANE - to decline; wilt
The near or small-stretch synonyms:
(Delaware, New York)
DENY - to decline
(Colorado, Nebraska)
CONE - a marking device to attract attention or warn
*(the stretch is that the definition for FLAG can also be applied to a TRAFFIC CONE)
(Maine, Missouri)
MEMO - a gummed strip of paper attached to an object to attract attention
*(the stretch is that the definition fits a POST-IT NOTE as well as it is one of the definitions that a dictionary gives for FLAG; a POST-IT is often used for MEMOs) |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:02 am Post subject: -32 |
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Another "state" one from me:
Flag of two different states. (4) |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:54 am Post subject: -33 |
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Previous one was GHOST. New one in a bit.
-Suspence |
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| Elethiomel |
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:36 am Post subject: -34 |
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| thrash metal is one of them |
Ah, OK, guess it makes sense then. I didn't know that. |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:45 am Post subject: -35 |
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| Elethiomel wrote: |
| The surface for this clue seems to make much more sense with TRASH instead of THRASH, which was a little jarring to me. |
Actually, I felt the surface reading was fine. I am not that familiar with the various genres of metal bands, but thrash metal is one of them.
Though I will agree that most metal bands are trash...LOL. (I.e., I am not a fan of them.) |
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| Elethiomel |
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:37 am Post subject: -36 |
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| The surface for this clue seems to make much more sense with TRASH instead of THRASH, which was a little jarring to me. |
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| get a clue |
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:21 am Post subject: -37 |
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Ah...I wasn't far off....
STIRRING // STIR+RING
- DejMar
A vision of a grand army. (5) |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:43 am Post subject: -38 |
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Not it, but closer....
SPURRING // SPUR + RING
SPURRING = DYNAMIC (of a force that produces movement)
SPUR [to goad (with a shape prod)] ~= THRASH [to beat with (as with a flail)]
RING = METAL BAND |
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