Quickies: The Resurrection

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That was access - an anagram of (cs)(cs)(a)(e) There must be some cultural reference that I'm missing here, but I'm sure someone will explain.

I'll try to post something later today, but if anyone else is bursting to fill the void then please feel free..

Oscar
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[Thok]

[novice]

Also it's pretty common to list factors alphabetically.

[Oscar]

I thought there might be some extra reference I was missing - along the lines of George Bush's 'Axis of Evil' sounding like 'Access of Evil'. (OK - such a bonus would be a lot to expect in a Quickie...)

[novice]

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It might follow, eventually....

Indefinite article [1]
Since [1]
Was seated [1]
Heavenly body [1]
Step {1]
Tension [1]
Craftsman [1]
A Ford van [2]
Possible statement by a dealer [2]
Loss of cojones [1]
3 devil worshippers? [2]
French lemon crowns [2]
Non-plebeian type [2]
e.g. Hanna and Barbera? [2]
? [1]
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[ralphmerridew]

Indefinite article [1] A
Since [1] AS
Was seated [1] SAT
Heavenly body [1] STAR
Step {1] STAIR
Tension [1] STRAIN
Craftsman [1] ARTISAN
A Ford van [2] A TRANSIT
Possible statement by a dealer [2] I TRANSACT
Loss of cojones [1] CASTRATION
3 devil worshippers? [2] SATANIC TRIO
French lemon crowns [2] CITRON TIARAS
Non-plebeian type [2] PATRICIAN SORT
e.g. Hanna and Barbera? [2] SCRIPT ANIMATOR
? [1] 15

[Thok]

I'm pretty sure that Hanna+Barbara = CARTOONIST PAIR, and that the previous two have some thing to do with TRICORN and ARISTOCRAT, respectively.

[novice]

So the final answer is Procrastination.

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Apparently so...nice puzzle.
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[Oscar]

Yup. Although it's not really the ideal final answer to a Quickie...

I can see why ralphmerridew was misled on the penultimate answer, since they're really animators, not cartoonists, but I couldn't think of a cartooning pair off the top of my head.
[edit]BTW the 'Yup' was in response to novice's first answer[/edit]

[ralphmerridew]

Oscar: Tycho and Gabe

[Oscar]

Thanks, rm, that was a *long* way off my radar!

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Infamous


Had this ready to go...hopefully this will go quickly.

-Suspence
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[Suspence]

No progress on this, so a push...

The easiest thing to do would be to list what you see. That might allow someone to recognize the next step, or at least find it through a search.
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[Zag]

Ok.

Row 1:
Porterhouse steak (Possibly considered a T-bone, but it isn't; it's a porterhouse.)
wedge of Swiss cheese
Basket of eggs (blue, brown, and white)
Welch's Grape juice with a lot of concord grapes
1

(edit: Searching these leads here: http://ohhla.com/anonymous/ntr_big/ready_to/bigpoppa.big.txt )


Row 2:
Super Nintendo
Sega
50" HD TV
Really ugly green couch (emphasis added in response to the following note)
3

(edit: Changing couch to sofa and googling leads here: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/notoriousbig/juicy.html )

Row 3:
Rolex watch
Car (I can't make out the logo and I'm not a car guy.)
Texas license plate
Georgetown bulldogs mascot (edited in response to the following note)
7

(edit: and this one leads here: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/notoriousbig/warning.html )
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[Suspence]

That's probably enough for Google, though you've got the wrong college (and I rather enjoy the green "couch")
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[Zag]

All Notorious B.I.G. hip-hop, umm, songs


Big Poppa
1

Juicy
3

Warning
7

Doing the obvious (taking letter 1 from the first, letter 3 from the second, and letter 7 from the third) yields
B I G

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Which is, in fact, the answer. --Zag
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Hopefully a true quickie:

Missed the Middle

Fencing sword
Batman actor
Stocking stuffer
Storage building
Gasoline
Yogi was one

-Suspence
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[Zag]

All four-letter words.

1. EPEE or FOIL
2. WARD
3. COAL
4. SHED
5. FUEL
6. BEAR

Not sure what to do next.
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[Elethiomel]

Here's how to wrap it up:

1. FO(SS)IL
2. BA(TT)LE
3. CO(RR)AL
4. SH(OO)ED
5. FU(NN)EL
6. BE(GG)AR

Reading down the middle yields STRONG.

[Suspence]

Just over an hour...not too shabby.
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Here's another, since no one has taken over. I could give it a title as a hint, but it may work without one, so we'll start without it...

Wild apes consider divorce (8)
A dinosaur overtakes Hollywood, but it's no big deal (5)
Hash out land in order at first (4)
Cross owner has a beer with detention officer (8)
Wildcat leader scores fifty before heading into overtime (6)
Foundation of an imaginary city? (7)
Baseball team announced an increase in revenue (5)
Insect villain conceals a thousand (5)

-Suspence
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[Zag]

Wild apes consider divorce (8) [SEPARATE]
Hash out land in order at first (4) [OLIO]
Baseball team announced an increase in revenue (5) [RAISE]
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[novice]

SEPARATE - Wild apes consider divorce (8)
A dinosaur overtakes Hollywood, but it's no big deal (5)
OLIO - Hash out land in order at first (4)
Cross owner has a beer with detention officer (8)
Wildcat leader scores fifty before heading into overtime (6)
Foundation of an imaginary city? (7)
RAISE - Baseball team announced an increase in revenue (5)
Insect henchman conceals a thousand (5)

Oops, x-post. Apparently those were the easiest ones.

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I think we should change HENCHMAN to VILLAIN.
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[Suspence]

Also, feedback on my cryptics is always appreciated...I'm still trying to learn how to write them.
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[novice*]

OCELOT - Wildcat leader scores fifty before heading into overtime (6)
(CEO scores L and is put into OT)

[Novice*]

CORONADO - Cross owner has a beer with detention officer (8)

[Suspence]

[novice]

RELAX - A dinosaur overtakes Hollywood, but it's no big deal (5)

[Vagrant]

I(M)AGO - Insect villain conceals a thousand (5)

[Vagrant]

It's pretty obvious what the answers so far have in common
DE TX OH CO OR ?? ME ID
but nothing jumps out at me as a final solution.

[Suspence]

[Vagrant]

[Vagrant]

Which would make the missing answer BEDROCK

[Suspence]

Nicely solved.
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[novice]

Nice puzzle, Suspence. I really like the post-cryptics part. Cryptics feedback, since you asked for it:

SEPARATE - Wild apes consider divorce (8)
Good.

RELAX - A dinosaur overtakes Hollywood, but it's no big deal (5)
Bad. The dinosaur is T-Rex, and Hollywood does not equal LA.

OLIO - Hash out land in order at first (4)
Nice and easy.

CORONADO - Cross owner has a beer with detention officer (8)
Definition is slightly obscure, but nice clue with a good surface reading.

OCELOT - Wildcat leader scores fifty before heading into overtime (6)
Great surface reading and evil red herrings. Tricky clue since there are so many possible ways to parse it. Not sure about your use of scores as a containment indicator, though.

BEDROCK - Foundation of an imaginary city? (7)
Fair enough, but I would prefer a Flintstones reference somehow, or at least replace imaginary with fictional.

RAISE - Baseball team announced an increase in revenue (5)
Nice and easy. Not a fan of american cultural references but this one was manageable.

IMAGO - Insect henchman conceals a thousand (5)
Nice, but again, a Shakespeare reference would have been fairer. (Especially with a pretty obscure straight answer.)

[Suspence]