tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post8539009851638443199..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: Cryptic, Craptic, Craptacular!TimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-40805199109683509092007-08-21T09:54:00.000+10:002007-08-21T09:54:00.000+10:00BO "tan" Y - brown boy, study of plants, though s...BO "tan" Y - brown boy, study of plants, though shouldn't that be brown included "in" boy which looks like the study of plants?<BR/><BR/>I'm confuzzed. Actually when you said "TAN" was brown, I actually thought of TAN = brown boy, as in TAN was an Asian surname. Though isn't that yellow boy?<BR/><BR/>These cryptics have lost me. I wouldn't have got even one word.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-14544898397957305952007-08-17T01:57:00.000+10:002007-08-17T01:57:00.000+10:00Is there ever one?Is there ever one?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-3990963752211646122007-08-16T23:01:00.000+10:002007-08-16T23:01:00.000+10:00You know, it doesn't really have to have a point.....You know, it doesn't really have to have a point...TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-76381212330289587772007-08-16T22:31:00.000+10:002007-08-16T22:31:00.000+10:00Re: "tight". I heard Bette Midler tell one of her...Re: "tight". I heard Bette Midler tell one of her ribald jokes about how she woke up after a wild party and found she was in bed with an elephant. She sits up and says "God, I must have been tight last night," and the elephant makes that "er" sound that means "so-so". (I think she might have done that palm-down hand wave with the sound...I heard it on the radio.)<BR/><BR/>The point is, I think this has always been a more common term in America.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-11325301655050642122007-08-16T18:03:00.000+10:002007-08-16T18:03:00.000+10:00Caz scores! Another one of those 'two clues jammed...Caz scores! Another one of those 'two clues jammed together'.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-39429245767807304562007-08-16T17:40:00.000+10:002007-08-16T17:40:00.000+10:00Oh, jeez: it's not "delivery", is it?Oh, jeez: it's not "delivery", is it?Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387674413840435759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-18287645958766451602007-08-16T17:19:00.000+10:002007-08-16T17:19:00.000+10:00Thanks for that handy guide, Tony. I can confirm t...Thanks for that handy guide, Tony. I can confirm that I was a tad tired and emotional last night. By the way, the letters for 'Manner of speaking during childbirth' are: <BR/><BR/>- E - I - E - Y. <BR/><BR/>I have every second letter, in other words. I doubt that I've made a mistake, as every other clue on the crossword (bar one, on the opposite side of the box) has been figured out.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-35234653278825063812007-08-16T17:01:00.000+10:002007-08-16T17:01:00.000+10:00The encryption devices used by setters are not tha...The encryption devices used by setters are not that numerous and, with a bit of practice, easy to spot. There are "charades", where the clue builds up the syllables of the answer ("Sort of butter made from vegetable and fruit (6)" = PEA + NUT); anagrams, where letters in a word or phrase have to be rearranged ("Cruel twist - a source of pain (5)" requires CRUEL to be "twisted" into ULCER); clues where the letters of the answer are hidden in the clue itself ("Next race yields a bonus (5)" producing EXTRA from nEXT RAce); and other clues that indicate that single letters have to be included or deleted, or that a pun or homophone is involved.<BR/><BR/>He obviously hasn't done the Age crossword, which loves its broken raga mans.Tony.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568222786360226613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-25079750547913317272007-08-16T13:08:00.000+10:002007-08-16T13:08:00.000+10:00Soothing.But that's not even a little bit cryptic ...Soothing.<BR/><BR/>But that's not even a little bit cryptic and would be most likely to result in a violent response, if offered during childbirth.<BR/><BR/>Yes - "tight" is common, but not much in use these days. <BR/><BR/>"Tired and emotional" is the new "tight".Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387674413840435759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-48578308546556393282007-08-16T11:38:00.000+10:002007-08-16T11:38:00.000+10:00In Hemingway's book about the guy who had his dick...In Hemingway's book about the guy who had his dick shot off the slang word for drunk is "tight". I think the book was "Fiesta" or "the sun also rises"...a bullfighting story.M L Jassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918911547104202603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-45196410948408179552007-08-16T09:05:00.000+10:002007-08-16T09:05:00.000+10:00I went for a job at Lovatt's once. Which is to say...I went for a job at Lovatt's once. Which is to say, they didn't have a job, but I sent a letter into them anyway. I'd compiled a few crosswords at the time (not cryptic, just quick) and sent them in. They use computers to generate the crosswords, and have a team of thirty or so compilers to edit the results. It's probably all very industrial and boring. <BR/><BR/>If I ever pursue crossword compiling as a career option, I could rise all the way to the dizzy heights of <I>That's Life!</I> magazine, the <I>Newcastle Herald</I> <B>'Summer Holiday Fun Pack!'</B> book, or hawking my latest crosswords on a Melbourne street corner to gullible passers-by.<BR/><BR/>Not that I'm knocking <I>That's Life</I>...TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-4908341683881410892007-08-16T08:31:00.000+10:002007-08-16T08:31:00.000+10:00Jeez - first Redcap says bad stuff about Hammond o...Jeez - first Redcap says bad stuff about Hammond organs, and now this!<BR/><BR/>Your first mistake is doing any Lovatt's crossword ever. In the bin immediately, and go and get The Age. Except for DA, the Friday bastard.<BR/><BR/>And the manner of speaking/childbirth one - how many letters is it, please?<BR/><BR/>I'm really very rock n' roll.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410154061956348030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-19869461689935623782007-08-16T05:22:00.000+10:002007-08-16T05:22:00.000+10:00I gave up on cryptic crosswords when I read this ...I gave up on cryptic crosswords when I read <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1672293,00.html" REL="nofollow"> this guy</A> going off about how super awesome they are, oh and you have to remember that "actor" = "tree".<BR/><BR/>I still remember my little sister doing the <I>SA TV Radio Extra</I> crossword:<BR/>"Hmmm, 12 across: The Flying N _ _ .... I know! NUT."Ben.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879705585399028153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-58228856041984812412007-08-16T04:13:00.000+10:002007-08-16T04:13:00.000+10:00I must be doing the elementary version of the cros...I must be doing the elementary version of the crossword. It's the one in the local newspaper, next to the funnies. It boasts clues like "Estevez of young guns" or "head you find at a bar". If I attempted to do one of these cryptic crosswords, I would surely scream. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog. I find you quite funny. :)colonel eggrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918269735941050594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-64696981320685039512007-08-15T23:40:00.000+10:002007-08-15T23:40:00.000+10:00what pun or colloquialism am I missing out on that...<I>what pun or colloquialism am I missing out on that makes 'Tight' mean 'Drunk'?</I> <BR/><BR/>I don't know the origins but it's been around for a hell of a long time. And you can imagine that I've got one or two little drunk type phrases shoved up my little sleeve.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.com