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Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: land_of_bo on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:03:18 Anyone on here do this?
Sometimes I get so stuck it would be good to have someone to help :cry: Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: Maverick on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:10:59 only sometimes??!! :P
Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: neville w on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:11:28 I have a bash at it most days with varying success. today's is a git though. (for me)
I might complete it once a week but generally get within a handful of clues - dependent on how much time I have available. Title: Re: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:16:22 Quote from: "land_of_bo" Anyone on here do this? Sometimes I get so stuck it would be good to have someone to help :cry: I can do cryptic crosswords.....although don't do them now due to time constraints. All compilers are a bit different although there are certain rules which are universal. I'm probably a bit rusty. I worked out how to do them when I was stuck in some Allah forsaken railway junction in North Africa....with a day to wait, and nothing but an old copy of the Times available....so I thought I'd try the crossword.....somehow it fell into place. Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: land_of_bo on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:41:06 Yeah there is a different compiler each day in the Telegraph, you get used to their habits...
Finished yesterdays and have managed about half of todays... Neville - Have you got 1,11,12,or 25 across? I'll trade you some answers! Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: genf_stfc on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:55:59 i don't usually get a paper, but I do have a booklet of telegraph ones that I do when i'm on the plane or what have you - can usually get about half of them before i have to resort to thesaurus and internet anagram solvers !
Go on, give us one... Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: land_of_bo on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:56:49 Yeah there is a different compiler each day in the Telegraph, you get used to their habits...
Finished yesterdays and have managed about half of todays... Neville - Have you got 1,11,12,or 25 across? I'll trade you some answers! Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: land_of_bo on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:58:19 book concludes the strong feeling of a fanatic (6)
_ _ _ L _ T Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: flammableBen on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 12:58:50 My gran tried to teach me how to do them once. I couldn't get it.
Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: genf_stfc on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 13:15:31 Quote from: "land_of_bo" book concludes the strong feeling of a fanatic (6) _ _ _ L _ T hmm, not sure... no sure fire ideas at the moment, but tablet ? which can mean a book and they could be getting at taking a tablet to conclude strong feelings etc. Or if you aren't sure about the T it could be epilog, which concludes a book although don't see how that fits in with rest of the clue. shouldn't have talked myself up ! Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: genf_stfc on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 13:19:56 actually, think i have got it now its the other way round, not a book - ZEALOT: = fanatic; strongfeeling = zeal; concludes with book = OT for Old Testament I'm guessing. i'm betting no other clue crosses the first letter in the grid either...
Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: land_of_bo on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 13:25:41 Quote from: "genf_stfc" actually, think i have got it now its the other way round, not a book - ZEALOT: = fanatic; strongfeeling = zeal; concludes with book = OT for Old Testament I'm guessing. i'm betting no other clue crosses the first letter in the grid either... tickaboo son. Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: neville w on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 15:44:10 1 across is tractor.
I did have zealot no luck on the other two and probably won't get back to it now Title: Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Post by: land_of_bo on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 15:47:12 Ooooooooooo Arrrrrrrrrr.
Cheers. If you want any others let me know, I've done a fair bit of it now. |