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Rodders
Mar 9, 2012, 10:56:12 AM3/9/12
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FLABBERGASTED
John Masters
Les grabbed fat bananas and was extremely surprised (13)
Les grabbed fat*
bananas = anagrind
extremely surprised = def
Solid word play but surface is not great.
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Roy
Fat floater has terrible dates - surprised? (13)
Fat = Flab
floater = berg
terrible = anagrind
dates*
surprised? = def
Solid word play which conjures up nasty images.
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David
Gobsmacked daft gabbler fasted outside (13)
(f)gabbler*(asted)
daft = anagrind
Gobsmacked = def
Solid wordplay but surface is gobblygook as what the gabbler possibly was
speaking.
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Duke
Shocked by play rabble staged with farcical opening (13)
play = anagrind
rabble staged (f)*arcical
Shocked = def
Solid word play with good surface.
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Mark
Shocked Southern knifeman changed sides, hid, got away (13)
Shocked = def
Southern = Fl (Florida)?
knifeman = stabber?
changed sides = anagrind?
unsure of rest
Explanation by Bees: On behalf of Mark, if I may be so bold: I'd assumed
that "Southern knifeman" was "GA stabber" ("GA" = "Georgia"), "changed
sides" indicates that "gastabber" becomes "abbergast", and "got away" =
"fled"
Follow up by Mark:
Yes. In other words, not a general anagram, but a swap of the left and
right sides. As for what the resulting letters hid in, well, they hid
wherever they could find a place, which was inside "fled".
Surface is reasonable and wordplay is a good idea but works only so so. To
work out that Southern knifeman is GA stabber and not FL stabber or some
other southern state, then only move 4 of the letter and leave 5 static, and
then put that inside fled is a bit difficult. OK when you have the answer to
work it out from.
=================================
Luciano
Confounded spare tyre set badger flying (13)
Confounded = def
spare tyre = Flab
set badger*
flying = anagrind
Solid wordplay and I can picture this happening as the tyre falls off back
of vehicle.
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Kevin
Surprised about Alfred and Bertrand having delightful experience in the sack
(13)
Surprised = def
about = anagrind
Alfred = alf
Bertrand = bert
delightful experience = gas
in the sack = bed
Explanation by Kevin:
No, it's a reversal indicator. The complete cryptic working is:
about = reversal indicator
Alfred = ALF
ALF reversed = FLA
Bertrand = BERT
delightful experience = GAS
BERT "having" GAS = BER(GAS)T
the sack = BED
BERGAST in BED = B(BERGAST)ED
FLA + BBERGASTED = FLABBERGASTED
The surface is fine but I don't like the word play. I would have like some
indication that the names have to be shortened and "delightful
experience" = gas. The last time I had gas was not a delightful experience
:-)
As Peter says, having "a gas" would have been better.
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Bees
Refrained from eating frozen calf after testing facility is overwhelmed (13)
Refrained from eating = fasted
frozen calf = berg ??
after = place indicater
testing facility = lab
overwhelmed = def
Explanation by Bees:
"calf" = (ice)berg (please see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/calf);
icebergs are formed by "calving" from glaciers.
Oh, and only "refrained from" = "fasted"; "eating" is an inclusion indicator
The surface is good but, I feel calf, by definition, would be frozen,
therefore, the inclusion of frozen is superfluous.
==================================
Bonus clues
Duke
As if struck by lightning or exploded, blasted Faberge egg missing (13)
As if struck by lightning = def
exploded = anagrind
blasted Faberg(-e)*
egg missing = indicator that letter e is missing from anagram
Wordplay is fine, but surface reads a bit odd.
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Bees
Grabbed at self clumsily and staggered (13)
Grabbed at self*
clumsily = anagrind
staggered = def
Surface and wordplay are both reasonable.
Bewildered gal stabbed ref violently (13)
Bewildered = def
gal stabbed ref*
violently = anagrind
Surface and wordplay are both reasonable. Gal jumps out as anagram fodder.
===================================
Winner with his thespian clue is Duke, with Roy and Luciano following in
that order.
Rodders (Soon to be appearing in "Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" - NOT)
'am off to the caravan now to get pissed, so shout and stamp your feet if
you want but I cant hear you:-)
John Masters
Les grabbed fat bananas and was extremely surprised (13)
Les grabbed fat*
bananas = anagrind
extremely surprised = def
Solid word play but surface is not great.
======================================
Roy
Fat floater has terrible dates - surprised? (13)
Fat = Flab
floater = berg
terrible = anagrind
dates*
surprised? = def
Solid word play which conjures up nasty images.
======================================
David
Gobsmacked daft gabbler fasted outside (13)
(f)gabbler*(asted)
daft = anagrind
Gobsmacked = def
Solid wordplay but surface is gobblygook as what the gabbler possibly was
speaking.
=====================================
Duke
Shocked by play rabble staged with farcical opening (13)
play = anagrind
rabble staged (f)*arcical
Shocked = def
Solid word play with good surface.
===================================
Mark
Shocked Southern knifeman changed sides, hid, got away (13)
Shocked = def
Southern = Fl (Florida)?
knifeman = stabber?
changed sides = anagrind?
unsure of rest
Explanation by Bees: On behalf of Mark, if I may be so bold: I'd assumed
that "Southern knifeman" was "GA stabber" ("GA" = "Georgia"), "changed
sides" indicates that "gastabber" becomes "abbergast", and "got away" =
"fled"
Follow up by Mark:
Yes. In other words, not a general anagram, but a swap of the left and
right sides. As for what the resulting letters hid in, well, they hid
wherever they could find a place, which was inside "fled".
Surface is reasonable and wordplay is a good idea but works only so so. To
work out that Southern knifeman is GA stabber and not FL stabber or some
other southern state, then only move 4 of the letter and leave 5 static, and
then put that inside fled is a bit difficult. OK when you have the answer to
work it out from.
=================================
Luciano
Confounded spare tyre set badger flying (13)
Confounded = def
spare tyre = Flab
set badger*
flying = anagrind
Solid wordplay and I can picture this happening as the tyre falls off back
of vehicle.
================================
Kevin
Surprised about Alfred and Bertrand having delightful experience in the sack
(13)
Surprised = def
about = anagrind
Alfred = alf
Bertrand = bert
delightful experience = gas
in the sack = bed
Explanation by Kevin:
No, it's a reversal indicator. The complete cryptic working is:
about = reversal indicator
Alfred = ALF
ALF reversed = FLA
Bertrand = BERT
delightful experience = GAS
BERT "having" GAS = BER(GAS)T
the sack = BED
BERGAST in BED = B(BERGAST)ED
FLA + BBERGASTED = FLABBERGASTED
The surface is fine but I don't like the word play. I would have like some
indication that the names have to be shortened and "delightful
experience" = gas. The last time I had gas was not a delightful experience
:-)
As Peter says, having "a gas" would have been better.
=================================
Bees
Refrained from eating frozen calf after testing facility is overwhelmed (13)
Refrained from eating = fasted
frozen calf = berg ??
after = place indicater
testing facility = lab
overwhelmed = def
Explanation by Bees:
"calf" = (ice)berg (please see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/calf);
icebergs are formed by "calving" from glaciers.
Oh, and only "refrained from" = "fasted"; "eating" is an inclusion indicator
The surface is good but, I feel calf, by definition, would be frozen,
therefore, the inclusion of frozen is superfluous.
==================================
Bonus clues
Duke
As if struck by lightning or exploded, blasted Faberge egg missing (13)
As if struck by lightning = def
exploded = anagrind
blasted Faberg(-e)*
egg missing = indicator that letter e is missing from anagram
Wordplay is fine, but surface reads a bit odd.
================================
Bees
Grabbed at self clumsily and staggered (13)
Grabbed at self*
clumsily = anagrind
staggered = def
Surface and wordplay are both reasonable.
Bewildered gal stabbed ref violently (13)
Bewildered = def
gal stabbed ref*
violently = anagrind
Surface and wordplay are both reasonable. Gal jumps out as anagram fodder.
===================================
Winner with his thespian clue is Duke, with Roy and Luciano following in
that order.
Rodders (Soon to be appearing in "Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" - NOT)
'am off to the caravan now to get pissed, so shout and stamp your feet if
you want but I cant hear you:-)
David Akenhead
Mar 9, 2012, 1:17:50 PM3/9/12
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On Mar 9, 3:56 pm, "Rodders" <Rodders22munx...@ntlworld.com> wrote
David
Gobsmacked daft gabbler fasted outside (13)
(f)gabbler*(asted)
daft = anagrind
Gobsmacked = def
Solid wordplay but surface is gobblygook as what the gabbler possibly
was
speaking.
No! - Well, usually, yes, but on this occasion he was gobsmacked, i.e.
flabbergasted, i.e. lost for words!, so, No!
Well done, Duke - thanks for running the comp, Rodders and enjoy your
revelries in your caravan!
David
Gobsmacked daft gabbler fasted outside (13)
(f)gabbler*(asted)
daft = anagrind
Gobsmacked = def
Solid wordplay but surface is gobblygook as what the gabbler possibly
was
speaking.
flabbergasted, i.e. lost for words!, so, No!
Well done, Duke - thanks for running the comp, Rodders and enjoy your
revelries in your caravan!
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