=SDC= Q19: Follow The Directions
Vinny Burgoo
straight. Here are four clues that are only the wordplay part, no
straight part. As in some cryptic crosswords, the number of words and
letters per word in the answer to each clue is listed after the clue:
(1,7) means there are two words, of which the first has one letter and
the second seven. The answers to these clues, which you must find, are
themselves clues (not cryptic, just standard American crossword clues,
though the fourth is punny), to, in some order, "up", "down", "right",
and "left".
Back veep in naughty secret (11)
Reverence diminished by the sound of pain (5)
Six-pack? Maybe confused deacon with diver, principal instead of
athletic director (9)
About Mary: the army now abandoned to mouth words before forming film
titles (9,2,3,5)
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VB
msh210
Sheep will be awarded for the first correct answer to each of the four.
Mark Brader
> athletic director (9)
ABS + DEACON (anagram) + D(iver) - A(thletic) = ABSCONDED = left.
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Jerry Friedman
> > Six-pack? Maybe confused deacon with diver, principal instead of
> > athletic director (9)
>
> ABS + DEACON (anagram) + D(iver) - A(thletic) = ABSCONDED = left.
Thank you!
One down, three to go.
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Jerry Friedman, T. O. Panelist
James Hogg
> A cryptic crossword clue has two parts, one using wordplay and one
> straight. Here are four clues that are only the wordplay part, no
> straight part. As in some cryptic crosswords, the number of words and
> letters per word in the answer to each clue is listed after the clue:
> (1,7) means there are two words, of which the first has one letter and
> the second seven. The answers to these clues, which you must find, are
> themselves clues (not cryptic, just standard American crossword clues,
> though the fourth is punny), to, in some order, "up", "down", "right",
> and "left".
>
> Back veep in naughty secret (11)
>
> Reverence diminished by the sound of pain (5)
AWAKE = UP
AWE diminished plus the sound of ACHE
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James
Vinny Burgoo
Thank you!
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VB
T. O. Panellist
Vinny Burgoo
>A cryptic crossword clue has two parts, one using wordplay and one
>straight. Here are four clues that are only the wordplay part, no
>straight part. As in some cryptic crosswords, the number of words and
>letters per word in the answer to each clue is listed after the clue:
>(1,7) means there are two words, of which the first has one letter and
>the second seven. The answers to these clues, which you must find, are
>themselves clues (not cryptic, just standard American crossword clues,
>though the fourth is punny), to, in some order, "up", "down", "right",
>and "left".
>
>Back veep in naughty secret (11)
Not a current veep.
>Reverence diminished by the sound of pain (5)
Done.
>Six-pack? Maybe confused deacon with diver, principal instead of
>athletic director (9)
Done.
>About Mary: the army now abandoned to mouth words before forming film
>titles (9,2,3,5)
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VB
T. O. Panellist.
franzi
>In alt.usage.english, Vinny Burgoo wrote:
>>A cryptic crossword clue has two parts, one using wordplay and one
>>straight. Here are four clues that are only the wordplay part, no
>>straight part. As in some cryptic crosswords, the number of words and
>>letters per word in the answer to each clue is listed after the clue:
>>(1,7) means there are two words, of which the first has one letter and
>>the second seven. The answers to these clues, which you must find,
>>are themselves clues (not cryptic, just standard American crossword
>>clues, though the fourth is punny), to, in some order, "up", "down",
>>"right", and "left".
>>
>>Back veep in naughty secret (11)
>
>Not a current veep.
>
But prerogative is a right. Gore returns in private upset.
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franzi
Jerry Friedman
Mark Brader
> But prerogative is a right. Gore returns in private upset.
Arrgh, the dreaded indirect anagram!
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Toronto again, but I've already lost as much hair as
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James Hogg
>>>> Back veep in naughty secret (11)
>
>> But prerogative is a right. Gore returns in private upset.
>
> Arrgh, the dreaded indirect anagram!
...which had us looking for a veep with five letters, very naughty indeed.
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James
msh210
> A cryptic crossword clue has two parts, one using wordplay and one
> straight. Here are four clues that are only the wordplay part, no
> straight part. As in some cryptic crosswords, the number of words and
> letters per word in the answer to each clue is listed after the clue:
> (1,7) means there are two words, of which the first has one letter and
> the second seven. The answers to these clues, which you must find, are
> themselves clues (not cryptic, just standard American crossword clues,
> though the fourth is punny), to, in some order, "up", "down", "right",
> and "left".
> About Mary: the army now abandoned to mouth words before forming film
> titles (9,2,3,5)
Aargh. This was clued wrong, leaving out "there's". Sort of. The
Panel apologizes (though of course is always Totally Officially
correct, which means that someone else was wrong, 13 years ago).
Michael Hamm
TO Rectifier-Hinter
Jeffrey Turner
Something in the Water.
msh210
So close.... Just out of curiosity, how'd you get "water"?
Don't forget that this is supposed to be a punny clue for "down". And
that the competition is over, so you won't get any sheep for a correct
answer.
Michael Hamm
TO Panelist
Jeffrey Turner
Water was a guess. I don't get the clue.
--Jeff
Jeffrey Turner
> On 9/1/2011 12:36 PM, msh210 wrote:
>> On Sep 1, Jeffrey Turner abed:
>>>>> A cryptic crossword clue has two parts, one using wordplay and one
>>>>> straight. Here are four clues that are only the wordplay part, no
>>>>> straight part. As in some cryptic crosswords, the number of words and
>>>>> letters per word in the answer to each clue is listed after the clue:
>>>>> (1,7) means there are two words, of which the first has one letter and
>>>>> the second seven. The answers to these clues, which you must find, are
>>>>> themselves clues (not cryptic, just standard American crossword clues,
>>>>> though the fourth is punny), to, in some order, "up", "down", "right",
>>>>> and "left".
>>>> <snip>
>>>>> About Mary: the army now abandoned to mouth words before forming film
>>>>> titles (9,2,3,5)
>>>>
>>>> Aargh. This was clued wrong, leaving out "there's". Sort of. The
>>>> Panel apologizes (though of course is always Totally Officially
>>>> correct, which means that someone else was wrong, 13 years ago).
>>>
>>> Something in the Water.
>>
>> So close.... Just out of curiosity, how'd you get "water"?
>>
>> Don't forget that this is supposed to be a punny clue for "down".
Something on the eider?
--Jeff