Matters Arising:
Following some consultation with Parental Unit-M, I have revised some answers to Omega cryptic clues.
Now, "Youngster's Horses (3-4)" is not cryptic but I would never have known this. Apparently Uiver knew the phrase all along, and I'm foolishing for not asking him. The answer? Gee-gees. Weird. Ancient cockney or Aussie slang?
I also revised "identity nucleus if a neat plan" - the answer is IDEA based on gee-gees.
Just checked another answer from the Monday mini-cryptic. "Repossess" was correct for "what the devil may do if you don't pay the exorcist".
From the Tuesday mini-cryptic, I attempted 5 but I believe I only got three right.
Q Remove old North Brit in sketch (6)
A Scotch
Q Affirmative Returning after family doctor involved in sex research (6)
A Kinsey
(the "yes" of affirmative is "reversed" - clever, ha?)
Q Avoid invoice for monotreme (4-3)
A duck-bill
Ba-bowm. I got two out of three. My error was in the old North Brit.
the answer is DEPICT. That was very tricky. I was thinking of the slang term "scotch a plan".
Despite the 2 out of 3 success rate, I am getting a little addicted to the cryptic challenge. I am toddling through the Wednesday cryptic and looking forward to the solutions tomorrow. Major geek attack from within responds sharply (3): eek!
5 comments:
i assume you're doing these in pencil? i do believe i'd have NO idea where to start with these - but i'm tracking!
As Meat Loaf would say, two out of three ain't bad! Well done!
hmm...duck bill has four and four letters. Typo, perhaps?
Hah! I just realised what you did in signing off.Sharp!
these have me befuddled, but i do like the (not so?) subtle humor between the clues and the answers.
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