Subject: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Dave the Gnome Date: 29 Jan 04 - 04:58 PM I'll start you off. 1. African drum (3, 3) A. Mud Hut. Now you are on your own 2. Aquatic Mammal (5, 3) 3. Too egg on? (5) Any other contributions gartefuly accepted! Cheers :D |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Dave the Gnome Date: 29 Jan 04 - 04:58 PM Oh - and Spot the Dog is banned from answering coz 'e knows 'em! |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Mr Red Date: 29 Jan 04 - 05:15 PM 1 Down Knickers 2 Across Bed |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Gurney Date: 29 Jan 04 - 09:38 PM Gathering a man may go to, but never does! (4,5) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Teresa Date: 30 Jan 04 - 01:50 AM 1. water rat 2. nudge (doubtful about that one ... The last one I have no clue .... Teresa |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST,ELFCALL Date: 30 Jan 04 - 03:55 AM If I remember properly the answer to aquatic mammal is 'ship's cat' Clues I have always liked ( 1 from the Guardian) is B (6,6) and 1 which I reckon is apocryphal HIJKLMNO (5) Elfcall |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Dave the Gnome Date: 30 Jan 04 - 03:57 AM Elfcall got Ships Cat. I am away for thn eweekend now so I had better give you the other Too egg on.... Toast! |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: HuwG Date: 30 Jan 04 - 08:18 AM Elfcall: B = Second Letter HIJKLMNO = Water (H2O) ---- How about, £30 (9,7,3,8) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Snuffy Date: 30 Jan 04 - 09:45 AM How about GEG (9, 3) Gurney - Stag Night? |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Mr Happy Date: 31 Jan 04 - 06:43 AM JKLMNO: I drank it at the sesh last nite cos it was my turn to drive. |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST,Elfcall Date: 02 Feb 04 - 04:55 AM Huw G Well done on 'water' 'Second letter' is not correct. It was bottle opener ! Cannot get any of the other clues. Where is Herga Kitty she is usually pretty hot around the cryptics. Elfcall |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST,CrazyEddie Date: 02 Feb 04 - 06:51 AM ABCDEFGHIJKLM (4 letters) The flower of Florence (4 letters) Overburdened Mailman |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: HuwG Date: 02 Feb 04 - 07:44 AM ABCDEFGHIJLKM = "Atom" The flower of Florence = "Arno" Is "Overburdened Mailman" a clue ? If so, my brain is working away at concepts like, "Letters of the utmost gravity", and such like. How many letters ? By the way, £30 (9,7,3,8) = "Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras" (three tenners <g>). |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Nigel Parsons Date: 02 Feb 04 - 07:55 AM Huw G: Seems you walked into Crazy Eddie's trap Him: Overburdened mailman You: How many letters? Clearly too many! CHEERS Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST Date: 02 Feb 04 - 09:35 PM geg Scrambled egg? |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Snuffy Date: 03 Feb 04 - 08:42 AM Correct, Guest |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST,Sibelius Date: 03 Feb 04 - 01:28 PM This was from the Grauniad: Ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous. I left. (9) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 Feb 04 - 11:27 AM Reversible water transport (5) Transport anthology (7) ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ (4) A rag man (7) Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST,Sibelius Date: 04 Feb 04 - 03:11 PM 1 Kayak 2 ? 3 Must be somethig to do with the missig letter! 4 Anagram |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 Feb 04 - 04:53 PM Sibeliu: think seasonal! |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: BanjoRay Date: 04 Feb 04 - 07:07 PM An oldie from the guardian: This (anag) (4) Ray |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 Feb 04 - 06:43 AM BanjoRay: as it is 'an oldie' I will charitably assume the answer to be 'Hist' (either an abbreviation for Historic, or an expression calling for silence). Of course, other anagrams may also be available Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 05 Feb 04 - 03:34 PM A city in Czechoslovakia (4). |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 Feb 04 - 04:10 PM John S: Oslo? |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 05 Feb 04 - 04:25 PM That's it, Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 05 Feb 04 - 04:27 PM Ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous. I left. (9) Ludicrous |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 05 Feb 04 - 04:30 PM I can't get the one above, but here's a similar one. ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ (4) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 05 Feb 04 - 04:33 PM Transport anthology (7) Omnibus ? |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 Feb 04 - 05:01 PM John S: mine was a typo. Yours is the intended version. Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST Date: 05 Feb 04 - 05:50 PM Noel? |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 06 Feb 04 - 12:22 PM That's it, Guest |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST,Sibelius Date: 06 Feb 04 - 02:04 PM Some typo, Nigel! I've spent the last two days trying to shoehorn 'NONE' or something like it into your clue, and thinking 'if only it was ...JKMN...' I'd know the bl**d*n' answer! |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 06 Feb 04 - 02:52 PM These aren't lateral. The first one's from Araucaria in The Guardian and is, for my money, the best crossword clue ever. Poetical scene has surprisingly chaste Lord Archer vegetating (3, 3, 8, 12) The second one's just an anagram Britney Spears (13) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Dave the Gnome Date: 06 Feb 04 - 06:20 PM Ok, ok - The ones I started with were real wrong answers(!?!?) to crossword clues, if you know what I mean... :-~ But now we are on cryptic clues and agramans how about Politician should lock penis in car. (5, 9) Or... Ow! He buggers the president. (6,1,4) Cheers :D |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: HuwG Date: 07 Feb 04 - 09:05 AM DtG: Ow! He buggers the president. (6,1,4): George W. Bush |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Dave the Gnome Date: 07 Feb 04 - 11:48 AM Spot on, HuwG:-) The other one is from a bit further back. Clue could also be Politician rockin' sec in lap! Cheers :D (Both from Stanley Accringtons- Can't act, yel nor sing - famed stanagrams btw) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 07 Feb 04 - 12:09 PM Cecil Parkinson, or Ken's oral picnic. |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Catherine Jayne Date: 07 Feb 04 - 01:05 PM " Hear of a new Sexual Perversion?" 5,2,4,4 |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Leadfingers Date: 07 Feb 04 - 03:40 PM One I liked from the Torygraph a long time ago :- Press club metal ( 4 letters ) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: HuwG Date: 07 Feb 04 - 04:35 PM catsPhiddle: Hear of a new Sexual Perversion?: Pr*ck up your ears ? Leadfingers: Press club metal: Iron |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST Date: 07 Feb 04 - 07:04 PM That's it John S:-) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Micca Date: 07 Feb 04 - 08:21 PM well done HuwG |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: GUEST,Nigel Date: 13 Nov 04 - 06:54 AM In today's Telegraph: Superficial nursery rhyme (7) |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: alanabit Date: 13 Nov 04 - 07:25 AM From the Guardian, my favourite was, (1,6,3,1,4!). You have to be a clever bloke to tackle Aracauria, John. I had a go this week and I couldn't understand half of it when I saw the answers. I got most of Audreus yesterday! |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 13 Nov 04 - 12:28 PM Superficial nursery rhyme (7) Cursory |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: Nigel Parsons Date: 13 Nov 04 - 01:39 PM Yes, John! It took me a couple of minutes, and I had some letters. |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: John-S Date: 13 Nov 04 - 02:36 PM alanabit, Is it I haven't got a clue ? |
Subject: RE: BS: lateral thinking crossword... From: alanabit Date: 14 Nov 04 - 10:28 AM It is indeed John. I was very proud then I cracked that one! |