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Crossword Clues Part 2
« on: September 21, 2018, 03:55:50 PM »
For last Saturday’s cryptic crossword which I printed and started on Wednesday, I have been doing two or sometimes three clues a day, but would much appreciate some help with the following

:18 across:Cuts out about 13 physical jerks (9)
This is I presume EXERCISES or, more logically,  EXORCISES

19 across: …Inputs marks (5)

(13 across is: In essence, mystique enfolds her (5) so it has to be QUEENm but I don’t see what this has to do with the 13 in 18 A.)
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2018, 04:53:41 PM »
...inputs marks
types?
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2018, 05:00:48 PM »
Quote from: Robbie on September 21, 2018, 04:53:41 PM
...inputs marks
types?
Oh, of course!!!  Thank you.
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2018, 07:41:16 PM »
Quote from: SusanDoris on September 21, 2018, 03:55:50 PM
For last Saturday’s cryptic crossword which I printed and started on Wednesday, I have been doing two or sometimes three clues a day, but would much appreciate some help with the following

:18 across:Cuts out about 13 physical jerks (9)
This is I presume EXERCISES or, more logically,  EXORCISES

19 across: …Inputs marks (5)

(13 across is: In essence, mystique enfolds her (5) so it has to be QUEENm but I don’t see what this has to do with the 13 in 18 A.)

Cuts out is "excises". 13 is queen which is where you get the ER from as in Elizabeth Regina. So Exercises is the answer.
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2018, 07:01:15 AM »
Quote from: jeremyp on September 21, 2018, 07:41:16 PM
Cuts out is "excises". 13 is queen which is where you get the ER from as in Elizabeth Regina. So Exercises is the answer.
Ah, yes, many thanks , I see now how that works. 
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2018, 04:55:11 PM »
Only a few more clues to go. May I ask for help with:

Like Tibet and Nepal, banning anything odd, authoritarian (7

E blank S blank blank blank N

I'm almost certain those letters are correct...
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2018, 05:11:47 PM »
EASTERN
(stern being authoritarian)
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2018, 05:49:50 PM »
Quote from: Robbie on September 22, 2018, 05:11:47 PM
EASTERN
(stern being authoritarian)
thank you again, much appreciated. 

How do you get from the clue to the answer? I would be grateful if you could explain.
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2018, 06:08:51 PM »
Quote from: SusanDoris on September 22, 2018, 05:49:50 PM
thank you again, much appreciated. 

How do you get from the clue to the answer? I would be grateful if you could explain.
As he said, authoritarian is "stern". Nepal banning anything odd (i.e. the odd letters) is "ea"
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2018, 06:16:15 AM »
Quote from: jeremyp on September 22, 2018, 06:08:51 PM
As he said, authoritarian is "stern". Nepal banning anything odd (i.e. the odd letters) is "ea"
thank you, but I'm afraid I'm still not quite getting it. I can see that banning the odd letters in Nepal gives the EA but what has Tibet got to do with it? Is it because it is in the East too?
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2018, 11:41:28 AM »
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thank you, but I'm afraid I'm still not quite getting it. I can see that banning the odd letters in Nepal gives the EA but what has Tibet got to do with it? Is it because it is in the East too?

Yes. It's not a particularly good clue but the "like Tibet" is the definition part for for "EASTERN" (Tibet being an example ("like") of an Eastern country), and the rest is the wordplay part ("EA" plus "STERN").   
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2018, 11:49:54 AM »
Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on September 23, 2018, 11:41:28 AM
Hi Susan,

Yes. It's not a particularly good clue 
It's a fucking dreadful clue!
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2018, 01:03:32 PM »
Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on September 23, 2018, 11:41:28 AM
Hi Susan,

Yes. It's not a particularly good clue but the "like Tibet" is the definition part for for "EASTERN" (Tibet being an example ("like") of an Eastern country), and the rest is the wordplay part ("EA" plus "STERN").   
Thank you - I'm glad it wasn't just me who thought it was not a good clue! Having read that book, I expect all clues - in the Saturday prize cryptic crossword in particular - to be of a high standard!
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2018, 02:04:44 PM »
All I thought was:- East = ea, Nepal and Tibet I thought were 'Eastern';
stern - wouldn't put two 'st' so deleted one.
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2018, 05:08:32 PM »
Robbie,

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All I thought was:- East = ea, Nepal and Tibet I thought were 'Eastern';
stern - wouldn't put two 'st' so deleted one.

No, Susan had it right. The "banning anything odd" after "Nepal" tells to you take out ("ban") the n, the p and the l - leaving EA.Otherwise "banning anything odd" would be redundant - a hanging crime for crossword setters.
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2018, 05:10:55 PM »
Gobbdegook.
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2018, 05:17:51 PM »
ad,

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Gobbdegook.

Take the French out of nonsense?  ;)
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2018, 05:52:37 PM »
Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on September 23, 2018, 05:17:51 PM
ad,

Take the French out of nonsense?  ;)
I have done quite a few clues already on yesterday's cryptic, so I think - I hope! - it is the same setter who compiled the one I completed a week or three ago.
No doubt there will be one or two extra- tricky ones needing assistance  ...
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2018, 06:09:14 PM »
Hi Susan,

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I have done quite a few clues already on yesterday's cryptic, so I think - I hope! - it is the same setter who compiled the one I completed a week or three ago.
No doubt there will be one or two extra- tricky ones needing assistance  ...

Well, always happy to help if I can!
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2018, 09:23:07 PM »
I thought it was a good clue.
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2018, 10:37:41 PM »
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I thought it was a good clue.

I don't think to - that "like Tibet" is too vague, and has various possible answers. How about, say, "Confuse nearest oriental (7)" instead? 
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« Reply #21 on: September 24, 2018, 02:08:45 PM »
Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on September 23, 2018, 10:37:41 PM
Robbie,

I don't think to - that "like Tibet" is too vague, and has various possible answers. How about, say, "Confuse nearest oriental (7)" instead?

Not Western (7)
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #22 on: September 24, 2018, 02:14:09 PM »
jeremy,

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Not Western (7)

Erm...
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2018, 02:26:56 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on September 24, 2018, 02:08:45 PM
Not Western (7)
I think I'd have to say that's a bit  too easy - even for me!!!

I'm just about half way through...
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Re: Crossword Clues Part 2
« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2018, 08:47:43 PM »
Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on September 24, 2018, 02:14:09 PM
jeremy,

Erm...
What? Too hard? How about

Anagram of asterne from the East (7)

Or

Elizabethan boat going backwards in the Orient (7)
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