Crossword Clues Part 2

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Of course. If someone “moves” you they motivate you, or…you.

“Modern” means trendy, and then you just need a synonym for “steeples” for the last five letters.

Thank you - I am cheered as it seems I got on the right track straight away, because I wrote down INSPIRE, but that is only 7 letters.

ETA: Actually, I hadn't realised it was 'modern' - I thought it was 'modem', so no wonder it sounded  like a difficult clue! Back to CCTV and checked, so of course answer is INSPIRES.

[SusanDoris]

May I have hints, please:

Turn up at start of the finale(6)  Fifth letter N.
ELFINA fits but I have no idea why that would be right! Or was there something about elfinA being a character in an opera?

Spiritual vessel? (4,5) HOLY GRAIL It can’t be anything else for the first word, can it? In second word G and I are correct.
ETA On taking another look, I think the second word must be GLASS - last S from aSSONANT
I ask because 1 down ought to be ABSTAINbut the H gets in the way.

Haven’t had as much time to work on it so far this week, but it still only Tuesday! I have done a few more answers this afternoon.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

May I have hints, please:

Turn up at start of the finale(6)  Fifth letter N.
ELFINA fits but I have no idea why that would be right! Or was there something about elfinA being a character in an opera?

Of course. That’s quite a tricky one because some of the answer is hiding in plain sight within the clue. If you “turn up” to something, you….

The beginning of the answer is given to you, and the “start of” tells you that you need the first letter of the next word in the clue. Then all you need to finish it is a synonym for “finale”.

Spiritual vessel? (4,5) HOLY GRAIL It can’t be anything else for the first word, can it? In second word G and I are correct.
ETA On taking another look, I think the second word must be GLASS - last S from aSSONANT
I ask because 1 down ought to be ABSTAINbut the H gets in the way.

I’m glad you took a second look! “GLASS” is the word that first occurred to me, though the first word could be one of several things. My bet would be a synonym for what you’d have been if someone had fired a bullet at you!

Haven’t had as much time to work on it so far this week, but it still only Tuesday! I have done a few more answers this afternoon.

Good luck ; - )

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Of course. That’s quite a tricky one because some of the answer is hiding in plain sight within the clue. If you “turn up” to something, you….

The beginning of the answer is given to you, and the “start of” tells you that you need the first letter of the next word in the clue. Then all you need to finish it is a synonym for “finale”.

I’m glad you took a second look! “GLASS” is the word that first occurred to me, though the first word could be one of several things. My bet would be a synonym for what you’d have been if someone had fired a bullet at you!

Good luck ; - )

thank you for your help - I'll work on those......

[bluehillside Retd.]

Susan,

thank you for your help - I'll work on those......

No problem. I'm sure that if you attend to it carefully you'll get it like a shot.

[SusanDoris]

Computer problems ... hope I can post this - ATTEND and SHOT GLASS
Can't print today's
Hope Dolphin will do a remote control and fix early next week

[SusanDoris]

I have only two clues unanswered now. Hins would be much appreciated.

14 down: John held up in delay, getting frantic (
D - O - A - L -

12 across: Fashions wtihout diamonds covering new veils (
- N - E - O - S

Having no access to IE, I have had to learn more about using Google Cghroms in three days than I would have done in a year,I think! But the sooner I get SuperNova back in order,  the better.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

I have only two clues unanswered now. Hins would be much appreciated.

14 down: John held up in delay, getting frantic (
D - O - A - L –

It’s a down clue so you know the “up” means there’s reversed part somewhere running upwards. A “John” is a WC, so maybe that’s it…

All you need then is a synonym for “delay” wrapped around it, and the whole thing to mean “frantic” (though I always though this word was more akin to “crazy” or similar). Tricky clue though. 

12 across: Fashions wtihout diamonds covering new veils (
- N - E - O – S

Also a tricky one. “Without diamonds” tell you that there’s a “D” missing from something, and that something could well be a synonym for “fashions”. “Covering new” tells you that there must be an “N” in there somewhere, and the whole word must therefore be a synonym for “veils” (ie, covers of wraps around).   

Having no access to IE, I have had to learn more about using Google Cghroms in three days than I would have done in a year,I think! But the sooner I get SuperNova back in order,  the better.

Hope you’re back up and running soon Susan.

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

It’s a down clue so you know the “up” means there’s reversed part somewhere running upwards. A “John” is a WC, so maybe that’s it…

All you need then is a synonym for “delay” wrapped around it, and the whole thing to mean “frantic” (though I always though this word was more akin to “crazy” or similar). Tricky clue though. 
Also a tricky one. “Without diamonds” tell you that there’s a “D” missing from something, and that something could well be a synonym for “fashions”. “Covering new” tells you that there must be an “N” in there somewhere, and the whole word must therefore be a synonym for “veils” (ie, covers of wraps around).   

Hope you’re back up and running soon Susan.

Thank you for your help. much appreciated as always.  I'll read it again I can hear it, but I have been thinking DOOLALLY and ENVELOPS, so I'll compare those withi what you say tomorrow.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Thank you for your help. much appreciated as always.  I'll read it again I can hear it, but I have been thinking DOOLALLY and ENVELOPS, so I'll compare those withi what you say tomorrow.

No problem, and I'm liking your thinking!

[SusanDoris]

Last Saturday's cryptic (my neighbour used computer without SuperNova and printed it for me) is one where the setter likes to use long comnplicated clues but when the answer is found, it raises a smile!

I have a question:
5 down: Bishop began to perambulate about area round seat (7)
BRAMBLE is, I'm fairly sure, the right answer and it fits other clues.

However, 14 across is:
Protective cover for biography, apparently one's occasionally  needed when bathing (9)
L - F - - - - - - so it looks as if it begins with LIFE, but if BRAMBLE is right, then the fifth letter is E.

May I have a hint or two please?

I think I shall have a large numbe of posts to catch up on in 'Searching for God'! Will I be missing anything much if I skip to the end when SuperNova is back in action?

Friday morning: Here follows some thinking out loud ...

I am wondering whether:
- if the answer to: 9 across - Stop being faithful (7) is SINCERE
- then the third letter of 5 down is N
- if the answer to 14 across is LIFESAVER
-then last letter of 5 down is S
This gives B - N - B - S and that shouts BONOBOS! I suppose it could be B on a Bos but that doesn't mean anything and in any case the fourth letter is not A. I tried googling definition of Bos, but cannot see or hear result.

That secondB comes from SUBSOIL = anwer to:
Reserves - fuel that lies beneath what lies beneath (7)

Thank you for reading!

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Sorry it’s taken a while -  was out of the UK yesterday, and back late.

Last Saturday's cryptic (my neighbour used computer without SuperNova and printed it for me) is one where the setter likes to use long comnplicated clues but when the answer is found, it raises a smile!

I have a question:
5 down: Bishop began to perambulate about area round seat (7)
BRAMBLE is, I'm fairly sure, the right answer and it fits other clues.

Not liking BRAMBLE I’m afraid. You’re on the right track with the B for “bishop”, but have a look at that “perambulate” – it’s telling you that there’s an anagram of “began” perhaps? Then it needs to go “round” an abbreviation for “area", and maybe you’ll have a synonym for a seat…

However, 14 across is:
Protective cover for biography, apparently one's occasionally  needed when bathing (9)
L - F - - - - - - so it looks as if it begins with LIFE, but if BRAMBLE is right, then the fifth letter is E.

May I have a hint or two please?

Well, once you get the “bishop” clue this one should fall into place. 

I think I shall have a large numbe of posts to catch up on in 'Searching for God'! Will I be missing anything much if I skip to the end when SuperNova is back in action? 

No, it’s just more of AB refusing or or being incapable of engaging with what’s being said and repeating the same mistakes and (already answered) questions over and over again. He’s the living definition of uneducable.

Friday morning: Here follows some thinking out loud ...

I am wondering whether:
- if the answer to: 9 across - Stop being faithful (7) is SINCERE
- then the third letter of 5 down is N
- if the answer to 14 across is LIFESAVER
-then last letter of 5 down is S
This gives B - N - B - S and that shouts BONOBOS! I suppose it could be B on a Bos but that doesn't mean anything and in any case the fourth letter is not A. I tried googling definition of Bos, but cannot see or hear result.

That secondB comes from SUBSOIL = anwer to:
Reserves - fuel that lies beneath what lies beneath (7)

Thank you for reading!

I’d need to see the clues Susan, but I’m not liking LIFESAVER. Keep the LIFE bit, but you need a different ending with the correct letter from the “bishop” clue.

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Sorry it’s taken a while -  was out of the UK yesterday, and back late.

Not liking BRAMBLE I’m afraid. You’re on the right track with the B for “bishop”, but have a look at that “perambulate” – it’s telling you that there’s an anagram of “began” perhaps? Then it needs to go “round” an abbreviation for “area", and maybe you’ll have a synonym for a seat…

Well, once you get the “bishop” clue this one should fall into place. 

No, it’s just more of AB refusing or or being incapable of engaging with what’s being said and repeating the same mistakes and (already answered) questions over and over again. He’s the living definition of uneducable.

I’d need to see the clues Susan, but I’m not liking LIFESAVER. Keep the LIFE bit, but you need a different ending with the correct letter from the “bishop” clue.

Many thanks for your help - much apprecaited. I'll work on the answers later. I'm going to Salisbury this afternoon - one of my granddaughters is visiting her parents from Northampton for a couple of days.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Sounds lovely Susan, despite the weather. Hope you have a super time 

[SusanDoris]

Sounds lovely Susan, despite the weather. Hope you have a super time 

I had arranged for a taxi wait-and-return so, while waiting, I sorted out the BEANBAG!!! I think it's a bit of a chhek to use the B of SLEEPING BAGS = answer to 1 across, for another answer including a BAG! However, it is cosistent with setter's sense of fun I suppose - it certainly made me smile!

LIFEGUARD I had thought of, but couldn't see how the G fitted the Bishop clue.

This, however, presents another dilemma as 6 down ends with an A. Hmmm.

My granddaughter and I played Scrabble, but she has to tell me what is available on the board and choose places to put words. Really nice to hear all about her and her partner's house (their own for three months) and the work they have done in it so far.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Suan,

I had arranged for a taxi wait-and-return so, while waiting, I sorted out the BEANBAG!!! I think it's a bit of a chhek to use the B of SLEEPING BAGS = answer to 1 across, for another answer including a BAG! However, it is cosistent with setter's sense of fun I suppose - it certainly made me smile!

LIFEGUARD I had thought of, but couldn't see how the G fitted the Bishop clue.

Yup - well done for both.

This, however, presents another dilemma as 6 down ends with an A. Hmmm.

I can't see the clue I'm afraid, but lots of words end with A!

My granddaughter and I played Scrabble, but she has to tell me what is available on the board and choose places to put words. Really nice to hear all about her and her partner's house (their own for three months) and the work they have done in it so far.

Sounds like a lovely afternoon.

[SusanDoris]

Hi Suan,

Yup - well done for both.

I can't see the clue I'm afraid, but lots of words end with A!

Sounds like a lovely afternoon.

It seems that the list of words which can be used to signal an anagram gets longer and longer - e.g. perambulate

The 6 down clue is: Boat wrecked along with boarding party (7) (At this point I posted by mistake.)
To continue: G - - - O - A
So far, I'm assuming anagram of along ... ...

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hey Susan,

It seems that the list of words which can be used to signal an anagram gets longer and longer - e.g. perambulate

The 6 down clue is: Boat wrecked along with boarding party (7)

Well, any word with a sense of mix up will do I suppose…

….and speaking of which, have a look at that “wrecked”. That’s a hint that there’s an anagram, and right next to it is the word “along” (and the “a” could be helpful as you already know it’s the last letter of the answer).

Problem is though that “along” doesn’t have enough letters, but you’re also told that it contains something else (“boarding”), so the missing two letters must be a synonym for “party”.

PS I only got this by the way because you told me that the last letter is an “a”, and there aren’t many boats that end with that!

[SusanDoris]

Hey Susan,

Well, any word with a sense of mix up will do I suppose…

….and speaking of which, have a look at that “wrecked”. That’s a hint that there’s an anagram, and right next to it is the word “along” (and the “a” could be helpful as you already know it’s the last letter of the answer).

Problem is though that “along” doesn’t have enough letters, but you’re also told that it contains something else (“boarding”), so the missing two letters must be a synonym for “party”.

PS I only got this by the way because you told me that the last letter is an “a”, and there aren’t many boats that end with that!

GONDOLA – I suppose I might have got that in the end … … anyway, I see that ‘boarding’ is another signal-type word.

I’m assuming that the setter has an answer to raise a smile to the following clue, but as it is Saturday, and my neighbour will, I hope, be kind enough to print today’s for me, a strong hint to this would be much appreciated, so that I can finish this one.

10 down: Tourist’s old cap crushed by wild punch (12)
-   - L – D - -  - A – E –

There was a somewhat similar clue a while back but that included ‘titfer’ and this one obviously doesn’t.  I assume ‘old cap’ is anagrammed and is either in the middle or at the end of the word. …PLACED would fit nicely at the end but that leaves out the O.

And to this:
9 across: Stop being faithful (7) This is yet another which has appeared before, but I can’t remember what you said about it.
S – A – N - -  The last letter is the first letter of 10 down.     

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi again Susan,

GONDOLA – I suppose I might have got that in the end … … anyway, I see that ‘boarding’ is another signal-type word.

Yes indeed.

I’m assuming that the setter has an answer to raise a smile to the following clue, but as it is Saturday, and my neighbour will, I hope, be kind enough to print today’s for me, a strong hint to this would be much appreciated, so that I can finish this one.

10 down: Tourist’s old cap crushed by wild punch (12)
-   - L – D - -  - A – E –

There was a somewhat similar clue a while back but that included ‘titfer’ and this one obviously doesn’t.  I assume ‘old cap’ is anagrammed and is either in the middle or at the end of the word. …PLACED would fit nicely at the end but that leaves out the O.

Think of another word for “vacation”, and then the person who goes on one…

“Cap” doesn’t necessarily mean hat – think of the top of a jar of jam for example – and it isn’t an anagram in this case. “Old” is usually abbreviated to “o”, and you just need a common term for a swinging punch to wrap around it (“crushed”).

And to this:
9 across: Stop being faithful (7) This is yet another which has appeared before, but I can’t remember what you said about it.
S – A – N - -  The last letter is the first letter of 10 down.

It’s a straight clue – the answer means both “stop” (think of stopping the blood from a wound for example) and “faithful”, as in a loyal friend.

[SusanDoris]

Hi again Susan,

Yes indeed.

Think of another word for “vacation”, and then the person who goes on one…

“Cap” doesn’t necessarily mean hat – think of the top of a jar of jam for example – and it isn’t an anagram in this case. “Old” is usually abbreviated to “o”, and you just need a common term for a swinging punch to wrap around it (“crushed”).

It’s a straight clue – the answer means both “stop” (think of stopping the blood from a wound for example) and “faithful”, as in a loyal friend.

Thank you. STAUNCH is a word I must remember!  And of course HOLIDAYMAKER is an easy word once you know what it is!
There are in fact wo more incomplete answers, but I am quite happy for them to remain so if necessary.

I may change my mind ...

[bluehillside Retd.]

Susan,

Thank you. STAUNCH is a word I must remember!  And of course HOLIDAYMAKER is an easy word once you know what it is!
There are in fact wo more incomplete answers, but I am quite happy for them to remain so if necessary.

I may change my mind ...

Well if you do, I'm happy to help if I can 

[SusanDoris]

This is a bit long, I'm afraid,  but help will as always be much appreciated.

Saturday’s Cryptic , which I started – and of which I completed almost three-quarters on Sunday – was a bit easier in some ways than the Quick!!

May I please have hints for the following?as usual it involves clues which share letters:

2 down: Involved in eighth part of magic show on the radio (9)
-   - - R -  C - - E    2nd letter shared with 4th of 8 across
-   Does ABRACADABRA have anything to do with it?
8 across: Black snow leopard in spring (6)  - O - - - E
BOUNCE fits and is a spring, but I cannot, as one of my sons used to do when he was young, put in a word just because it fits and has the right number of letters!

Next pair:
5 down: People, say, kept in denial (
-   - - - W – O -   First letter probably N. WOOD would seem to be a sensible ending.
9 across: Viewing part of gun at home before midnight (
S - - - T – N -     TING to end presumably.

Thirde letter of each is shared letter.

And just a bit more: last Saturday’s remaining two clues shared the first letter: the down clue was PICKAXE  The across clue has P –R – Y and the clue was Camp quietly avant-garde
That has certainly appeared before but can’t remember the answer. I’ve tried all alphabet combinations but none of the answers makes sense.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hey Susan,

This is a bit long, I'm afraid,  but help will as always be much appreciated.

Saturday’s Cryptic , which I started – and of which I completed almost three-quarters on Sunday – was a bit easier in some ways than the Quick!!

May I please have hints for the following?as usual it involves clues which share letters:

2 down: Involved in eighth part of magic show on the radio (9)
-   - - R -  C - - E    2nd letter shared with 4th of 8 across
-   Does ABRACADABRA have anything to do with it?

Well, I don’t think so. It’s a bit of an odd clue though – the first two letters are given to you, and “on the radio” tells you that the rest sounds like something – ie, the thing they do at magic shows that comes eighth. The whole thing being a synonym for “Involved”.   

8 across: Black snow leopard in spring (6)  - O - - - E
BOUNCE fits and is a spring, but I cannot, as one of my sons used to do when he was young, put in a word just because it fits and has the right number of letters!

But you can if you happen to know that “ounce” is another name for the snow leopard!

Next pair:
5 down: People, say, kept in denial (
-   - - - W – O -   First letter probably N. WOOD would seem to be a sensible ending.

But not sensible enough I’m afraid  A large group of people is a country or a …. Then you have that “say”, which in Latin abbreviated form is inside (“kept in”) the "people" part, the whole meaning “denial”.

9 across: Viewing part of gun at home before midnight (
S - - - T – N -     TING to end presumably.

Thirde letter of each is shared letter.

Took me a while this one (I kept thinking of inspecting, which is wrong). “At home” is always the same two letters, and “midnight” is always the same one letter (ie, the middle letter in “night”). Before that though you need part of a gun, the whole thing meaning “viewing”.

And just a bit more: last Saturday’s remaining two clues shared the first letter: the down clue was PICKAXE  The across clue has P –R – Y and the clue was Camp quietly avant-garde
That has certainly appeared before but can’t remember the answer. I’ve tried all alphabet combinations but none of the answers makes sense.

There aren’t many words that fit! A “camp” is a group or a sect, so there’s your synonym. “Quietly” is a one-letter musical notation, and the last four letters come from the “avant-garde” bit.

You’ll kick yourself when you see it! 

[SusanDoris]

Hey Susan,

Well, I don’t think so. It’s a bit of an odd clue though – the first two letters are given to you, and “on the radio” tells you that the rest sounds like
something – ie, the thing they do at magic shows that comes eighth. The whole thing being a synonym for “Involved”.   

Hmmm, I'll have to think about that.

But you can if you happen to know that “ounce” is another name for the snow leopard!

Thats something I didn't know, but must remember for future clue reference!

But not sensible enough I’m afraid  A large group of people is a country or a …. Then you have that “say”, which in Latin abbreviated form is inside (“kept in”) the "people" part, the whole meaning “denial”.

Took me a while this one (I kept thinking of inspecting, which is wrong). “At home” is always the same two letters, and “midnight” is always the same one letter (ie, the middle letter in “night”). Before that though you need part of a gun, the whole thing meaning “viewing”.

Thank you for all the above  - I'll get to work on them tomorrow.

There aren’t many words that fit! A “camp” is a group or a sect, so there’s your synonym. “Quietly” is a one-letter musical notation, and the last four letters come from the “avant-garde” bit.

You’ll kick yourself when you see it!

Oh, I see! PARTY Yes that word was a good one, but I certainly hadn't workd out why!.