Cryptic Crossword Game [Archive] - Page 5

Eminence Grise

19/08/2011, 1:53 PM

Kelvin's little known scientific experiment sounds like an alcohol fuelled fighter plane? Why, that's as low as it gets! (8,4)

Edit: misread your clue, so disregard above.

Glasgow - founded by an ape in the woods to the East? Floats my boat. (5,5)

BonnieShels

19/08/2011, 2:28 PM

Absolute Zero for the first one.

The current clue requires a little more thought.

Eminence Grise

29/08/2011, 9:36 PM

Oops! Forgot about this!

R- - - - / C - - - e

BonnieShels

29/08/2011, 9:59 PM

10 days... I blame no disco and Shams.

Eminence Grise

31/08/2011, 6:51 PM

It wasn't the Hoops, although for the last few weeks I feel like I've been jumping through hoops!

R i - - - / C l - - e

stann

01/09/2011, 2:35 PM

I don't think it's been a problem getting the answer, more likely what to do with the next clue, and to be honest, working back trying to figure out the last one! :laugh:

Anyway:
River Clyde flows on to this Summer Bay original. (5)

the 12 th man

15/09/2011, 12:46 PM

BonnieShels

15/09/2011, 12:53 PM

I wad thinking about Arran jumpers as that's the first island out the Clyde.

Mr A

15/09/2011, 1:23 PM

I was thinking the Summer Bay was a Home and Away reference. But thankfully I don't know enough to take it further unless the answer is somehow Alf Stewart.

passinginterest

15/09/2011, 1:26 PM

Home and Away is where I'm looking for an answer too. Original characters would include Morag, Pippa, Bobby, Ailsa. I can't find anything to link any of those names to the Clyde though.

pineapple stu

15/09/2011, 1:31 PM

Great Scott (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Robinson_(Neighbours))'s fat ladies? (6-5)

Edit - answer changed cos apparently I imagined those nicknames.

stann

15/09/2011, 9:20 PM

Oops!
Sorry folks, completely forgot I'd posted a clue here, appalling form, can only apologise! :shock:

Anyway:
River Clyde flows on to this Summer Bay original (5)
_ _ _ _ A

The answer's already been mentioned above though.

Home and Away is where I'm looking for an answer too. Original characters would include Morag, Pippa, Bobby, Ailsa. I can't find anything to link any of those names to the Clyde though.
PI, you should get that google doodad on the interweb. :tongue:

pineapple stu

16/09/2011, 8:25 AM

WTF?! How's "Pippa" make more sense than "Scott"?!

[/bitter]

BonnieShels

16/09/2011, 8:43 AM

No idea. Ailsa would also fit. I assumed that there was a love interest called Clyde for Pippa at some stage and that Stann was bring very very rude.

I withdraw my answer and activity in this thread until its answered.

pineapple stu

16/09/2011, 8:58 AM

Ah. You appear to have watched the show. I just figured Scott was a name (and a River Clyde reference obviously) and googled it to see if he was in the show. Given that it was Jason Donovan's character, I figured that was high profile enough to be the answer. Not exactly scientific! Then stann's revelation that A was the last letter completely threw me.

So yeah, let's just wait for confirmation from stann.

passinginterest

16/09/2011, 9:08 AM

Stu, Scott was in Neighbours, the other Aussie soap based in Ramsey Street, not Home & Away based in Summer Bay. You lack of knowledge of such matters worries me. What kind of student were you?

pineapple stu

16/09/2011, 9:09 AM

******! Well, that's me out.

I was a Countdown student. No time for this soap milarkey.

I think that makes us mortal enemies or something.

passinginterest

16/09/2011, 9:11 AM

Oops!
Sorry folks, completely forgot I'd posted a clue here, appalling form, can only apologise! :shock:

Anyway:
River Clyde flows on to this Summer Bay original (5)
_ _ _ _ A

The answer's already been mentioned above though.

PI, you should get that google doodad on the interweb. :tongue:

I read the Wiki article on the poxy river Clyde and still didn't see anything that would fit (well by read I mean opened and had a quick look).

stann

16/09/2011, 11:51 AM

Dearie me what a hornet's nest has been stirred up!

WTF?! How's "Pippa" make more sense than "Scott"?!
[/bitter]
It doesn't, you're grand!

I wad thinking about Arran jumpers as that's the first island out the Clyde.
Ah but the next one...

I read the Wiki article on the poxy river Clyde and still didn't see anything that would fit (well by read I mean opened and had a quick look).
I was thinking more in terms of googling the potential answer (and there was only two above) and Clyde together. Though it's not the first item returned, there are several on the first page that point to the answer. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailsa_Craig)
It would seem that none of ye are big golf fans either? Peter Alliss talks about little else for a whole week every 2nd or 3rd summer. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnberry_(golf_course)) :laugh:
Anyway, I'll get me coat.

pineapple stu

16/09/2011, 11:56 AM

I see. So we're on Ailsa? Are you trying to turn this into a competition to get the most awkward answer to form the next clue with? :p

stann

16/09/2011, 12:08 PM

Ha, looks that way! Nah genuinely that was the first thing that came into my head when the River Clyde answer came up. And no doubt purely from watching the Opens at Troon and Turnberry over the years. That probably should be alarming on some level or other.

BonnieShels

16/09/2011, 12:36 PM

So I somehow got this clue right by completely going off-the-wall and still ended up wrong!

Stann, how I loathe thee!

Anyway...

Ailsa as a woman wouldn't be considered hot but this bird was definitely flaming! (5)

bluemovie

21/09/2011, 3:46 PM

Dearie me what a hornet's nest has been stirred up!

Well, that's another fine mess you've gotten us into, Stann-ley :D

Ailsa as a woman wouldn't be considered hot but this bird was definitely flaming! (5)

A Flaming Galah might fly over modern Monmouth (3,5,5)

BonnieShels

21/09/2011, 4:22 PM

This when on procession through New South Wales' capital city is not what you'd think. Eric Bristow might approve though. Bully for him! (4)

BonnieShels

28/09/2011, 9:36 PM

This when on procession through New South Wales' capital city is not what you'd think. Eric Bristow might approve though. Bully for him! (4)

_ _ r _

culloty82

03/10/2011, 8:25 PM

Dart through this terminus, down the Wicklow Way (10)

Fairly sure Sydney is the NSW capital, BonnieShels?

culloty82

04/10/2011, 7:52 PM

---Y------

freewheel30

04/10/2011, 8:17 PM

Greystones, Kinnegad or Ashbourne could all be notches on this belt (8)

BonnieShels

04/10/2011, 8:51 PM

Fairly sure Sydney is the NSW capital, BonnieShels?

It is indeed.

This (The Dart) when on procession (parade) through New South Wales' capital city (Sydney) is not what you'd think (a train). Eric Bristow (Darts player) might approve though. Bully for him!

http://www.donnybrook.biz/images/pic_7.jpg

Got Greystones but couldn't come up with any clues.

tetsujin1979

05/10/2011, 9:32 AM

Greystones, Kinnegad or Ashbourne could all be notches on this belt (8)

Commuter revolution meeting in secret (11)

bluemovie

24/10/2011, 3:01 PM

Commuter revolution meeting in secret (11)

I have a couple of ideas for the answer, but I think after three weeks, we deserve a clue..................

Eminence Grise

02/11/2011, 9:35 AM

G'wan, Tets! Gizza clue!

tetsujin1979

10/11/2011, 9:46 AM

er, well this is embarassing, I can't remember what the answer is!
Can you post your guesses, and if it's one of them hopefully I'll remember it!

passinginterest

10/11/2011, 10:52 AM

I reckon it's underground.

the 12 th man

10/11/2011, 11:06 AM

er, well this is embarassing, I can't remember what the answer is!
Can you post your guesses, and if it's one of them hopefully I'll remember it!

Good man tets :D:D

tetsujin1979

10/11/2011, 12:39 PM

I reckon it's underground.yeah, I think that was it.
Either I'm just going to assume it was, and let you go ahead.

Eminence Grise

29/11/2011, 8:55 PM

Bump! Just to get things rolling again...

Tets' memory went underground - at least, that's Mr Freud located it. (11,4)

bluemovie

01/12/2011, 5:57 PM

Roddy Collins, or part of the unconscious mind? (8)

bluemovie

05/12/2011, 5:54 PM

Roddy Collins, or part of the unconscious mind? (8)

s----e--

nigel-harps1954

05/12/2011, 7:35 PM

s----e--

Only one thing came into my head with those choice of letters and Roddy Collins part of it...which is most likely wrong. I'm guessing its not s**thead..

bluemovie

06/12/2011, 2:25 PM

Haha no. Good spot on the letters though - wasn't planned. Clue is more to do with "the unconscious mind".

stann

07/12/2011, 9:48 AM

Simple one to get back into it...

Super-ego? That's not even the half of it! (6)

tetsujin1979

07/12/2011, 4:29 PM

Simple one to get back into it...

Super-ego? That's not even the half of it! (6)psyche almost stays in this motel (5)

tetsujin1979

09/12/2011, 8:38 AM

psyche almost stays in this motel (5)
it's been two days, here's a letter
_ _ _ _ S

the 12 th man

09/12/2011, 9:13 AM

psyche almost stays in this motel (5)

tets,delayed trying to think up a clue for your question.

Bates Motel would never get a good review from this website (4,7)