Presenting for you a new edition of Clue Challenge. Eight clues are given below - with their answers. Your challenge is fill in the 'why' by annotating the answers.
Update (18th June 2012): Annotations added.
1. Indy 7952 (Anax): With no use for banks, user has not changed password (6) SESAME
Annotation: SE (uSEr without its banks i.e. extreme letters) SAME (not changed); definition: password. 'Sesame' is probably the most famous password in fiction.
2. Guardian 25608 (Brendan): French author negating conclusions of stupid fool (5) DUMAS
Annotation: DUM[b] AS[s]; definition: French author.
3. Times 25147: Fuel drops fell away from casing (6) DIESEL
Annotation: DIES (drops) EL (fELl without its casing i.e. extreme letters); definition: fuel.
4. Guardian 25637 (Paul): The price for police security while you sleep, might you say, in compound? (6,7) COPPER NITRATE
Annotation: homophone of COPPER (i.e. police) NIGHT RATE; definition: compound.
5. Times 25155: Clue less hard with jumbo flipping complete! (8) INTEGRAL
Annotation: HINT (clue) – H (hard) + LARGE (jumbo) reversed; definition: complete.
6. FT 13999 (Loroso): Apple one leaves in place (6) PIPPIN
Annotation: I (one) + PP (leaves i.e. pages, noun), in PIN (place, verb); definition: apple.
7. Times 25169: Bank deposits say, key currency (5,6) LEGAL TENDER
Annotation: LENDER (bank) deposits i.e. contains E.G. (say) ALT (key, the one on the computer keyboard); definition: currency.
8. Times 25169: Brainwashed outcast regressing fast flies away with this? (6,9) INSECT REPELLENT
Annotation: IN SECT (brainwashed), LEPER (outcast) reversed, LENT (fast); definition: flies away with this? 'Sect' is used as a derogatory word for a group with extreme views - to be part of a sect one would have to be brainwashed.
Visit our past clue annotation challenges: I, II, III and IV.
Related Posts:
If you wish to keep track of further articles on Crossword Unclued, you can subscribe to it in a reader via RSS Feed. You can also subscribe by email and have articles delivered to your inbox, or follow me on twitter to get notified of new links.
Older Post
Follow on Twitter
Join us on Facebook
Get RSS
20 comments
Thought this lot were a little easier than the earlier ones, but was stuck on part of the last clue.
____________________________________________
1. Indy 7952 (Anax): With no use for banks, user has not changed password (6) uSEr + SAME
2. Guardian 25608 (Brendan): French author negating conclusions of stupid fool (5) DUM(-b) + AS(-s)
3. Times 25147: Fuel drops fell away from casing (6) DIES + (f-)EL(-l)
4. Guardian 25637 (Paul): The price for police security while you sleep, might you say, in compound? (6,7) COP PER NIGHT RATE (~)
5. Times 25155: Clue less hard with jumbo flipping complete! (8) (h-)INT + EGRAL<-
6. FT 13999 (Loroso): Apple one leaves in place (6) P(I + PP)IN
7. Times 25169: Bank deposits say, key currency (5,6) L(EG + AL,T)ENDER
8. Times 25169: Brainwashed outcast regressing fast flies away with this? (6,9) INSECT (REPEL<-) + LENT
Brainwashed = INSECT correlation I don't see yet
Nice clues!
1. [U]SE[R] + SAME
2. DUM[B] AS[S]
3. DIES + [F]EL[L]
4. COPPER + NITRATE (~Night Rate)
5. [H]INT + (LARGE)<
6. PIP + PIN ?
7. CD?
8. IN SECT + (LEPER)< + LENT
Still thinking about 6 and 7...
1. Indy 7952 (Anax): With no use for banks, user has not changed password (6) SESAME
Anno: USER ---with no banks = (U)SE(R) + Has not changed --- SAME
SESAME.
1.SESAME : (- U SE - R) + SAME (not changed)
2.DUMAS : DUM - B +AS - S
3.DIESEL : DIES + - F EL - L
4.COPPER NITRATE : COPPER , NIT + RATE . NIT ~ Night
5.INTEGRAL : ( - H INT)+ EGRAL<-
6.PIPPIN : PIP (Apple seed) + PIN (in place)
7.LEGAL TENDER : EG ALT in LENDER.
8.INSECT REPELLENT : IN + SECT, (REPEL<-) LENT. Brainwashed: Joined sect.
#7 is the only one I'm not certain on:
1. [u]SE[r]+SAME (removal of "banks")
2. DUM[b]+AS[s] (removal of final letters)
3. DIES+[f]EL[l] (removal of "casing")
4. "COPPER NIGHT RATE" homophone
5. [h]INT+EGRAL (large rev.)
6. P(I+PP)IN ("leaves" = pages)
7. L(EG+ALT)ENDER (Does "key" mean ALT as in "alto"?)
8. "IN SECT"+REPEL+LENT (leper rev., "fast" = act of fasting)
1. (u)SE(r) + SAME
2. DUM(b) AS(s)
3. DIES + (f)EL(l)
4. COPPER NIGHT RATE homophone
5. (h)INT + LARGE rev.
8. IN SECT + LEPER rev. + LENT
Missing 6 and 7.
Steve = : ^ )
Shall set the ball rolling:
2: Stupid = Dumb
Fool = Ass
Negating conclusions(taking off the last letter from each)->Dum+As
ie DUMAS giving
def: French Author (Alexandre Dumas)
4: def = compound, Copper Nitrate
Police = Copper (cop, copper)
price = rate
price when you sleep = night rate, sounds like nitrate
5: Clue = Hint; less Hard ie H = Int
Jumbo = Large, flipping this EGRAL <-
INT+EGRAL = Integral, ie
def: complete
. Guardian 25608 (Brendan): French author// negating conclusions// of stupid fool (5) DUMAS
DUM{-B} AS{-S}
Indy 7952 (Anax): With no use for banks,// user// has not changed //password (6) SESAME
{-U}SE{-R} SAME
French author negating conclusions of stupid fool (5) DUMAS
Anno:Negating conclusions of
Stupid + Fool - Dum(b)+ As(s) Dumas
Fuel drops fell away from casing (6) DIESEL
Anno: Drops--Dies+
(F)el(l)
The price for police security while you sleep, might you say, in compound? (6,7) COPPER NITRATE Anno: police security - Copper The price - Rate
while you sleep - Night ( I am not sure about this part night - NIT?)
Clue less hard with jumbo flipping complete! (8) INTEGRAL
Anno: Clue - Hint ( Less 'H'ard) -Int
Jumbo -Large Integral
Guardian 25637 (Paul): The price for police security// while you sleep, might you say, in compound? (6,7) COPPER NITRATE
COPPER {NIT(~night)} RATE
1. With no use for banks, user has not changed password (6) {(-u)SE(-r)}{SAME}
2. French author negating conclusions of stupid fool (5) {DUM(-b)}{AS(-s)}
3.Fuel drops fell away from casing (6) {DIES}{(-f)EL(-l)}
4. The price for police security while you sleep, might you say, in compound? (6,7) {COPPER} {NIT(~night)}{RATE}
5. Clue less hard with jumbo flipping complete! (8) {(-h)INT}{EGRAL <-}
6.Apple one leaves in place (6) P{I}{PP}IN
7. Bank deposits say, key currency (5,6) L{EG}{AL T}ENDER
8. Brainwashed outcast regressing fast flies away with this? (6,9) INSECT {REPEL<-}{LENT} Unable to figure out the 1st part.
1. Indy 7952 (Anax): With no use for banks, user has not changed password (6) SESAME
(-U)SE(-R) SAME. 'With no use for banks' seems rather verbose to indicate deletions.
2. Guardian 25608 (Brendan): French author negating conclusions of stupid fool (5) DUMAS
DUM(-B) AS(-S)
4. Guardian 25637 (Paul): The price for police security while you sleep, might you say, in compound? (6,7) COPPER NITRATE.
COPPER NIT (~NIGHT) RATE. That's ingenious.
5. Times 25155: Clue less hard with jumbo flipping complete! (8) INTEGRAL
(-H) INT EGRAL<-
6. FT 13999 (Loroso): Apple one leaves in place (6) PIPPIN.
My guess P (I PP)IN, place = PIN, one = I, leaves = PP as in pages. Pippin seems to be type of apple. leaves = PP is devious.
7. Times 25169: Bank deposits say, key currency (5,6) LEGAL TENDER. L(EG ALT)ENDER.
Bank = LENDER, say = EG, key = ALT. I could have never got ALT for a key. Darn difficult. Is this an Anax clue?
1. uSEr + SAME (no use for banks = drop first outer letters)
2. DUM(b)AS(s)
3. DIES+f(EL)l (similar to 1)
4. homophone for COPPER NIGHT RATE
5. (h)INT + LARGE<
6. IPP in PIN (one leaves = I PP/pages)
7. EG + ALT(key) in LENDER
8. Can see LEPER< + LENT but not Brainwashed = INSECT. Frustrating!
Schuchi
I am not good at annotations but always end up solving. Only from the HCC have I known that solvers also analyze threadbare the solutions. I have tried my best here as the postulates and probabilities can be anything !!
I cannot wait enough till 18th for your annotations !!
--1.Copper- Police man - his his price- rate-while you sleep night(nite, compound -COPPER NITRATE.
2.French author - DUMAS - Dump Ass -negating conclusions -remove B and S.
3.Brainwashed outcast regressing fast flies away with this? - outcast regressing- leper-REPEL- fast- LENT-
4. Fuel drops fell away from casing-(6) DIESEL--drops--dies--fell-- f & l away from casing--el DIESEL.
5. Apple one leaves in place (6) PIPPIN--variety of apple
6. Clue less hard- H-int- Jumbo- Large flipping--egra-- INT EGRAL -complete
7. Bank deposits, say, key currency(5,6) LEGAL TENDER-- Cheques deposited in Banks are legal tender.-key currency
8. With no use for banks, user has not changed password(6) SESAME.- OPEN SESAME not changed --same--
In the absence of any grid, it is rather difficult to justify, since only the attaching answers will do so.
Raju
imes 25155: Clue// less hard// with jumbo flipping //complete! (8) INTEGRAL
{-H}INT EGRAL<
Times 25169: Brainwashed// outcast regressing// fast// flies away with this? (6,9) INSECT REPELLENT
INSECT (REPEL<-} LENT
Brainwashed not clear.
1. With no use for banks, user [-u]SE[-r]
has not changed SAME
Defn: password (SE)(SAME) in Ali Baba
2. negating conclusions of stupid DUM[-b] fool AS[-s]
Defn: French author (DUM[-b])(AS[-s])
3. drops DIES
fell away from casing [-f]EL[-l]
Defn: Fuel (DIES)([-f]EL[-l])
4. The price for police security while you sleep, might you say ~ copper night rate (COPPER) (NIT)(RATE)
might you say Homonym indicator ~
Defn: compound COPPER NITRATE
5. Clue less hard [-h]INT
with
jumbo flipping LARGE <- = EGRAL
Defn: complete ([-h]INT)(EGRAL<-)
6. one I
leaves PP (pages)
in
place PIN
Defn: apple {P(I)(PP)IN}
7. bank LENDER
deposits Container indicator
say EG
key ALT (computer key)
Defn: currency {L(EG)(AL,T)ENDER}
8. Brainwashed IN SECT
outcast LEPER; regressing <- = LEPER<-= REPEL
fast LENT
Defn: flies away with this (IN/SECT) (REPEL<-)(LENT)
Looks like #1 and #2 were the easiest, #7 and #8 the toughest of the lot. Well done to those who got any of these, I thought all were pretty tricky.
@Bhavan: That was quick!
@Chesterley: You really know your musical keys :) I'm reminded of minor = M.
@SandhyaP: Nicely parsed. The last clue is probably harder for us Indians since we use 'sect' to mean any group with distinctive beliefs, mostly not in a negative sense.
@Balaji: #1: 'with no use for banks' fits neatly with the surface meaning, I thought it was an interesting way to delete the end letters.
#7: I wonder whose clue it is, Times is set anonymously. Coincidentally, today's Times has another clue with the same wordplay:
Money put in bank, for example, with key? (5,6)
@raju: How will the grid make a difference? None of the answers in this post has any grid dependency.
@Nadathur Rajan: Applause for getting the full set.
A crossword without a grid is like separating wife and husband from each other. One is incomplete without the other !!
Post a Comment