Help me with my crossword.

[Crinklyfox]

On 10/10/2021 at 23:30, pleatout said:

Constipation

 

7 letters

N______N

Nonagon

[RoyalBlueGaz]

This could be of interest to some in here, there's an excellent episode of Inside No. 9 which centers around a cryptic crossword writer.  The episode is called The Riddle of The Sphinx and if you're not familiar with the series it's quite a dark short story/drama, but if you're into crosswords it's well worth half an hour of your time. It's series 3, episode 3 and on iPlayer:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08h7trr

[String fellow]

18 minutes ago, RoyalBlueGaz said:

This could be of interest to some in here, there's an excellent episode of Inside No. 9 which centers around a cryptic crossword writer.  The episode is called The Riddle of The Sphinx and if you're not familiar with the series it's quite a dark short story/drama, but if you're into crosswords it's well worth half an hour of your time. It's series 3, episode 3 and on iPlayer:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08h7trr

Unrelated to this was the appearance in the Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword during the approach to D-Day in 1944 of several top-secret codewords, such as Utah, Omaha and Overlord. And yet codewords in cryptic crosswords seem strangely appropriate!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_Daily_Telegraph_crossword_security_alarm

[String fellow]

Another link between crosswords and WWII was Alan Turing's test for potential recruits to Bletchley Park.

Here are two clues he might have struggled with. Both have the same answer.

1. Football forum that taxes folk, possibly? (9)

2. Strangely, talk of sex isn't that forum's main purpose! (9)

[Webbo]

Right I haven't given up on these yet but just for a bit of fun I'll put these 2 up that I'm struggling with. 

 

Opportunity to refuel in worst place-and best (two words) 7 letters. 

 

Article uses new Greek hero. 

T_E_ _ _ _

[Alf Bentley]

12 minutes ago, Webbo said:

Right I haven't given up on these yet but just for a bit of fun I'll put these 2 up that I'm struggling with. 

 

Opportunity to refuel in worst place-and best (two words) 7 letters. 

 

Article uses new Greek hero. 

T_E_ _ _ _

 

Theseus for the 2nd? ("The" (definite article) & "uses" reordered)

 

Pit Stop for the 1st - refuel, it's "the pits" etc. Less sure of that one.....

[Webbo]

3 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Theseus for the 2nd? ("The" (definite article) & "uses" reordered)

 

Pit Stop for the 1st - refuel, it's "the pits" etc. Less sure of that one.....

I knew the second one would be  something to do with Greek mythology but I'm not that clued up on that. 

 

1st one makes sense to me. 

[Alf Bentley]

30 minutes ago, Webbo said:

I knew the second one would be  something to do with Greek mythology but I'm not that clued up on that. 

 

1st one makes sense to me. 

 

I'm not clued up on Greek mythology either. When I was about 10, I used to read story books about it, but all such knowledge has vanished from my brain due to age and past alcohol abuse.

But "T_E" and "article" shouted out "definite article -THE" to me, then I remembered there being a Theseus......and "uses" v. "seus" makes sense.

 

I'm less confident of "pit stop" - not sure where the "best" bit comes in? Maybe "stopping for a pit stop", as in rest, food & drink, being a pleasure?

[Webbo]

8 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

I'm not clued up on Greek mythology either. When I was about 10, I used to read story books about it, but all such knowledge has vanished from my brain due to age and past alcohol abuse.

But "T_E" and "article" shouted out "definite article -THE" to me, then I remembered there being a Theseus......and "uses" v. "seus" makes sense.

 

I'm less confident of "pit stop" - not sure where the "best" bit comes in? Maybe "stopping for a pit stop", as in rest, food & drink, being a pleasure?

Pit stop/pits top. 

[Webbo]

Just 1 this week, should be easy but I can't see it.

 

 

Reported first appearance of a bed.

 

_ E _T _

[Wrighty22]

2 minutes ago, Webbo said:

Just 1 this week, should be easy but I can't see it.

 

 

Reported first appearance of a bed.

 

_ E _T _

Berth?

[Webbo]

Just now, Wrighty22 said:

Berth?

Very good.

[Webbo]

I got this 1 but I'll give everyone a go.

 

Don't eat course, accelerate progress. (2 words) Nine letters.

[Webbo]

And

 

Help the icon out-he loves gadgets . (11 letters)

[Alf Bentley]

46 minutes ago, Webbo said:

And

 

Help the icon out-he loves gadgets . (11 letters)

 

Technophile (anagram of "help the icon")

[Webbo]

19 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Technophile (anagram of "help the icon")

Correct.

[TiffToff88]

3 hours ago, Webbo said:

I got this 1 but I'll give everyone a go.

 

Don't eat course, accelerate progress. (2 words) Nine letters.

Fast track?

 

 

[Webbo]

3 minutes ago, TiffToff88 said:

Fast track?

 

 

Correct.

[Webbo]

Last 1:

 

Father calculated each prime-crafty material.(11 letters)

[Aus Fox]

8 hours ago, Webbo said:

Last 1:

 

Father calculated each prime-crafty material.(11 letters)

2 words? French words?

[Webbo]

1 hour ago, Aus Fox said:

2 words? French words?

It didn't say 2 words but you might think that and it is of French origin I believe. 

[String fellow]

Papiermache (anagram of pa each prime).

[Webbo]

2 minutes ago, String fellow said:

Papiermache (anagram of pa each prime).

That's right. 

 

I think Aus Fox knew too. 

[String fellow]

Save rage about City's current form for their new training ground. (8)

[Webbo]

Just change the mood a bit. I've been distracted today so I need a bit of help with this one.

 

 

Almost too eager to make a loud entrance (two words)

 

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