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RHP Arms
Joined 09 Jun '07 Moves 48793 I love cryptic crosswords - here are some home made clues, all the answers are chess related.
1. Shrimp sacrifices rook for another piece.
2. What French? Then English Opening for piece.
3. Almost time at the King's Head.
4. Gin and potassium cocktail for him!
5. Piece has short jump after French again.
6. Reverse osmosis is alright for a bird.
7. Piece costs half the bill and additional retail therapy.
Have fun! 😀
Joined 05 Jan '04 Moves 45179 Originally posted by wolfgang59
I love cryptic crosswords - here are some home made clues, all the answers are chess related.
1. Shrimp sacrifices rook for another piece.
2. What French? Then English Opening for piece.
3. Almost time at the King's Head.
4. Gin and potassium cocktail for him!
5. Piece has short jump after French again.
6. Reverse osmosis is alright for a bird.
7. Piece costs half the bill and additional retail therapy.
Have fun! 😀 No letter counts?
RHP Arms
Joined 09 Jun '07 Moves 48793 Originally posted by darvlay
No letter counts? If I gave letter counts you wouldn't need clues!!!!!!!!!!!
Joined 07 Jul '12 Moves 2114 I know number 2 is Bishop.
60.13N / 25.01E
Joined 19 Sep '11 Moves 56796 Nice ones!
Here's #4.
Reveal Hidden ContentGin + K cocktail... -> King
Here's #5.
Reveal Hidden ContentBis is again in French. Short jump = hop --> Bishop
RHP Arms
Joined 09 Jun '07 Moves 48793 talzamir has 4 & 5 (Well Done!)
2. is NOT Bishop!
60.13N / 25.01E
Joined 19 Sep '11 Moves 56796 Here's #2.
Reveal Hidden ContentWhat in French = Que. Then the opening, or beginning, of the word 'English' = En. Together, Queen. Nicely done, the English opening had me thinking 1. c4.
60.13N / 25.01E
Joined 19 Sep '11 Moves 56796 Here's #1.
Reveal Hidden ContentShrimp = Prawn. Sacrifice R for Rook leaves Pawn.
Here's #3.
Reveal Hidden ContentKing's Head is a tavern, among other things. Almost time there means night. Add to that the head of King.. the K.. and you get Knight.
Here's #6.
Reveal Hidden ContentR for reverse, O for osmosis, OK for all right, spell Rook. Which is also a bird, Corvus frugilegus.
RHP Arms
Joined 09 Jun '07 Moves 48793 All correct.
Just #7 to go
Joined 26 Apr '03 Moves 26771 7 is
Reveal Hidden ContentBishop, (opening of bill = Bi and retail therapy = shop
RHP Arms
Joined 09 Jun '07 Moves 48793 Originally posted by iamatiger
7 is [hidden]Bishop, (opening of bill = Bi and retail therapy = shop[/hidden] Were these too easy?
I can be more fiendish!!!
127.0.0.1
Joined 18 Dec '03 Moves 16687 Originally posted by wolfgang59
Were these too easy?
I can be more fiendish!!! The style of clue is unique (split the word into component parts and provide a clue for each part)
I think once that pattern emerged, they became easier to solve.
Before the first of the solutions were posted, I couldn't get any of them, but afterward, I was able to figure out most (except the last one, I was stuck on "check" or "cheque" for the "half the bill" part, and I wasn't expecting a repeat answer)
60.13N / 25.01E
Joined 19 Sep '11 Moves 56796 I quite enjoyed these. And my experience is similar; once the first one opens, it gets easier.. which is why it took a while to get started and then several opened in sequence.
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