14 Feb 14
Whilst I tear my hair out over wolfgang59's latest, here we some others.
Cryptic in nature but no definition in them, as all the answers are surnames of famous chess players.
1 Ctrl-alt-delete? Delete-ctrl-alt!
2 A conjunction
3 Change smoothly over the year
4 An angel in disguise
5 A light cloak worn by a Spaniard?
6 First man to reach the south
7 Learner overtaking this vehicle gets points
8 Jean Luc Picard’s enemy returns.
9 Terrible ruler with a beef, we hear
10 Warlike planet on edge of space
I will add the number of letters as a further clue to any you struggle on.
(I am quite proud of number one, by the way!)
14 Feb 14
Originally posted by Rank outsiderI think clue one should have been:
Whilst I tear my hair out over wolfgang59's latest, here we some others.
Cryptic in nature but no definition in them, as all the answers are surnames of famous chess players.
1 Ctrl-alt-delete? Delete-ctrl-alt!
2 A conjunction
3 Change smoothly over the year
4 An angel in disguise
5 A light cloak worn by a Spaniard?
6 First man to ...[text shortened]... tters as a further clue to any you struggle on.
(I am quite proud of number one, by the way!)
1 Ctrl-alt-delete? Delete delete, delete ctrl - alt!
So much for being smug.
15 Feb 14
Originally posted by Rank outsider8.
Whilst I tear my hair out over wolfgang59's latest, here we some others.
Cryptic in nature but no definition in them, as all the answers are surnames of famous chess players.
1 Ctrl-alt-delete? Delete-ctrl-alt!
2 A conjunction
3 Change smoothly over the year
4 An angel in disguise
5 A light cloak worn by a Spaniard?
6 First man to ...[text shortened]... tters as a further clue to any you struggle on.
(I am quite proud of number one, by the way!)
Grob
17 Feb 14
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Originally posted by Rank outsiderLetters in answer as an extra hint.
Whilst I tear my hair out over wolfgang59's latest, here we some others.
Cryptic in nature but no definition in them, as all the answers are surnames of famous chess players.
I will add the number of letters as a further clue to any you struggle on.
(I am quite proud of number one, by the way!)
1 Ctrl-alt-delete? Delete delete, delete ctrl - alt! (3)
3 Change smoothly over the year (6)
4 An angel in disguise (5)
9 Terrible ruler with a beef, we hear (8)
10 Warlike planet on edge of space (8)
Next clue will be first letters!
17 Feb 14
Originally posted by Rank outsider1.
Letters in answer as an extra hint.
1 Ctrl-alt-delete? Delete delete, delete ctrl - alt! (3)
3 Change smoothly over the year (6)
4 An angel in disguise (5)
9 Terrible ruler with a beef, we hear (8)
10 Warlike planet on edge of space (8)
Next clue will be first letters!
Tal
Neat - turned into a bit of a tongue twister!
4.
Lange
18 Feb 14
1 edit
Originally posted by wolfgang59Fixations (as usual) were a pain!
Well done. Couldnt work out what beef was!
I was convinced I was looking for an anagram (terrible) of ruler rather than Ivan the terrible and that beef was some sort of moan/complaint: but got it in an instant once I saw the I.
In the other I was absorbed with the prospect of Smyslov with the other letters round the Y until he said it was six letters. Of course in crosswords you often have check letters rather sooner and it is only in puzzles like this you realise how often they are relied on.