Challenge: NO GOOGLING! Im relying solely on faith and honour.Googling now allowed! LOL
Tip:No idea?Doing a drive-by anyway? Into trivia? Then leave an unrelated trivia fact that has absolutely no bearing, no significance, and of no importance, except being really really nerdy!LOL.No rush, no muss, no fuss guys.Enjoy!
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1. Russian world chess champion who lost the title to Bobby Fischer in 1972 (5,7) 7. Fir or pine wood (4) 11. US state containing the national monument Shoshone Cavern (7) 12. 1992 comedy film with Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith (6,3) 13. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment (8) 14. Actress whose name was used for an inflatable life jacket (3,4) 16. Highly poisonous metallic element, with the chemical symbol As (7) 17. City of northwest Colombia that was once the richest port on the Spanish Main (9) 18. The religious and classical literary language of India (8) 20. Musical direction to go back to the point indicated by the sign (3,5) 24. Italian film director whose films include La Notte and Zabriskie Point (9) 27. Hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood (7) 29. 18th century Italian physiologist who pioneered the therapeutic use of electricity (7) 30. Film for which Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin and Jane Campion won Oscars in 1993 (3,5) 32. A scientific name or algebraic expression of three terms (9) 33. French playwright whose works, such as Antigone, juxtapose harsh reality and fantasy (7) 34. Mining and industrial region of western Germany (4) 35. Novel by Mary Shelley, published in 1818 (12)
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1. Weapons for toxophilites (4) 2. A light-sensitive pigment in the retina, also known as visual purple (9) 3. A strong rich cheese, often with blue veins, originally made in Leicestershire (7) 4. Opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo first performed in 1892 (9) 5. Roman coin worth a quarter of a denarius (8) 6. Territory in the western Himalayas divided between India and Pakistan (7) 8. Display stand with open shelves (7) 9. Department of France with Agen as its capital (3-2-7) 10. Husband of Helen of Troy (8) 15. The unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought (12) 19. Any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae (8) 21. Leading lady in films of the 30s and 40s, once a singer with Rudy Vallee's band (5,4) 22. A dish of boneless cooked white poultry or fish served cold in jelly (9) 23. An athletic contest in skiing and shooting (8) 25. Fringed shawl worn by some Jewish men, especially at prayer (7) 26. English actor, producer and director given a life peerage in 1970 (7) 28. Small pegs or plugs for stopping the vents of casks (7) 31. A title of respect used in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and other countries of Asia (4)
A cryptic crossword that I'm playing around with. I can't do it alone (..who can?), and not sure anyone who could would admit that....way too nerdy! LOL. Its in need of your love, your ideas, hints, clues and just 'way out there' word associations, or thoughts.
Cryptic Crossword
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1 French revolutionary with sweetheart in battle (8) 5 Texas city in which everything is grabbed by lawmen? (6) 9 Form of licit sea salt (8) 10 Regard wise man, reportedly, in cold spell (3,3) 12 Singers in a special Tosca production (5) 13 Writer producing page behind a king (9) 14 Great detective finding second of clues in accommodation (6) 16 Fish or insect for captain (7) 19 European nation curtailing an American test (7) 21 Sort of wet? Ay, that's about right (6) 23 One giving evidence, if ignored, would be more snappish (9) 25 Irene's new name (5) 26 Capone deceives colleagues (6) 27 Understand about language spreading out (8) 28 Player one's seen in new boots (6) 29 Through this you may see a star, perhaps (8)
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1 Accident caused by masthead on a ship at sea? (6) 2 Family accounts (9) 3 They secure money for the government, so we hear (5) 4 A month's work for a denizen of the deep (7) 6 St. Michael transforms metal transformer (9) 7 King John's last to find out (5) 8 Audio equipment for presiding officers in the legislature (8) 11 Goddess - one with little sister (4) 15 Strait men may be strict disciplinarians (9) 17 Pop not buying mom and pop art? (9) 18 Wild goats in a capital city (8) 20 Eager prima donna turns up (4) 21 Dionne's place in England (7) 22 The importance of delay for a listener (6) 24 Round of fire involving Vietnam's leader in Laos disturbance (5) 25 Messages transmitted about a mile (1-4)
A cryptic crossword that I'm playing around with. I can't do it alone (..who can?), and not sure anyone who could would admit that....way too nerdy! LOL. Its in need of your love, your ideas, hints, clues and just 'way out there' word associations, or thoughts.
Cryptic Crossword
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8 Likely investigation about damaged lab (8) 9 Trojan bully (6) 10 Hostility making giants moan (10) 11 Celebrated Chinese dynasty (4) 12 Point for a number of patients? (6) 14 Container - a sort of basin - for pot plant (8) 15 Ways of approaching a goddess without middlemen? (7) 17 Shorten a game (7) 20 Struggle awkwardly with fish (8) 22 Ring composer? We rang composer! (6) 24 Antelope or axes (4) 25 Outline design for hotel suite (10) 27 Club with piano, say (6) 28 Yes, large waves revealing an aquatic mammal (4,4)
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1 Enclosure enclosed by iron border (6) 2 Eastern bishop unaffected by revolution (4) 3 Superannuated, set out to be catching fish (8) 4 To fascinate a disagreeable female we turned in (7) 5 Priest producing counterfeit article (6) 6 I can get ski resort to provide winter sport (3,7) 7 Audible measurement of depth (8) 13 Fellow creature turning up in quite famous book (3,7) 16 Brave heart of devil or a soul in torment? (8) 18 A toxophilite overcome with amazement? (4,4) 19 Essay about one mathematical function in three volumes (7) 21 Merit shown by The Waste Land (6) 23 Snare for negligent parent? (6) 26 A language from overseas (4)
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More Games!! More party action and riddles happening over at Chezza's place!!!
Fortune Cookie Riddle(s) Anyone?:
Horse Sense
Bouncing Bob was riding a particularly frisky horse when suddenly its bridle came off. As they raced down the road, a screaming Bob clung to the horse's ears for dear life. Out of the corner of his eye, Bob saw a car coming, and realizing the horse was completely out of control, he panicked. Flailing his arms about, he accidentally caused the horse to come to an abrupt halt. What could Bouncing Bob have done to make the horse stop?
Indirect Murder
There's a body lying dead on a bed, and on the floor beside it is a pair of scissors. The scissors were instrumental in his death, yet there's no trace of blood. The body reveals no signs of any cuts or bruises. How could the person have been murdered with the pair of scissors?
Delicious Riddle
A little pool with two layers of wall around it. One white and soft and the other dark and hard, amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of a green grass. What am I?
8 Suggest it, name it indirectly (8) 9 Player in no boisterous part (6) 10 Tree yielding gas or fluid (7,3) 11 Midday? No, almost one (4) 12 Prophet endlessly devouring American dessert (6) 14 The speed with which a famous person loses heart (8) 15 Having red nose, turned back (7) 17 Tiresome platitude from dim bore (7) 20 Like Cleopatra, for example, with Antony ending in apt fashion (8) 22 Polish language one hears (6) 24 Let it remain as typescript's first laid out (4) 25 Transport for drama academy employee? (10) 27 Aptitude for money in parable provided by New Testament (6) 28 Flowers attached to kitchen items (8)
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1 Entirely at home with Dorothy's dog (2,4) 2 The sound of a band (4) 3 Marine mammals confused men at sea (8) 4 Tense, but otherwise flawless (7) 5 Plant horse chestnut (6) 6 Rustic compatriot (10) 7 Classified ads or set pieces (8) 13 Athlete fired by club (4,6) 16 Drink going to one's head lately? (8) 18 One who shoots film near ruins (8) 19 Musical direction by an Italian poet (7) 21 Moved unit is unmoved (2,4) 23 Make fast dog check out (6) 26 Emperor clad in cotton (4)
See below "Example of the Best Excuse" - Line taken from a Roger Mahoney and Roger Kettle cartoon - You know the kind, the somewhat mature hubby comes home to be greeted by his wife in her dressing gown and rollers in her hair:
"Sorry I'm late pet - there was a competition in the pub to see who had the most fabulous wife, and I got to the final!"
Spot the difference: There are 10 differences between the top and bottom set of pictures. See if you can find them. Just a little side distraction.
Open Challenge: "Best Excuse"!
The Rules:
Limitless Entries Allowed.
No competition closing date.
Challenge: Best excuse - One liners only. Any subject.
Tip: "Unarguable, innovative, clever or witty are better"
Ssubject matter is NOT RESTRICTED. You do not need to start the sentence with Sorry I couldn't reply sooner ANY EXCUSE WILL DO (Once and only chance of that happening besides.. that's supposed to be my 'reply' line.. you guys get your own excuse LOL.So - have fun with it! xox Dee
Footnote to all Bloggers:
HI JUST DROPPED BY TO RETURN THAT $100 THAT YOU LENT ME THE OTHER DAY. SORRY I DIDNT CATCH YOU AT HOME, BUT I KNOCKED (COUGH COUGH), REAL LOUDLY (COUGH SPLUTTER), BUT NO-ONE ANSWERED. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT AUSTRALIA DAY LONG WEEKEND. I KNOW I WILL NOW SMILE DEE"
Hemingway was famous for a terse minimalist style of writing that dispensed with flowery adjectives and got straight to the point. In short, Hemingway wrote with simple genius.
Perhaps his finest demonstration of short sentence prowess was when he was challenged to tell an entire story in only 6 words:
Cryptic Crossword 
