Any cryptic crossword aficionados in?
Any cryptic crossword aficionados in?
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CopperBolt

Original Poster:

943 posts

90 months

Tuesday 24th February
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Clue is:

100 watt, 2 volt bulb(4)

_a_p.

Almost certainly lamp, but how???

Thanks

Scaleybrat

727 posts

228 months

Tuesday 24th February
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50 amp = L amp

norscot

156 posts

197 months

Tuesday 24th February
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Watts = Volts x Amps, so 100 watt, 2 Volts gives 50 Amps, and L is Roman 50.

Clever!

w1bbles

1,285 posts

159 months

Tuesday 24th February
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I don t do cryptic crosswords but that s very clever. I d got the 50 amp bit (because engineer) but converting it to Latin? Genius.

Mr Penguin

4,169 posts

62 months

Wednesday 25th February
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I know many of the rules and can often see how it works when I know the answer but I really struggle to work them out in the right way.

counterofbeans

1,078 posts

162 months

Wednesday 25th February
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My favourite crossword clue appeared some years ago in the Financial Times:-

014 (6,5)


WrekinCrew

5,475 posts

173 months

Wednesday 25th February
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counterofbeans said:
My favourite crossword clue appeared some years ago in the Financial Times:-

014 (6,5)
Jamess Bonds?

droopsnoot

14,132 posts

265 months

Wednesday 25th February
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counterofbeans said:
My favourite crossword clue appeared some years ago in the Financial Times:-

014 (6,5)
Double Agent?

Voldemort

7,213 posts

301 months

Wednesday 25th February
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geg 9,3

counterofbeans

1,078 posts

162 months

Wednesday 25th February
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droopsnoot said:
counterofbeans said:
My favourite crossword clue appeared some years ago in the Financial Times:-

014 (6,5)
Double Agent?
Very good!

counterofbeans

1,078 posts

162 months

Wednesday 25th February
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Voldemort said:
geg 9,3
Scrambled egg

CopperBolt

Original Poster:

943 posts

90 months

Wednesday 25th February
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Scaleybrat said:
50 amp = L amp
Christ that is a bit obscure but yes. Thanks 👍🏻

thinkofaname

374 posts

156 months

Wednesday 25th February
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Die of cold (3, 4)

Sway

33,525 posts

217 months

Wednesday 25th February
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thinkofaname said:
Die of cold (3, 4)
Ice cube?

If so, that's the first cryptic clue I think I've ever got!

thinkofaname

374 posts

156 months

Wednesday 25th February
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Sway said:
Ice cube?

If so, that's the first cryptic clue I think I've ever got!
Yep, well done! Die as in dice, of course.

Sway

33,525 posts

217 months

Wednesday 25th February
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thinkofaname said:
Sway said:
Ice cube?

If so, that's the first cryptic clue I think I've ever got!
Yep, well done! Die as in dice, of course.
I even got the right reasoning. Made my day that has!

Digger

16,106 posts

214 months

Wednesday 25th February
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Sway said:
thinkofaname said:
Sway said:
Ice cube?

If so, that's the first cryptic clue I think I've ever got!
Yep, well done! Die as in dice, of course.
I even got the right reasoning. Made my day that has!
Errr is it not die, as in a mold?

thinkofaname

374 posts

156 months

Wednesday 25th February
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I don't think people use ice cubes to form things into shapes.

Johnspex

4,977 posts

207 months

Thursday 26th February
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Digger said:
Sway said:
thinkofaname said:
Sway said:
Ice cube?

If so, that's the first cryptic clue I think I've ever got!
Yep, well done! Die as in dice, of course.
I even got the right reasoning. Made my day that has!
Errr is it not die, as in a mold?
Unless you are American it is mould.

Warhavernet

842 posts

10 months

Saturday 7th March
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Electricity Bill [6 2 3 5 7]