Cryptic clues

[winjim]

Ding! As that was the first clue I'd ever done, how was it?

Well I totally sniped it by reading all the hints .

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Ding! As that was the first clue I'd ever done, how was it?

We had a discussion a while back about anagrams of words that weren't actually given in the clue. It's not done in ''proper'' cryptic clues. Not that my mind was ever going to kick itself into gear anyway tonight....

 

[jefmcg]

I think some anagrams that aren't given in the clue are ok, like

Generator of confusion early in the week. (6)

No opinion about this one, though.

What did this clue mean? When I last regularly listened to ISIHAC, it was still chaired by Humph - no podcast

The Yorkshire. Do you listen to I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue?

 

[winjim]

I think maybe it needed to be more obvious which part needed anagramming (?anagramising). So maybe it could say "crazy church land", but then of course "crazy" does sit well with "dope"...

 

[Tim Hall]

We had a discussion a while back about anagrams of words that weren't actually given in the clue. It's not done in ''proper'' cryptic clues. Not that my mind was ever going to kick itself into gear anyway tonight....

In my defence, yer honour, it was only one word that got anagramised into one other word.

@jefmcg, the Yorkshire thing was a nod to Barry Cryer and his entries in the Uxbridge English Dictionary, all of which seem to relate to something from Yorkshire and begin with "T' " (although I can't think of any right now ).

 

[jefmcg]

@jefmcg, the Yorkshire thing was a nod to Barry Cryer and his entries in the Uxbridge English Dictionary, all of which seem to relate to something from Yorkshire and begin with "T' " (although I can't think of any right now ).

As I said, sometimes even the answer isn't enough for me Thanks, got it all now, but I'd have never solved it in a millennium. Is "glebe" a well known word? I was not to this manor/manner born, but I have never heard it (except as a suburb of Sydney - probably not unconnected with this usage).

 

[Tim Hall]

Is "glebe" a well known word? I was not to this manor/manner born, but I have never heard it (except as a suburb of Sydney - probably not unconnected with this usage).

Well known down these parts (or my parts anyway). There's a Glebelands in Ambridge and of course everyone listens to The Archers.

 

[winjim]

Still a couple of space station clues up for grabs. An easy one, and one that's virtually solved already...

 

[Motobecane]

Still a couple of space station clues up for grabs. An easy one, and one that's virtually solved already...

Space station orbits one click at a time (1,1,1)
Is that the one that is 'easy'?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Space station orbits one click at a time (1,1,1)
Is that the one that is 'easy'?

When I first looked at this clue I remembered that clicks sometimes used to refer to kilometers. This quickly led me to K.K.K. but I doubt that the space inside members' heads amounts to a station...

Oh, and then I gave up!

 

[winjim]

Space station orbits one click at a time (1,1,1)
Is that the one that is 'easy'?

I thought so. Perhaps not.

 

[winjim]

When I first looked at this clue I remembered that clicks sometimes used to refer to kilometers. This quickly led me to K.K.K. but I doubt that the space inside members' heads amounts to a station...

Oh, and then I gave up!

That's just empty space.

Spoiler: Hint

There are three space station clues. Each refers to a different space station.

 

[jefmcg]

Doesn't count if I'm right, because all I know is it matches the clue word count

Spoiler

ISS?

 

[winjim]

Doesn't count if I'm right, because all I know is it matches the clue word count

Spoiler

ISS?

Spoiler: Hint

Right station. Now "orbit" it.

 

[jefmcg]

Spoiler: Hint

Right station. Now "orbit" it.

well, there aren't many permutations ... Only one makes any sense

Spoiler

S.S.I. ie metric system? Urk google doesn't like this. I'm out. (I was sure SSI was the standardised metric system, but that SI)

is this like getting blood from a stone?