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

Original Poster:

943 posts

89 months

Yesterday (22:09)
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Clue is:

100 watt, 2 volt bulb(4)

_a_p.

Almost certainly lamp, but how???

Thanks

Scaleybrat

724 posts

227 months

Yesterday (22:15)
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50 amp = L amp

norscot

155 posts

196 months

Yesterday (23:32)
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Watts = Volts x Amps, so 100 watt, 2 Volts gives 50 Amps, and L is Roman 50.

Clever!

w1bbles

1,279 posts

158 months

Yesterday (23:33)
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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

4,099 posts

61 months

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

161 months

My favourite crossword clue appeared some years ago in the Financial Times:-

014 (6,5)


WrekinCrew

5,458 posts

172 months

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

014 (6,5)
Jamess Bonds?

droopsnoot

14,108 posts

264 months

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

014 (6,5)
Double Agent?

Voldemort

7,195 posts

300 months

geg 9,3

counterofbeans

1,078 posts

161 months

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

161 months

Voldemort said:
geg 9,3
Scrambled egg

CopperBolt

Original Poster:

943 posts

89 months

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

thinkofaname

374 posts

155 months

Die of cold (3, 4)

Sway

33,409 posts

216 months

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

155 months

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

33,409 posts

216 months

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

16,084 posts

213 months

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

155 months

I don't think people use ice cubes to form things into shapes.