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Sir Col
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Cryptic Anagrams
« on: Jan 6th, 2004, 4:24pm » |
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I'm not sure if this is the place for this, or if anyone else enjoys these as much as me. I thought it'd be good to have a thread devoted to anagrams, but with a bit of a twist.
(i) The given sentence contains an anagram made up of one or more complete words.
(ii) If the anagram spans more than one word, the words must be consecutive.
(iii) The complete sentence should give a clue to the unscrambled anagram.
For example,
You would find this at the end of the tramline.
tramline = terminal
If you can work it out, post the answer (hidden, so others can think about it), and then post a puzzle of your own.
I'll start the game of anagram tag...
The way the book ended was really rather fiendish.
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #1 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 1:30am » |
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Sir Col, seems like my Crossword puzzle in Easy has bestirred your liking for them. 
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #2 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 6:35am » |
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::save father = aftershave::
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #3 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 7:20am » |
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:: logo I = Igloo ::
A rural concrete company got the contract for the new power plant.
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #4 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 8:07am » |
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:It's not a cinema honor.
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #5 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 10:15am » |
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It looks like you two double posted. 
Phew! They were hard. I don't think I made the rules very clear... I suggested that the anagram should be a single word, because unless you're really switched on to these then they're next to impossible if the anagram is made up of more than one word.
However, I certainly enjoy the challenge, so perhaps we could write next to the cryptic clue the number of words that the anagram is made of.
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A rural concrete company got the contract for the new power plant. [2 words]
::a rural concrete = nuclear reactor::
It's not a cinema honor. [2 words]
::its not a cinema honor = the oscar nomination::
And you an Englishman, T&B, have you no honour? 
All the peace and goodwill does present its charms. [1 word]
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #6 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 12:20pm » |
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I was afraid you'd mention that.
I once won a game of Scrabble with my last tile, while well behind, by playing an X on a triple-letter square to form two words, AX and AX. It was doubly - nay, triply - satisfying because I was playing an American.
Oh, I nearly forgot: prettiness(?)
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #7 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 1:20pm » |
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Yes, there would be some satisfaction in that.
I just realised that I can't count, there were 3 words in your anagram. Despite the misspelling, that was a very clever anagram; I am impressed.
I never spotted prettiness – nice one – but it wasn't the one I was thinking of and it doesn't quite fit all of the clue.
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #8 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 1:26pm » |
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:: its charms = christmas::
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #9 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 1:33pm » |
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on Jan 7th, 2004, 10:15am, Sir Col wrote:
All the peace and goodwill does present its charms. [1 word] |
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::Christas::
::although repents is also possible, but doesn't quite answer the clue::
The rites were conducted on the uppermost levels. [1 word]
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #10 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 1:42pm » |
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Quote:| there were 3 words in your anagram. Despite the misspelling... |
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: 3 words? Misspelling? Moi? present its -> prettiness = charm 
Quote:| The rites were conducted on the uppermost levels. |
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: rites -> tiers
: I'm Tory Plan B. (3 words)
: He bugs Gore. (2 words)
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #11 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 1:46pm » |
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on Jan 7th, 2004, 1:42pm, THUDandBLUNDER wrote:
:3 words? Misspelling? Moi? present its -> prettiness
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I think Sir Col is referring to your cinema hono(u)r anagram.
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #12 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 2:39pm » |
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THUDandBLUNDER, Sir Col: this ones for you. Should be pretty tough.
Who will be the first to reach the solution to this riddle? Both old curs. Run! An answer awaits! [4 words]
I probably could have thought of a more clever way of wording this, but you get the idea. Good luck.
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #13 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 3:35pm » |
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Quote:| Both old curs. Run! An answer awaits! |
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Provisional attempt:
:Thud warns Sir_Col about [an] answer!  
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #14 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 3:51pm » |
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It's funny, I homed in on the both old curs too, but I went the other way to get the 'i'; I think this is what he had in mind...
Who will be the first to reach the solution to this riddle? Both old curs. Run! An answer awaits! [4 words]
::riddle? Both old curs. Run! An = THUDandBLUNDER or Sir Col::
I'm Tory Plan B. [3 words]
::Tony Blair MP::
He bugs Gore. [2 words]
::George Bush::
Very good!
[e]Forgot to add a new one...[/e]
Old Brainy digs it so much when you send emails made up of strings of 0's and 1's. [2 words]
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #15 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 5:59pm » |
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Finally, one I get!
Brainy digs it = binary digits
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #16 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 6:54pm » |
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on Jan 7th, 2004, 3:51pm, Sir Col wrote:
Old Brainy digs it so much when you send emails made up of strings of 0's and 1's. [2 words] |
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::Brainy digs it --> Binary digits::
With a grin on each face, they walked thousands of yards through foul slime for some of these. [multiple anagram, 1 word each]
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #17 on: Jan 7th, 2004, 10:18pm » |
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Quote:| With a grin on each face, they walked thousands of yards through foul slime for some of these. |
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:slime --> smile -> miles -> limes
: Three's company, two's an Austrian crowd? (3 words)
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #18 on: Jan 8th, 2004, 12:49pm » |
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Apparently my last one was too easy. Woe is me. sh*t, I only post a four worder and you crack it easily! I bet this one is way too simple as well. [6 words]
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #19 on: Jan 8th, 2004, 1:27pm » |
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I'm struggling with both of these. 
I've been trying throughout the day to get your anagram, T&B. So far...
I can get MOUNTAIN and SNOW out of COMPANY TWOS AN AUSTRIAN, leaving CPAY T A ASR. I can't figure out if I need to add the suffix, CAP or TOP to MOUNTAIN; the latter would require using CROWD. I don't know whether it's SNOW or SNOWY. However, whatever I try, I can't make anything from the remaining letters. Maybe I'm way off target? Can you give a clue?
Quetzycoatl, I wouldn't say that your other anagram was too easy, it's just that you eluded to the fact that our names were probably embedded somewhere. With that suspicion, it was clear where to look. However, it becomes increasingly difficult for humans to identify anagrams consisting of more than two words. I can't even begin to guess at the cryptic suggestion from your latest one. Judging by the unusual words, it is highly likely that the anagram makes use of the letters around, "Woe is me. sh*t" Apart from that, I'm currently at a loss, as I don't know which direction to go from there and I could be forming just about any word at all.
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #20 on: Jan 8th, 2004, 1:29pm » |
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Hey Thud, your anagram isn't "an Austrian crowd" in German is it? We Americans can barely speak English, much less a second language you know. Anyway the closest I can come to an answer is:
:: threes company twos an = Topmost Aryan Wenches ::
Which may sound exciting but it doesn't really fit. Though it sort of makes sense with Austrian, and three of them would make nice company...
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #21 on: Jan 8th, 2004, 1:33pm » |
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Sir Col, I understand 6 words is pretty tough, but there is an equally good clue in this one as there was in the last one.
If it is too much of a chore, here is a big clue:
:: the unscrammbled annagram is in there as well ::
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #22 on: Jan 8th, 2004, 2:41pm » |
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on Jan 8th, 2004, 1:27pm, Sir Col wrote:| Quetzycoatl, I wouldn't say that your other anagram was too easy, it's just that you eluded to the fact that our names were probably embedded somewhere. there and I could be forming just about any word at all. |
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Eluded?
The anagram does not involve 'company'.
on Jan 8th, 2004, 1:29pm, Quetzycoatl wrote:| Hey Thud, your anagram isn't "an Austrian crowd" in German is it? |
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Yes and no. 
on Jan 8th, 2004, 1:29pm, Quetzycoatl wrote:| ...and three of them would make nice company... |
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Kinky.
Quetzalcoatl, I have a juicy 87-worder for you! 
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
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on Jan 8th, 2004, 2:41pm, THUDandBLUNDER wrote:
Quetzalcoatl, I have a juicy 87-worder for you!
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Good lord I hope you are joking. I only like to make up annoyingly long anagrams, not solve them. 
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Re: Cryptic Anagrams
« Reply #24 on: Jan 8th, 2004, 3:29pm » |
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on Jan 8th, 2004, 2:41pm, THUDandBLUNDER wrote:
Oops! I meant, alluded; it seems that the correct word eluded me.
I can't work these out; my brain is thoroughly addled. I'm tempted to write a programme, but I shall resist.
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