The Sphinx's Lair

So I could give a letter or two. Or I could say something about the nature of the clue. Or for that matter I could leave it be. Any requests other than Chris's?

TrojanByAccident

I'm surprised, @Mith

Mithrandir

If your name is Gareth

TrojanByAccident

not going for 50 rep

Mithrandir

Hey

How's 27 going?

TrojanByAccident

9:18 PM

@GarethMcCaughan cross letters

Mithrandir

Don't you mean 75 from you?

Volatility

@Mithrandir I sent an email yesterday, didn't you get it?

Sphinx

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Q: A Riddle Like a Phoenix

Right within a wood you see An army group with energy. Addendum in the heart may be Guffawing inappropriately. Behold! O sad remains the key That holds the ace front backwardly The answer is a single English word.

TrojanByAccident

@Mithrandir Is that what it comes out to?

Mithrandir

Maybe not

Gareth McCaughan

9:18 PM

OK, let's see. Complex and sophisticated sound of crudely enhanced vehicle (8) R-------

TrojanByAccident

50 + 15 + 10 does indeed equal 75, so yes, that is what it comes out to

Mithrandir

Can't access tq email now

Not on computer

TrojanByAccident

I'm waiting

Mithrandir

I'm going to bed now

TrojanByAccident

Bro

someone will answer before you

Mithrandir

9:20 PM

Ah what ever

TrojanByAccident

I can't be held responsible

Volatility

Ok I'll send it again anyway

did you want an explanation of the puzzle or just the puzzle?

Mithrandir

I posted

Vol

Both please

Volatility

ok

Mithrandir

Now add lateral thinking tag Trojan

TrojanByAccident

9:23 PM

lol

Volatility

...that was seriously the answer?

TrojanByAccident

@Mithrandir is that needed?

12 mins ago, by TrojanByAccident

and then bang my head on a desk for not cluing it properly

Khale_Kitha

^

Mithrandir

Yes

It's needed

Volatility

I don't understand how it's wordplay in any way

Mithrandir

9:25 PM

Now I'm going to bed

TrojanByAccident

@Volatility I don't understand how it's not

Mithrandir

And leave Trojan to the downvotes

I upvoted BTW

Volatility

Where's the wordplay?

Mithrandir

Wow that score went down quickly

From 9to6

Rubio

Let me be the first to say - China aromatic, @Deusovi, on 30k+ !!

(Or, "Congratulations" if you don't speak Mithrandir-phone-swupe-o)

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Khale_Kitha

9:27 PM

China Aromatic, Deu

boboquack

China Aromatic!

Mithrandir

China aromatic :P @Deusovi

Volatility

heh, congrats @Deusovi!

Khale_Kitha

Naturally he waits to do it until JUST after your puzzle is solved, Rubio.

:P

Volatility

oh!

Rubio

9:29 PM

I know, right? hehe

Mithrandir

Now everyone upvote my answer so that I can go on hnq

It might get poor Trojan some up votes :p

Rubio

HNQ might in fact be bad for his rep :)

TrojanByAccident

I don't mind :)

Mithrandir

Oh no, who's this guy?

Melkor, UK

447 17

riddle rhyme word wordplay story language mathematics

Khale_Kitha

@Melkor Soooo.... this was accepted, though OP commented it wasn't quite right. Curious minds want to know - what was the intended solution? — Rubio 6 mins ago

this...

Mithrandir

9:39 PM

It's the evilest being ever

Sauron was his servant

Khale_Kitha

But he was only evil once he became Morgoth, no? ;)

(Or vice versa)

Oh nevermind, on that quote...the answer was a circle

Mithrandir

He was renamed Morgoth after he became evil

Khale_Kitha

Yes

Mithrandir

But he was evil before he wasMorgoth

Volatility

@Mithrandir just sent another email

Sconibulus

9:45 PM

@Mithrandir wasn't his first evil during the creation song? That doesn't give much time for becommings

Mithrandir

Check email tomorrow OK

Volatility

cool

Mithrandir

@Sconibulus not a lot of time but there was a period

Khale_Kitha

@Beasty I just wonder about the wordplay

Mithrandir

Joke: what did Voldemort say to Harry Potter?

Khale_Kitha

9:51 PM

Oops I typed Beasty instead of @Beastly

Mithrandir

My name is Lord Voldemort. I killed your father. Prepare to die.

I failed :P

Khale_Kitha

Error: Movie quote segmentation. Formatting data.

Mithrandir

The answer to @GarethMcCaughan s cccc is airplane

I just took a vehicle that was 8 long :p

Khale_Kitha

37 mins ago, by Gareth McCaughan

OK, let's see. Complex and sophisticated sound of crudely enhanced vehicle (8) R-------

Mithrandir

I ignored it

And I was joking

Khale_Kitha

9:57 PM

hehe

Mithrandir

Wow it's midnight

Sconibulus

clearly it's racecarr

Khale_Kitha

Yeah, racecars is what came to mind, but doesn't match in tense

Mithrandir

Good night

Khale_Kitha

night, Mith.

Sconibulus

9:57 PM

I actually think Complex or Complex and Sophisticated is actually the def, because of reasons

Khale_Kitha

The 2nd is what my assumption was

or crudely enhanced vehicle

of gives an implication of definition

Mithrandir

Just throwing out railroad here

Adios

Will

if we're just saying r-words... rickshaw

Khale_Kitha

rickroll

Rubio

Oh, that Dream of Omniscience. A more fitting pic ...

Khale_Kitha

10:01 PM

lol

Sconibulus

Roadster is another R vehicle type

Khale_Kitha

hot rod 'could' be considered crudely enhanced

Volatility

@Deusovi Personally I find it makes it easier to see the function of a particular scope. It's almost as if the line introducing the scope is part of the opening brace.

Will

"crudely enhanced" could cryptically define a refilled vehicle

albeit inaccurately

Khale_Kitha

oh I see what you're getting at

feels like a rabbit hole we're in, though

hmm...

meh - racket is too short.

But it would be the 'sound of [a] crudely enhanced vehicle"

Will

10:10 PM

You just gave me a mean idea for a cryptic

Khale_Kitha

haha

TrojanByAccident

Why the downvote? D:

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A: A Riddle Like a Phoenix

Is it A riddle like a phoenix Right within a wood you see An army group with energy. Addendum in the heart may be Guffawing inappropriately. Behold! O sad remains the key That holds the ace front backwardly I'm not sure on this one, but the title fits quite well