The Sphinx's Lair

12:27 AM

DEC(AD)ENT

finally

@Level51

been working on that one forever

Level 51

congrats! :D

so, stacksfiller, nice part 1/2, but there's also part 2/2, which is to make a C4 yourself now :P wonder if that would be too exhausting

well

ive done it before

12:34 AM

oh, it's literally the word DECENT

CCCC: Arrangment in boring place between countries. (10)

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1:38 AM

"Surely there must be a handy short word meaning 'decent'", I thought. "But I can't find any I can insert anything into." Bah. :-)

i did the same

another thought was WITHDREW for "abandoned" and was thinking "indecent" would mean something along the lines of WITH D OUT

so very very wrong

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Q: Bumblin' Stumblin' Rumblin' Jumblin'!

5:13 AM

This is an entry into the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #36 Jumble® was one of my favorite puzzles growing up. They were quick and fun and relatively easy; they took just long enough to keep me occupied while eating cereal before the school bus came every morning. Below are eight jumble-style ...

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Kamigaku

7:32 AM

Is anyone doing the "Why do you love me II?" puzzle here ?

@rubio puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/50179/ikonlake

Q: Did anybody use Anagramsolver.pro

I've found a new online anagram solver Anagram Solver & Scrabble Word Finder Did you use it, what are the advantages?

anagram scrabble

A: How to solve 5-10 letter anagrams (without a computer or electronics)?

7:47 AM

@Sphinx this seems suspiciously like spam; both of this user's posts are promoting this site.

Use this online anagram solver, it will help you to find all words for this anagram. online anagram solver

This is a rather common spam tactic.

What say you, @Rubio, since you're commenting?

It's actually an on-topic answer to that question, though bumping a question from 2014 is of little value

The question specifically asks for non electronic method.

oh did it, I missed that

then by all means ding the answer accordingly

.. and deleted

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10:24 AM

@Rubio hm, what's your opinion for the question you commented on? red-flag it or not? I'm not so sure if I should flag it as a spam post, since I'm not really sure if it's 1) unsolicited advertisement or 2) advertisement at all

puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/67431/12114 (OK no need to onebox everything)

@EriktheOutgolfer I mean, it looks exactly like what someone would do who was trying to solicit traffic to their own site, but absent reasonable proof that it's what's actually happening here, red-flagging it seems overly harsh

hm, I'd say it's very fit for deletion though

only if I were able to...

roomba will tidy it up in 10 days

it's below the threshold of what shows up on the front page, so meh

I sometimes use something called the "moderation tools" (nothing to do with diamonds) to tidy up stuff faster than the roomba, because, that way, I rack up moderation counts :P (not that I'll be a candidate anytime soon, but badges are sweet)

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11:57 AM

@Rubio searching indicates that "John" has been posting recommendations for this site over the internet - see e.g. comments on crosswordfiend.com/2018/06/03/monday-june-4-2018

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ManyPinkHats

1:27 PM

@Rubio puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/50161/nba-draft-2018

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2:31 PM

@stacksfiller Solution to your CCCC is ORDER in BLAND making BORDERLAND, a place between countries.

Q: How to solve attached screen shot problems

2:43 PM

In the image there are 4 question are there Can anyone guide me how to solve below questions

mathematics calculation-puzzle

Q: I come in all shapes and sizes, and I can offer all sorts of prizes

3:16 PM

Give me a fruit, I'll turn it to pieces, A turn of bad luck, and your plan ceases. Mistaken for death, if I'm without friends, Bringing with a breath, success will I send. Let's not forget, the adventurer's quest, Eyes of the snake, and they'll become the best. What am I?

riddle wordplay rhyme lateral-thinking

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Q: Handling puzzles with multiple steps and the posting of partial answers

5:20 PM

Yea Gareth

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paramesis

7:15 PM

I believe that one of my earlier puzzles (Desert Irrigation Project) has been satisfactorily solved via several excellent partial answers.

A Meta question about what to do at this point (linked) suggests that I could make and accept a community answer that quotes, curates, and confirms the partial solutions, and perhaps also gives some making-of insights and process. Is this a widely agreed upon solution, or is there another preferred way to handle this?

Note: This post was created specifically due to mod flags, and comments on answers in my treasure hunt question, however the discussion is probably more broadly applicable than that. Obviously, the ultimate goal of any StackExchange site is to collect high quality questions (in this case good qu...

discussion answer-quality specific-question

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8:29 PM

That's a perfectly valid solution, and what I'd recommend (though you may want to accept the final answer over your own, or you may prefer to accept your own answer. Your call.). You could also nudge the person with the final answer to edit the other parts in to provide a complete solution.

9:06 PM

CCCC: Last month, half the church choir left for a brief period of prayer and fasting (5)

@GarethMcCaughan are you sure that's a C4 and not a news headline? :P

Yup. (But it's always a good sign when a cryptic clue can plausibly be read as something else.)

hm, can I solve a C4 if I'm not in the mood of making another?

Yes, but then you have to make another anyway.

(why, have you solved it already?)

oh, it's a duty? :( I had brushed a solution in my mind

9:09 PM

We are all firmly and inescapably bound by the Cryptic Clue Chat Chains.

guess I'll not share my solution then, it's after midnight and I had some karate practice just over an hour ago

shaaaame

You don't have to post another clue immediately.

It's often been several hours, sometimes as much as a day, between solution and posting of next clue.

should I be able to explain my solution?

Yes. If you can't then what you have is a guess rather than a solution :-).

(in which case of course you are under no obligation to post a new clue...)

alright, posting my guess then :p

MAYOR

9:13 PM

Nope, that is not my intended solution.

yeah, I knew it was totally wrong :p

(Nor do I think it works; if that's the answer, where in the clue is the definition?)

(as I said, don't ask for an explanation)

hm, may I post a hint if you approve it? or is it only you who posts hints?

well, it's only been ten minutes since the clue

a hint is probably unnecessary at the moment

who said right now...

9:18 PM

that is a very nice surface though

@Erik You're welcome to post anything! Think of it as a contribution to solving the clue, rather than a hint, though -- after all, you might be wrong. And whether you want to help other people solve the clue is up to you :-).

ah, so you don't want to confirm my partials? :P

I may or may not comment on anyone's suggestions.

(It's usual not to unless specifically asked.)

Dragonrage

last month was May, and I don't think there are any words that mean last month, so ill hazard a guess and say that isnt the definition

yeah, I guess that the first letter is H

like, the last letter of MONTH

Dragonrage

9:26 PM

yeah, that was my thought

and so MAYOR isn't the answer :P

but Gareth is challenging here ;)

hm, I'm not really sure if the , there is innocent

I can imagine Gareth giggling right now :P

9:48 PM

the comma is the definition

(not really)

heh, who buys that the definition is between two chunks of wordplay :P

Avigrail

Good evening people

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