My prefix sells some goods
My infix is proud
My suffix lurks in the woods
My voice can be loud
In the ancient times,
I pave the way
But for my suffix,
I’m just a prey
Using just the Across clues, fit the 16 pieces into their correct
places in the empty grid to complete the crossword
Empty Grid:
16 Pieces:
Across clues
1 Aspersion
2 Inactivity • wax-coated cheese
3 Excursion
4 Petty officer • small crown
5 Rus...
I couldn't find any cryptic crossword in my language (Indonesian language), not even just the cryptic clue
I assume it's due to the lack of expressiveness of the language itself..
.. but then I decided to make one.. lol
(yeah I couldn't post it as a puzzle in PSE because the policy of english only -- but I can share if you happen to know any Indonesian puzzler or interested in Bahasa Indonesia lol)
Part of the everyday object series
I'm the everyday millipede, come look at my feet!
I put a smile on your face with my frothing stampede.
I walk inside you, walk in circles and in lines,
My legs can be straight or angled, arranged in different designs.
I trample rosy flesh and hardes...
Part of the everyday object series
This is the everyday spear, beware!
It hurts and draws blood if not handled with care.
It dips below flowing planes, jumps back up before long,
Repairs old and creates new, if one knows how it's done.
It's shiny and smooth, but unbending and hard,
...
Across
1. Maybe Washington is major leader making economic system of America (10)
7. Uninitiated proposition to make Austen work (4)
9. A giant finally struck the last time (5)
10. Stone mineral supply (5)
11. For example, Elm Street is endless (4)
12. Speaker's reasonable pr...
I doubt that cryptics are impossible in Bahasa Indonesia because the language isn't expressive enough; you can say almost anything in almost any real language. (There are exceptions -- e.g., pidgins -- but even those, once they start having actual native speakers, turn into creoles and rapidly become expressive enough to say anything.)
But I can easily believe it doesn't have the right sort of structure for the sort of devices one finds in English cryptic clues to work.
I wonder whether crosswords (and other things where a single letter is shared by two words) in German and Hungarian and cetera treat e.g. o and ö as the same or different.
@jafe I know someone who moved here from the States and whose wife moved here from Brazil. Their toddler will say sentences incorporating words from three languages.
@jafe I like the SOS and talentspotter clues a lot. Very nice. Not a big fan of the grant one: the first and third parts are too similar. (I haven't looked at all the clues.)
@GarethMcCaughan Ah yeah that is more likely: Bahasa Indonesia may not have the right sort of structure as in English for the cryptic clues to work.
For example, it's not that simple to clue a single letter like in English, we have some abbreviations tho but not many (?) or maybe I'm not aware enough about it
> if you want to post a puzzle which needs the knowledge of any specific language, please feel free.
> [tag:language] tag should only be used in case when the answerer needs to know about a foreign language while answering, not while reading the puzzle.
Basically, if you post your question entirely in a non-English language, that's out. But if you write a post in English surrounding a puzzle which is in another language, that's OK.
We also have some puzzles which essentially treat a foreign language as a cipher to be cracked.
Hmm, I still hesitate to post, as those puzzles are generally "puzzle about a certain language" not "puzzle in a certain language", except the first one maybe
@Randal'Thor but yeah I got your point here, so maybe i may try to share
The cryptic crosswords are actually new for me and I even struggled to solve one as English is not my first language. So I decided to look for a cryptic crossword in my language, Indonesian... And I found... nothing... not even a single cryptic clue in Indonesian language is available... ><
So...
You can find other Vowelburgers™ Riddles here
I ordered 5 plain Vowelburgers™ with buns and meat - help me identify each one from the description on the menu!
$$
\def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\P#1{\V{#1em}}\def\V#1{\S{#1}{9}}
\def\T{\textbf{Meat}}\def\NT{\textbf{Vowelburger}^{\;\!™}\...
Write the six-letter answers to these clues around their clue numbers in the grid, reading clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting from the hexagon above the clue number.
Clues:
1 Beverage
2 More gentle
3 Interfere
4 Mystery
5 Bird of the auk family
...
I'm also interested in giving it a shot - seems like it'll be pretty difficult (considering that I know exactly zero words of Indonesian), but maybe if I figure out how to gloss each sentence that could help...
I ordered 5 Vowelburgers™ with buns, tomatoes, and meat - help me identify each one from the description on the menu!
$$
\def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\P#1{\V{#1em}}\def\V#1{\S{#1}{9}}
\def\T{\textbf{Meat}}\def\NT{\textbf{Vowelburger}^{\;\!™}\ }\displaystyle
\smash{\lower{29px}\bbox[yell...
Help me find the missing words from my trashy thriller novel.
The words can be placed in order into a grid, with the same words appearing both horizontally and vertically.
For example, in this excerpt:
I first began to suspect I was adopted in school, when my teacher told me to **** my book...
Part of the everyday object series
I present to you: the everyday fay.
It's ancestor was born on the very first day.
It lives alone, but can work well in a team,
Only comes alive when it's foot is engulfed in a stream.
It's head is what's most important to us,
The material therein i...
You can find other Vowelburgers™ Riddles here
I ordered 5 plain Vowelburgers™ with buns and meat - help me identify each one from the description on the menu!
$$
\def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\P#1{\V{#1em}}\def\V#1{\S{#1}{9}}
\def\T{\textbf{Meat}}\def\NT{\textbf{Vowelburger}^{\;\!™}\...
Glance at the list. "cave" with A... not super-obvious. "risk" with E... how about "bet"? BAT, ah yes, that'll be it. BIT, yes. BOT, well, maybe, kinda. BUT, yes. Gotta be it. Done.
I'd have had to look up "slash".
(But then the person who did post the answer apparently didn't, because I don't think his explanation is quite right.)
@athin Is 3d LOMBA (race) minus BA (indication of West Sumatra on numberplates) making LOM? If so, should I be surprised by the fact that Google Translate doesn't know LOM and I can't find anything on the internet that obviously connects LOM with PENGGOSOK?
I posted A riddle set in White Plume Mountain soliciting feedback on a puzzle I wanted to use for my D&D module.
I'm planning to run this module on Sunday, and I'd like to not have my players spoiled if they do a web search and discover that question. Is there anything I can do? For example co...
There's a restaurant that's heard that Vowelburger™ riddles don't satiate like they used to, so it decided to start selling more sophisticated burgers.
The menu says they sell a False Vowelburger™, a Real Vowelburger™, and a Lookalike Vowelburger™. You know that each burger comes with three buns...
@athin is 1d MUR (MURKA minus KA)? I can't find any sign that MUR means anything to do with metal or plates, or indeed means anything, but it seems like that must be it.
"Gosh-darn-dag-nab-it-to-tarnation!" Jimmy hear's Darlene yell from across the farm. Figuring he'd better go face this head on, he heads towards the barn.
"What the hell happened Jimmy? You were just supposed to build a pig pen!"
"Oh for goodness sake I don't know, Darlene. Those instructions w...
This puzzle suggests either an actor or a character from the original Twilight Zone. Last one for today.
My prefix sells some goods
My infix is proud
My suffix lurks in the woods
My voice can be loud
In the ancient times,
I pave the way
But for my suffix,
I’m just a prey
Using just the Across clues, fit the 16 pieces into their correct
places in the empty grid to complete the crossword
Empty Grid:
16 Pieces:
Across clues
1 Aspersion
2 Inactivity • wax-coated cheese
3 Excursion
4 Petty officer • small crown
5 Rus...
Across
1. Maybe Washington is major leader making economic system of America (10)
7. Uninitiated proposition to make Austen work (4)
9. A giant finally struck the last time (5)
10. Stone mineral supply (5)
11. For example, Elm Street is endless (4)
12. Speaker's reasonable pr...
What two-word phrase is represented here?
The cryptic crosswords are actually new for me and I even struggled to solve one as English is not my first language. So I decided to look for a cryptic crossword in my language, Indonesian... And I found... nothing... not even a single cryptic clue in Indonesian language is available... ><
So...
Help me find the missing words from my trashy thriller novel.
The words can be placed in order into a grid, with the same words appearing both horizontally and vertically.
For example, in this excerpt:
I first began to suspect I was adopted in school, when my teacher told me to **** my book...
I posted A riddle set in White Plume Mountain soliciting feedback on a puzzle I wanted to use for my D&D module.
I'm planning to run this module on Sunday, and I'd like to not have my players spoiled if they do a web search and discover that question. Is there anything I can do? For example co...
"Gosh-darn-dag-nab-it-to-tarnation!" Jimmy hear's Darlene yell from across the farm. Figuring he'd better go face this head on, he heads towards the barn.
"What the hell happened Jimmy? You were just supposed to build a pig pen!"
"Oh for goodness sake I don't know, Darlene. Those instructions w...