The Sphinx's Lair

2:41 AM

@oAlt oops I slept

3:08 AM

sleep is good

In the words of my friend

"Sleep is for the weak, or I sleep for a week"

bobble

@Jafe what about magical cursed sleep

still better than staying up all night playing with a site that lets you measure distances on the globe

bobble

@Jafe that's called dedication

3:16 AM

fun fact: it's a longer distance from here to perth, western australia than it is from my finnish home town to africa

i assume culturally the distance isn't as great, although who knows what those westerners are up to

CCCC: Intoxicated, agitated, irate in bed (10)

No time for a hard one yet again

inebriated* :)

It's now @Jafe 's turn

CCCC: Country man responsible for Titanic being cut in two by ocean's surface (8)

3:36 AM

CAMERO(O.)N @Jafe

yep!

Lmao so my parents are watching the Quiet Place and I'm like

"Nope I'm good I don't like horror", and my mom's like "are you sure you don't want to watch it with us"

I still said

the correct response is to sneak up on them during the film and be like "boo!" at the right moment

bobble

No, the correct response is to hack the TV and make it go fritz out and broadcast a ransom demand

Lol

Sphinx

3:57 AM

Q: 5 days abandoned

6 days ago I was left on a deserted island. 5 days ago I had some hope so I was fine. 4 days ago I outlined SOS on the ground. 3 days ago I felt defeated and depressed. 2 days ago I got saved by a branded ship. Find the hidden word in the story.

Thanks North for the clue idea :0

CCCC: Broadcast, for the second time, Quiet Place; coming after hesitation's overturned (6)

Hehe, no problem

re< + p + lay

@Jafe your turn once again

Jul 19 '20 at 14:02, by msh210

feels like a tennis match

topical clue since a quiet place part 2 is in theatres now!

4:05 AM

darn, i actually didn't know that hahah

CCCC: Language that's described by a bit of lyrical banjo-playing (6)

in fact its US premiere is literally today

L. + OJBAN*

yeah i checked, very cool indeed

back to you :)

TakingNotes

come on guys, stop hogging the CCCCs :angery:

heheh

4:08 AM

heheh (2)

5:03 AM

oops, im actually gonna be busy for a while because of a certain event, but i have a clue idea in mind already

Wel then, better get to it!

Sid

Question: For n-def clues (n>=2), are connecting words(like from, to, etc) allowed or should the clue only contain the different definitions?

Deusovi

n=2, a connection is allowed. n>2 is nonstandard, but i think people who are lenient enough to allow that will allow connectors between them

I think both cases are ok, though I don't have much experience with cryptic clues, for example, my firsr ever working cc was a ddef and I didn't have a connector

Dec 30 '20 at 10:49, by Anonymus 25

CCCC: Google flap let medicine (6)

Oh, wait, it is not, oops

My mistake

Deusovi

it is not a double definition, nor does it follow the rules of cryptic clues

5:53 AM

Does it not?

Google flap: TAB, let, def: Medicine (as in a TABLET for medicine)

Deusovi

"google flap" = TAB?

As in a googlet tab

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Q: Another Round of Blended Wordtails

7:27 AM

@Anonymus25-ReinstateMonica I know what your intention is in saying that, but others may point out that it seems a bit like pressuring, which I believe you have been reminded here at least once before. In this case, a better phrasing would have been "Do make one if you have the time" :)

(Popping in here because of a break, not because the event is done)

Sphinx

8:13 AM

The Blended Wordtails drinks bar has a new selection on offer! Each day, they offer a different range of their patented Blended Wordtail drinks, every one of which has its own tagline for the confused customer. Today's menu looks like this, with every drink worth £5.00: Blended Wordtail Tagli...

word wordplay

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