The Sphinx's Lair

Khale_Kitha

21:01

Sorry for a really stupid question, but if it's 3pm, it's 8 hours away from the previous 7am, right? Sick and can't think well.

Chris Cudmore

@Silenus is there an I missing in the top line of #5?

No, there isn't.

Got it.

Hans Holbein the Younger

Khale_Kitha

I think #12 has something to do with some artwork related to "A Date"

But I would have to research further

Beastly Gerbil

'a pen date'

Khale_Kitha

I saw that, but disagree

Beastly Gerbil

not anything...

Khale_Kitha

21:05

Append also == "Add"

Beastly Gerbil

Addate?

Khale_Kitha

A Date

Beastly Gerbil

oh

Silenus

@ChrisCudmore, yes on 5!

Beastly Gerbil

And for 8?

Chris Cudmore

21:06

I'm not liking that THE appearing out of nowhere.

Beastly Gerbil

@Silenus you might want to update the progress report

Khale_Kitha

Can't figure out who the Blake is, Beastly

Silenus

@Beastly, thanks, did it.

@Khale_Kitha, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake, poet and artist.

Khale_Kitha

I found quite a lot of Blake's, so didn't know which one the image referred to

ty

Silenus

Well, it doesn't matter so much, but he's the one I had in mind.

Khale_Kitha

21:15

I see now ( looked at answer )

Beastly Gerbil

can't see anything for 11.

Tomato...

Khale_Kitha

Btw, Gerbil

You're mentioning XIII on #12 instead of VIII

Beastly Gerbil

start of (shredding fruits) + (urchin) + (tomato blend)

@Khale_Kitha ah thanks. Need to improve me roman :P

Khale_Kitha

tomato blend could be sauce

ketchup

catsup

Beastly Gerbil

a 'portion' of it though...

Khale_Kitha

21:17

hmm

and which part is the defn

Beastly Gerbil

oh yeah forgot about that...

maybe the def is tomato

Khale_Kitha

wait...

start of shredding fruits and urchin

blend could indicate an anagram of the whole

Chris Cudmore

@Silenus Watch your fonts and size. I just realized there's an I in MADIE

Beastly Gerbil

sfurch?

Khale_Kitha

haha

Beastly Gerbil

21:18

Seriously though, an anagram of that?

Khale_Kitha

but it's only start of shredding, fruits, and urchin

doesn't mention the rest

Chris Cudmore

So portion of tomato could be tom omat, mato or anything else

Khale_Kitha

add portion of tomato

Beastly Gerbil

or ketchup

Chris Cudmore

Or, it could just be SH + charades of fruit and urchin

Khale_Kitha

21:19

sfutom, sfuoma, sfumat, sfuato

Beastly Gerbil

motufs, amoufs, tamufs, otaufs....

nothing there

Khale_Kitha

Yeah, seeing the same

Chris Cudmore

also could be catsup

Khale_Kitha

yeah

either way, we haven't found a defn yet

Beastly Gerbil

@silenus any hints?

Khale_Kitha

21:21

unless shredding means something

like taking apart the words fruits and urchin and doing something with them

Chris Cudmore

Is it a letter bank probllem?

Khale_Kitha

I don't suppose we can get anything from these words..

ruitrchitom
ruitrchioma
ruitrchimat
ruitrchiato

Beastly Gerbil

doubt it

Khale_Kitha

haircut trim

That's a "start" lol

From the 3rd entry

(not art related)

Beastly Gerbil

Well your haircut could be in the style of da vinci or van gogh :P

Khale_Kitha

21:25

I stripped the first and last letters from fruits and urchin

Chris Cudmore

Ok, if that Tomoato is not meant to be "TOMATO" or a literal tomato, you have to tell us.

Where did you find the "a"?

Khale_Kitha

portions of tomato

tom oma mat ato

Chris Cudmore

I bet you the artist referenced in 11 will be -- ITALIC!

Beastly Gerbil

well we're stuck...

Khale_Kitha

bbl

Beastly Gerbil

21:30

bye

Chris Cudmore

Why is it FRUITS instead of FRUIT? We must need the S

Sea Urchin Sushi is UNI

Sphinx

0

Q: The Word Web of horror - Clue Twenty Two

<<---First clue <---Previous clue As you say the word, the floor starts rising. You are now able to reach the trapdoor. You push it open and climb out. You blink in surprise. You appear to be in the same place you were for Clue Sixteen. When you take another glance, however, you notice that it...

Mithrandir

@Sphinx That was a lot of work.

Silenus

@BeastlyGerbil @Khale_Kitha @ChrisCudmore Hint: it's a literal tomato.

Chris Cudmore

21:45

@Mithrandir Looks like it.

Volatility

@Mithrandir B1 doesn't happen to be related to a certain meme that's been floating around here recently, does it? ;)

Mithrandir

@Volatility Don't think so...

@ChrisCudmore But you and @TheGreatEscaper made my work easier :)

Chris Cudmore

@Volatility No. Nothing like that.

Volatility

Oh. Well it fits so nicely that I'm surprised the answer's not ICE.

Chris Cudmore

How do you get ICE?

Volatility

21:48

def: "Diamonds", formed in "lattICEs"

Chris Cudmore

What's the meme?

Mithrandir

Oh, that meme. Forgot about that one :P

Chris Cudmore

That is correct.

Volatility

all the stuff about carbonless diamonds

Mithrandir

So yes, that's ICE

I forgot about that meme...

Chris Cudmore

21:49

Nope. Hadn't even heard about the meme...

Volatility

It did sorta fade out before you came, I think

Chris Cudmore

But "Carbonless diamonds that is(2) ", would be a good cryptic. if we ever need a two letter one.

Volatility

Jan 1 at 11:47, by Deusovi

A joke-y clue relating to a recent meme here: "That's a carbonless diamond! (2)"

Chris Cudmore

Oh. It's been done.

Mithrandir

:P

Chris Cudmore

21:52

first REBUS. Is that a badly drawn triangle? Or something different?

Mithrandir

It's something different

It goes with the ant.

user61230

@Mithrandir Still need a room or some such?

Mithrandir

Nope, used email

But thanks

Sconibulus

I solved the sudoku but I don't quite get it

Mithrandir

What don't you get?

Sconibulus

21:55

I guess it's enigmatic for a reason

Mithrandir

Now you need to finish...

Poke around a bit and see what you find.

(That part took forever...)

(Mostly because I insisted on doing everything by hand :P)

Sconibulus

oh!

yeah, I'm just dumb :)

user61230

@Mithrandir Okey-doke! Lemme know if there's anything else I can help with.

Chris Cudmore

Added that right into the answer text.

I see the solved sudoku and still don't know what the AHA moment was.

Mithrandir

My guess would be that @Sconibulus discovered the main part of that section ;)

@Sconibulus progress?

Sconibulus

22:08

it doesn't seem to be quite matching... it started good but has fallen a bit off

Mithrandir

How?

Did I make a mistake?

Sconibulus

so I probably amn't doing it right

Mithrandir

There are only 6, remember.

Sconibulus

oh, right

Beastly Gerbil

bed for me now, ping me if you get it as I want to see the answer in the morning. Good luck!

Mithrandir

22:10

Adios @BeastlyGerbil

Beastly Gerbil

(And I accepted)

Mithrandir

I'm going to bed now, too :P

I'll check everybody's progress in the morning.

Chris Cudmore

Is that a hill?

Mithrandir

nope

Sconibulus

22:29

whelp, that's all I've got so far

Sphinx

22:59

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Q: What would be your next deduction in this game of minesweeper

Currently stuck in this game of minesweeper. Can't seem to find any openings, What would be the moves you guys would take and why?

minesweeper

TrojanByAccident

23:32

@Sphinx My next move? Give up, or guess.

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