The Sphinx's Lair

3:11 AM

@jafe Should be _CATHERINE_, def "a woman," "gems" indicates a hidden word

3:28 AM

@PiIsNot3 yeah, that's it

I hope this one doesn't break any rules

CCCC: One top liar warping the truth first! (9)

4:08 AM

i'm searching the dictionary to see if "factorial" has meanings i don't know about but doesn't look like that's the case

you can just say "operation" >:) @jafe

@PiIsNot3 deduction 1: &lit

@OmegaKrypton Ok, if it is an &lit, then what is it describing?

the liar

Are you sure?

I hope you guys won't be too mad at me when the answer is revealed...

I have a few ideas for how this clue could work, none of which I'm particularly happy with

4:16 AM

@jafe You've got it I think, with factorial with "!" as the def. FACT = truth first. O(ne top) RIAL* (liar warping)

ah yeah that's right, looks like it

@Alconja Yes, that's right, it wasn't an &lit

@jafe ^

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, besides the unused "the" - you were making it sound like it was breaking some sort of major rule

@Deusovi I was intending for "the truth" = FACT, and I guess I was just protecting myself from being too clever heh

@PiIsNot3 so beautifully evil.

4:20 AM

@OmegaKrypton (bows, then slinks off into the night)

So do I go? Wouldn't have got it without jafe speaking up (and it seems they basically had it but for the def clue), but strictly speaking I "got" the full solution first...

I think our usual rule is "whoever gets the full solution goes next"

msh210

@PiIsNot3 nice

@msh210 Thanks, I try my best :)

4:39 AM

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Q: Forgot Login Password

I'm always forgetting my login password. When I try to login computer says your password is incorrect So I did something so I will never forget my password What I did? This is my first Puzzling at Stackexchange

wordplay

ahh the exclamation point!

that was pretty clever

your turn @Alconja :)

Too bad you're all just too darn smart to fool :)

well, some of us fell for it (won't name any names though)

5:54 AM

Apologies for the delay. Was only half here and didn't have anything prepared...

CCCC: Father on fire after retweet. Again, both sides taken in by his cutting last words. (8,4)

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Q: The falling broom handle

As the reaction to my previous physics puzzle was somewhat mixed, I'll try again. I found this in an online physics book. You hold a broom as shown in the following picture: The head of the broom is resting on the ground, and you are holding the handle end a couple of feet off the ground. You...

physics

6:23 AM

@Alconja PA+R_T(HI(-s))A_N+SHOT

PA (father), RT AN (retweet again, both sides) containing HI (his, cutting), SHOT (on(?) fire)

def is "last words"

in other news, i cannot count to 8 and tried to answer with 7 letters originally

@jafe You're close enough that I'll give it to you. Intention was: PA (father) RT (retweet) + HI(A(gai)N)S + HOT (on fire, after)

with "cutting last words" as the def.

ahh

yeah my version has the "taken in" working the wrong way

CCCC: Thanos perhaps central to big cinematic finale; it became the highest-grossing film of all time (7)

this one's more up my alley, it only requires being able to count to 7

TITAN+_I_+_C

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Is it my turn now?

@Deusovi correct!

6:36 AM

@Deusovi was going to post that, but had to google to see if thanos was titanian (haven't seen the films)

also haven't, just made a guess because it was pretty clearly right

M Oehm

Talking about self-confirming answers ...

CCCC: My bad back almost repelled a partner in bed (7)

Q: Twelve Labours - #04 Erymanthian Bar

9:01 AM

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This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 Now one crate lighter, Hercules made his way back up the road to the Erymanthian Bar. Outside, a chalkboard proclaimed the sporting fixtures for the coming week that would be s...

word visual geometry sports

Gareth McCaughan

10:02 AM

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@user58 Done. (And: :-(. )

10:18 AM

should we add a yajilin tag? 9Qs atm

Q: On which day the pond will fill half?

12:03 PM

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Q. A pond has flowers in it each day the flowers in the pond get doubled if the pond gets full-on 20th day, on which day the pond will fill half? How?

mathematics