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Sphinx
Sphinx
02:46
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Q: Clue: Tree that's sported to keep visitors out at university (3). Answer: OAK. Why?

BillOAK +S(=s sported) is a racing fixture named after the famous Epsom Derby, The Oaks. I have been unable to relate university or Oxbridge jargon, such as gated or up, to the rest of the clue.

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msh210
msh210
06:16
C4 hint: There is more than one D in the answer.
M Oehm
M Oehm
Hm. That hint would have been more useful with the (4) enumeration ...
Jafe
Jafe
07:14
i wonder if Di Spencer is relevant
M Oehm
M Oehm
Di + vide? That could mean "saw, perhaps".
Jafe
Jafe
ohh i like that
oAlt
oAlt
Oh wow that must be right
> See; consult; refer to. A remark directing the reader to look to the specified place for epexegesis.
Jafe
Jafe
casually using the word epexegesis in the definition to make the meaning extra clear
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oAlt
oAlt
07:33
Lol
 
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M Oehm
M Oehm
09:34
@msh210 DI (ana Spencer) + VIDE (see, v.)
 
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Jafe
Jafe
10:39
still working on the gladys puzzle that was supposed to come out last friday, i have the crossword grid and all the logic stuff figured out but somehow a couple of cryptic clues are turning up to be the biggest hurdle
it's a dosun-fuwari, second appearance on PSE
M Oehm
M Oehm
11:05
Anvils and balloon mark the spot?
msh210
msh210
11:56
@MOehm yes indeed
M Oehm
M Oehm
Thanks. And thanks to Jafe for bringing up Di. I had researched short woollen jackets.
oAlt
oAlt
same
M Oehm
M Oehm
CCCC: Epexegesis: article on old books owned by the people (10)
Jafe
Jafe
12:42
hahah
msh210
msh210
@Jafe looked it up, found nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/dosun_fuwari , and don't understand why the solution is unique. For example, why can't the two circles in the top-left case switch places?
Ohhhh never mind. I thought the cage walls serve as gravity blockers, but they don't.
@MOehm an on OT owned by nation = annotation
M Oehm
M Oehm
@msh210 Epexactly!
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oAlt
oAlt
Lol
msh210
msh210
13:11
CCCC: Short time unit without a scale (5)
 
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msh210
msh210
14:40
It's gonna be Shavuot (Jewish Pentecost) soon and I'll be offline for >24 hours. The SHA-256 hash of the fullcaps answer (as computed here using its default settings) is 2e7da73df13e2575ee5f3fbb020bf7af575d0a0f450b0b350e8961cbf55f3526
 
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Sphinx
Sphinx
15:49
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Q: What is the maximum number of fish possible in your tank?

NoNameSuppose, You want to put some fish in a square tank. But these fish fight whenever they are in the same tank. Sadly, You have only 1 tank, but you can put glass panes inside the tank to divide it, not necessarily into equal parts. There are 2 restrictions. No 2 fish will be in the same area. Eac...

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bobble
bobble
This answer valuably adds the information that the term is still commonly known in Oxford and Cambridge, even if regarded as a bit old fashioned. There's no need to bite the chap's head off when he's trying to be helpful. — Mike Spivey 6 mins ago
Was my comment (which this was a response to) overly harsh?
Stiv
Stiv
I don't think you have 'bitten the chap's head off' - you've provided what's really a stock comment response to a duplicate answer, commonly given on other users' posts, nothing aggressive in that.

Perhaps though you could have taken into account that the tone of the answer was a bit more personal-anecdote and lighthearted than a typical dup post, and adapted the comment in the light of that? That's all I can think.
 
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Sphinx
Sphinx
17:35
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Q: The prisoners and the switch

Angel SachseAfter studying for a math exam some months ago, I fell in an uneasy sleep and had the oddest dream. I dreamt I was part of a company of soldiers captured in enemy territory, imprisoned for weeks. Finally, one day, we all were brought before the prison warden. He offered us a chance to earn back o...

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