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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 19, 2017 3:39:20 GMT
Nalkarj --- Spot on! I didn't think it would take Geoff Lord long.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 3:40:15 GMT
Nalkarj --- Spot on! I didn't think it would take Geoff Lord long. It was the second solution, I suppose? Not the--er--minimalism of the first?
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 19, 2017 3:42:06 GMT
Nalkarj -- Yep the the second solution was the correct one.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 3:42:17 GMT
Nalkarj --- Spot on! I didn't think it would take Geoff Lord long. Well, I'm not the same as the good Mr. Lord, but that honorable gentleman has told me to thank you sincerely.
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 19, 2017 3:47:09 GMT
Nalkarj --- On that note of sincerity this hopeful Puzzler will retire to his scratcher. G'night all!
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Post by soullimbo on Jun 19, 2017 10:13:35 GMT
Clues added 1. 80 Ecological chains? (released in 1999, based on a short novel)2. I'm not a pervert, I got to great lengths to hide this 50s classic! - Vertigo - Solved by Salzmank 3. Mix idle feline eats in German for French film noir (released 1991, title in English is the same as in French)4. John Wayne stood a rod length away from it? No, but looking back helps! - El Dorado - Solved by Salzmank 5. Endless appendage with another appendage gives you a superhero on the mend - Hancock - Solved by Pete 6. Preset eight jumbles for magical tour de force - The Prestige - SOLVED by Salzmank 7. President in what must go on - The Truman Show - SOLVED by Salzmank 8. rick's famous spanish white house? - Casablanca - SOLVED by Salzmank 9. Famous spot in an advance ? This superhero doesn't make it (one word title, name of character)10. Near stop? Quite the opposite for this 90s thriller - Fargo - Solved by Pete
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 11:14:06 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 11:26:17 GMT
soullimboIs #3 Delicatessen? I had never even heard of that!
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Post by soullimbo on Jun 19, 2017 11:27:14 GMT
Clues added 1. 80 Ecological chains? (released in 1999, based on a short novel) - The Green Mile - Solved by Salzmank 2. I'm not a pervert, I got to great lengths to hide this 50s classic! - Vertigo - Solved by Salzmank 3. Mix idle feline eats in German for French film noir (released 1991, title in English is the same as in French)4. John Wayne stood a rod length away from it? No, but looking back helps! - El Dorado - Solved by Salzmank 5. Endless appendage with another appendage gives you a superhero on the mend - Hancock - Solved by Pete 6. Preset eight jumbles for magical tour de force - The Prestige - SOLVED by Salzmank 7. President in what must go on - The Truman Show - SOLVED by Salzmank 8. rick's famous spanish white house? - Casablanca - SOLVED by Salzmank 9. Famous spot in an advance ? This superhero doesn't make it (one word title, name of character)10. Near stop? Quite the opposite for this 90s thriller - Fargo - Solved by Pete
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 12:13:26 GMT
soullimboIs #9 Logan? And did you see my guess for #3?
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Post by soullimbo on Jun 19, 2017 12:29:32 GMT
1. 80 Ecological chains? - The Green Mile - Solved by Salzmank 2. I'm not a pervert, I got to great lengths to hide this 50s classic! - Vertigo - Solved by Salzmank 3. Mix idle feline eats in German for French film noir - Delicatessen - Solved by Salzmank 4. John Wayne stood a rod length away from it? No, but looking back helps! - El Dorado - Solved by Salzmank 5. Endless appendage with another appendage gives you a superhero on the mend - Hancock - Solved by Pete 6. Preset eight jumbles for magical tour de force - The Prestige - SOLVED by Salzmank 7. President in what must go on - The Truman Show - SOLVED by Salzmank 8. rick's famous spanish white house? - Casablanca - SOLVED by Salzmank 9. Famous spot in an advance ? This superhero doesn't make it - Logan - Solved by salzmank 10. Near stop? Quite the opposite for this 90s thriller - Fargo - Solved by Pete All solved !!
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Post by soullimbo on Jun 19, 2017 12:33:29 GMT
That's the lot ! Delicatessen, in my opinion, was the best film of the 90s
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 12:40:26 GMT
That's the lot ! Delicatessen, in my opinion, was the best film of the 90s I'll be sure to look into it--as I said, I'd never even heard of it.
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Post by Pete on Jun 19, 2017 13:03:32 GMT
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Post by soullimbo on Jun 19, 2017 13:13:39 GMT
Famous spot (no spot more famous than the g-spot) in an advance (loan) = lo g an
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 13:19:37 GMT
Famous spot (no spot more famous than the g-spot) in an advance (loan) = lo g an Oh, Lord. Sorry, Soullimbo, but that's very oblique--and not the way I got it, to be honest. As for what I did, Pete , I put together the words "location" [famous spot] and "began" [advance(d)]--thus "Logan." Now, that doesn't fit the terms that Soullimbo gave, but I thought it was confirmed by the "one word title, name of character" hint--and then I looked Logan up and [spoilers for that movie] found that the character died in the end--"didn't make it." I haven't seen the movie.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 19, 2017 13:22:54 GMT
soullimboDespite my problems with that one clue, I want to thank you for the puzzle--very clever and enjoyable. I'm an American, and we have so few "cryptic crosswords," so it's good to exercise the brain with them!
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Post by soullimbo on Jun 19, 2017 13:28:45 GMT
soullimbo Despite my problems with that one clue, I want to thank you for the puzzle--very clever and enjoyable. I'm an American, and we have so few "cryptic crosswords," so it's good to exercise the brain with them! You're very welcome. I enjoy compiling them. I hosted an online forum game a while back, designing quizzes/trivia/puzzles for players to solve. Most of the ones I posted here were in fact part of those. The problem with these types of things is ensuring that none of the questions can simply be "googled". There's no challenge in being able to use a search engine, IMO. I'll see if I can find that forum again and compile another lot of questions from it.
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Post by Pete on Jun 19, 2017 13:40:54 GMT
Trivia question : Who rejected a young murderer's plea for release in the name of Allah?
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 19, 2017 21:53:36 GMT
Pete - Trivia question - Is this a proper question or a riddle?
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