Boatman confuses Asiatic shores for a shallow bluff. (7,5,2,1,5)
If you solve it just post the initial letters of each word.
I will post the solution in a week, if the thread is still up.
Boatman confuses Asiatic shores for a shallow bluff. (7,5,2,1,5)
If you solve it just post the initial letters of each word.
I will post the solution in a week, if the thread is still up.
Clearly each number represents the corresponding letter's position in the alphabet. The answer is "gebae". Make the next one harder please.
Something to do with Christopher Columbus?
Raddison wrote:
Boatman confuses Asiatic shores for a shallow bluff. (7,5,2,1,5).
Well, the response was underwhelming. I thought some of the Brits might have a crack at it as it is in the standard cryptic crossword format. As with most cryptic clues the clue consists of two parts; there is a direct clue and a means of constructing the answer. Within the means of constructing the answer there is a key word that gives you an indication of how the construction should be done. Finally there is a misdirection that I was quite pleased with. If you want to nit pick you could argue that there should be an 'er' on the end, but then it does not read so well.
Is the answer kinda topical to this board?
I think I'm kinda on the right lines, but not sure.
Well, I'm a bit happier with my answer now but it's a fairly tenous clue.
But I'm gonna say 'MRIAC' in the format that you asked for.
This is why I studied plant and soil sciences, and not marine biology!
What is the solution?!
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Is the first word America?
trollism wrote:
Is the answer kinda topical to this board?
Very topical.
trollism wrote:
Well, I'm a bit happier with my answer now but it's a fairly tenous clue.
But I'm gonna say 'MRIAC' in the format that you asked for.
Correct
So Boatman is a well known clue setter for the Guardian btw, so that's a bit of a red herring.
And I also see the answer ... you could have posted it in the 1000 page thread dedicated the subject. Also, 3 years too late?
crete wrote:
So Boatman is a well known clue setter for the Guardian btw, so that's a bit of a red herring.
And I also see the answer ... you could have posted it in the 1000 page thread dedicated the subject. Also, 3 years too late?
The Boatman thing was the bit I didn't like, but posting it in the thread would have made it too easy.
Oh, and am I now the most intelligent person on these boards?
trollism wrote:
The Boatman thing was the bit I didn't like, but posting it in the thread would have made it too easy.
Oh, and am I now the most intelligent person on these boards?
It's from the song we all used to sing as kids. Hallelujah.
I did try to find a construction for the shorter version of the first word but things like "Frenchman leads general to confuse ...." bounces around a bit too much. Boatman goes well with Asiatic shores.
O my God. What is it? Interesting
JoodyStar wrote:
O my God. What is it? Interesting
OK here is the route to the answer:
The direct clue is 'shallow bluff'. If your were pedantic it should be shallow bluffer. Now from Asiatic shores you would be lead to assume shallow bluff meant a low cliff next to the sea, but another interpretation is something like pathetic lie, or pathetic liar.
'Boatman confuses Asiatic shores' is the means of construction and 'confuses' is the key word. Confuses in this instance means mix up or juggle, in other words an anagram. So from boatman we get a name of a famous spiritual song (.... row your boat shore, hallelujah) and then anagram the letters A S I A T I C S H O R E S. and you get a pathetic liar.
If I had used the short form of the first name and used the clue "Frenchman leads general to confuse....." The the Frenchman would be the letter M, abbreviation of monsieur, followed by a US general, who later became president.
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