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Cryptic crossword clue of the day
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Don't worry too much if you don't understand, its a bit of a private club for three or four members here to be honest.
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The idea is that one person posts a Cryptic Crossword Clue[^] and everybody else has a set amount of time to give the right answer (and preferably the solution).
The first person to give the right answer gets to set the next clue (one per day, Monday to Friday): the rules are at the bottom of here[^]
A CCC can be simple or complicated, but they follow the rules set out in the Wiki article.
For example:
The Jester's headgear is made of paper! (8)
The (8) means the solution is one word of eight letters.
The solution is:
The Jester's FOOLS - A Jester is also known as a Fool, so a Jester's somethign is a Fools
's something
headgear CAP - A Cap is a form of headgear
is made of paper! FOOLSCAP - Foolscap is a paper size
Or
Bestrewn with rubbish and kittens(8)
Again, one word, eight letters.
Bestrewn with rubbish LITTERED - Litter is rubbish, so an area bestrewn with rubbish would be Littered
and kittens LITTERED - A group of kittens is a Litter, so kittens are Littered
It's not too complicated when you get your head round it!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: The Jester's headgear is made of paper! (8)
The (8) means the solution is one word of eight letters.
The solution is:
The Jester's FOOLS - A Jester is also known as a Fool, so a Jester's somethign is a Fools
's something
headgear CAP - A Cap is a form of headgear
is made of paper! FOOLSCAP - Foolscap is a paper size
Or
Bestrewn with rubbish and kittens(8)
Again, one word, eight letters.
Bestrewn with rubbish LITTERED - Litter is rubbish, so an area bestrewn with rubbish would be Littered
and kittens LITTERED - A group of kittens is a Litter, so kittens are Littered
Can we have one of these two tomorrow so I can answer it for once. 
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Nope - I already did 'em! 
(They were in my "past CCC's" folder so I just pulled 'em out with solutions)
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Aha thanks, seems like a fun challenge indeed. 
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Have a go at tomorrow's - it should be posted about 09:00 BST (08:00 UCT)
But be aware: they are a lot harder to set that they look!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Okay, I'll bite CAESAR CIPHER? [anagram of erase car chip]
veni bibi saltavi
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You Ate Two, you Brute? I think you are up tomorrow!
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No I'm not! it's 007 tomorrow, he just blitterated his answer to give is mere mortals a chance to have some fun.
veni bibi saltavi
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How did he do that then? Did he answer then redact it? Or something else? 
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has already said that 007 is up for tomorrow. They say that he got the answer (correctly) but then hid it so others could have a try.
"Very sporting.." said Duncan
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OK I think I've got it, so if I post: Quote: Good one! 
Then its assumed I have the correct answer. How very odd.
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Display Name Taken wrote: Quote: Good one!
Oh yeah, This is how you tell em that you know the answer
Display Name Taken wrote: How very odd
Nah, it's cool 
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Dunno - that's up to Duncan - the setters decision is final!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yeah - Agent_007 got it first reply but he hid his answer again as it was so quick (obviously I set it easier than I thought  )
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No, the answer is Caesar cipher as the anagram indicates and the anagram indicator is Shift to. Encoded is part of the definition. Would I be right in thinking you didn't write this clue yourself, perchance?
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I did - but my spelling is artroshus.
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Movie Quote Of The Day
Tout, Tout, through and about; your callow life in dismay. Rentum, Osculum, Tormentum: a decade twice over a day.
Which movie?
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Mary Poppins 2: Those damn kids.
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Debbie Does Hairy Potter?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I'd rather do Herm ... wait KSS rule
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Nymphadora Tonks is waaaay hotter IMHO
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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Plus a metamorphmagus is going to have serious moves.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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