Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 11 Jan 2012, 8:14 am

First topic message reminder :

Let's see how this pans out.

First person to get the confirmed correct answer gets to post the next clue. No need to give the number of characters in the name, but the clue must be for the first and last name (although variants of first name are allowed e.g. Andy or Andrew)

1. Delivered without Jay, a robot, without Cy.

by Mad for Chelsea Fri 13 Jan 2012, 8:40 pm

correct!

beginning of the year is janu(ary) which you mix up to get juan. the monte carlo - Monaco link is self-explanatory...

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 8:43 pm

This one should be fairly easy -

Ian, not I, pictured a rook.

by **laverfan** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 8:44 pm

carrieg4 wrote:
laverfan wrote:start

St Art
Tart S
Tar St(reet)

Tennis players who are tarts? Safin? Becker?

Beautiful. thumbsup

by **laverfan** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 8:45 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:This one should be fairly easy -

Ian, not I, pictured a rook.

An Drew Castle (=rook)

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 8:48 pm

laverfan wrote:
JuliusHMarx wrote:This one should be fairly easy -

Ian, not I, pictured a rook.

An Drew Castle (=rook)

Correct - you're getting the hang of it!

by **laverfan** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 8:54 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Correct - you're getting the hang of it!

By the time I become good at this, it might be too late. Sad

by **laverfan** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 8:56 pm

Guess my turn it is now...

Clue - What slanged and lied at the barrel of a gun?

(Not sure if we have already done this player though).

by **laverfan** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 9:19 pm

Will be out for a couple of hours, so you can ignore the clue and we can take it up when I get back. Sad

by carrieg4 Fri 13 Jan 2012, 9:26 pm

I'm stuck on it. Will look when I have had some sleep Hug

by carrieg4 Fri 13 Jan 2012, 11:07 pm

Got muzzle for barrel of gun - right ballpark?

Is is one of the Murrays?

by **laverfan** Fri 13 Jan 2012, 11:26 pm

It is not the Murrays.

The name of gun was intended as part of the clue.

Please excuse the smartphone typing. :-(

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 11:35 am

Still stuck Sad

by **JuliusHMarx** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 1:34 pm

yevgeny kafelnikov?

by **laverfan** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 3:33 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:yevgeny kafelnikov?

No. But there is a gun which is named very similarly to the last name here.

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 3:39 pm

Kalashnikov??

by **laverfan** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 4:54 pm

carrieg4 wrote:Kalashnikov??

Correct.

The intention was

'What slanged' | lies | barrel of a gun (aka kalashnikov).

Hope that helps.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 4:57 pm

Is 'slanged' a word?

Is it the well-known player from Belgravia, Vernacular Fibs-Rifle?

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 5:21 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:Is 'slanged' a word?

Is it the well-known player from Belgravia, Vernacular Fibs-Rifle?

by **laverfan** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 5:51 pm

The 'slang' version of 'what' and you already have Fib. Cool

There is a 'nickname' for a Kalashnikov in the clue.

Not many players with Fib in their name. Wink

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 5:53 pm

The famous Wojtek Fibak??

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 5:55 pm

Actually quite an interesting character now I have read his bio on the ATP site.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 5:56 pm

Must be, carrie.
AK-47.
(Lied = Fibbed, lie = Fib, I have high standards for the clues!)

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 6:03 pm

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 6:26 pm

Reality show judge flies freely.

by **laverfan** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 9:22 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:Must be, carrie.
AK-47.
(Lied = Fibbed, lie = Fib, I have high standards for the clues!)

Yes, Fibak is correct. Very nicely done. Cool

by **laverfan** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 9:23 pm

My apologies for delays. Computer issues. Sad

by **JuliusHMarx** Sat 14 Jan 2012, 9:25 pm

carrieg4 wrote:Reality show judge flies freely.

Can we have a clue to the show - there are so many and I hardly watch any of them!

by carrieg4 Sat 14 Jan 2012, 9:40 pm

Lots of sequins!

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 15 Jan 2012, 12:51 pm

Goodmans Soars?

Is it an anagram of flies or a word that means 'flies freely'?

by carrieg4 Sun 15 Jan 2012, 3:12 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:Goodmans Soars?

Is it an anagram of flies or a word that means 'flies freely'?

Really close, wrong judge.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 15 Jan 2012, 3:20 pm

Dixon Swoops. Bruno Flutters. Craig Flaps.

No idea!

by carrieg4 Sun 15 Jan 2012, 3:22 pm

Now you have the first name and the surname just not together. One in your last post and one before.

He is top 20 doubles player.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 15 Jan 2012, 3:27 pm

OMG - there is a Bruno Soares!

by carrieg4 Sun 15 Jan 2012, 3:29 pm

Yep

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 15 Jan 2012, 3:33 pm

I like this one, but it might be a bit easy.

Ale spilt in a land far away

by carrieg4 Sun 15 Jan 2012, 4:57 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:I like this one, but it might be a bit easy.

Ale spilt in a land far away

Fosters?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 15 Jan 2012, 5:35 pm

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 15 Jan 2012, 11:22 pm

It's still -

Ale spilt in a land far away

Can anyone get it before the AO starts?

by carrieg4 Sun 15 Jan 2012, 11:54 pm

Not unless there is player called Castlemaine Fourex.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 15 Jan 2012, 11:56 pm

carrieg4 wrote:Not unless there is player called Castlemaine Fourex.

French, wasn't he? The fifth Musketeer.

by Calder106 Mon 16 Jan 2012, 12:09 am

Tsonga ?

by **JuliusHMarx** Mon 16 Jan 2012, 8:28 am

Not Tsonga

by **laverfan** Tue 17 Jan 2012, 8:52 pm

Harry Hop (source of beer) Man? (Australian Coach and tennis player).

Hopman Cup is named after him, and his family is currently involved in running of the cup.

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 17 Jan 2012, 9:02 pm

No, I see your reasoning, but if it was Hop, the clue would say 'source of ale' or something that would lead to 'hop'.
It's two anagrams, one inside the other.

by Calder106 Tue 17 Jan 2012, 9:22 pm

Rafael Nadal

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 17 Jan 2012, 9:22 pm

Calder106 wrote:Rafael Nadal

Give that man a cigar!

by Calder106 Tue 17 Jan 2012, 9:26 pm

Only took three days Smile

That's not a clue by the way. I'll have to think of one now.

by Calder106 Tue 17 Jan 2012, 10:08 pm

A coil twisted between the poles leads elephant man lacking oxygen.

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 17 Jan 2012, 10:15 pm

Nicolas...Mahut?

by Calder106 Tue 17 Jan 2012, 10:20 pm

Yep. Well done

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