Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 11 Jan 2012, 08:14

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 **JuliusHMarx** Tue 17 Jan 2012, 22:44

Sounds like a famous thief is behind Polos

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 03:37

Paolo Lorenzi?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 08:12

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 13:34

JHM... "famous thief" - can you give us a hint?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 13:39

laverfan wrote:JHM... "famous thief" - can you give us a hint?

Hard to give a hint without giving it away totally. It's the name of a place, not a person. i.e. part of the answer sounds like a place that is associated with a famous thief (the thief's name is not famous)

by legendkillar Wed 18 Jan 2012, 13:46

Robin Soderling or Robin Hasse?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 13:47

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 16:00

Polos could mean a brand or letters in the name? Not sure. Erm

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 16:20

Polos is person's name - if there were 2 of them.
The tennis player's name (not saying if it's first or last name) ends in 's' so I had to to add the 's' onto Polos. If his name had the 's' taken off, I would have put Polo.

by Mad for Chelsea Wed 18 Jan 2012, 16:23

Marcos Baghdatis?
Marco(Polo)s Bagdad (thief of)

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 16:26

Mad for Chelsea wrote:Marcos Baghdatis?
Marco(Polo)s Bagdad (thief of)

Correct! (The word 'is' is also in the clue to add on i.e. sounds like 'Bagdad is')

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 16:38

MfC. Well done. thumbsup

by Mad for Chelsea Wed 18 Jan 2012, 16:46

oh can someone else take my go? can't think of anything right now...

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 16:50

Famous Venus on ice steps lightly on male title

by legendkillar Wed 18 Jan 2012, 17:33

Ken Rosewall?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 17:36

Milos something?....Raonic?

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 18:04

Milos... is correct, but not Raonic.

Last name is derived from "ice steps lightly on male title".

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 18:17

'Cir' is not a male title, but 'Sir' is. Am I getting warm?

by legendkillar Wed 18 Jan 2012, 18:21

Miroslav Mercir?

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 18:47

legendkillar wrote:Miroslav Mercir?

Correct. Your turn.

(Venus of) Milos (lav) M eci r ( Mr + Ice).

Edit: My apologies for a bad clue. Milos is not the same as Miroslav. :getmecoat:

PPS: BTW, LK, you did well despite my bad clue. :hatoff:

by legendkillar Wed 18 Jan 2012, 19:58

Wow. Thanks LF

Coot Taste Pair

An anagram Wink

by **laverfan** Wed 18 Jan 2012, 20:09

Paire? (but no B Erm

)

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 13:41

Is this thread terminally ill? :erm;

by legendkillar Thu 19 Jan 2012, 14:03

It is a current player. Sounds like a veg. Thats the clue

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 14:15

Potato Starch!
Potito Starace

by legendkillar Thu 19 Jan 2012, 14:41

Correct. Well done that man.

by barrystar Thu 19 Jan 2012, 15:03

I know I have not earned the right, but try this:

Could be the missing link at a Garfunkel concert in Montreal's "Quartier Artificiel".

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 15:44

Gilles Simon?

by barrystar Thu 19 Jan 2012, 15:49

Yes. I guess the Garfunkel bit is easy - did you make an educated guess after that or did you work out what the "Quartier Artificiel" was a reference to?

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 15:53

Just used the Paul Simon part.

It would be good to know the "QA" reference. Cool

by legendkillar Thu 19 Jan 2012, 17:19

I am glad to say that this is the only thread not to go to crap with bickering and 'digs'

by Josiah Maiestas Thu 19 Jan 2012, 17:36

did you make an educated guess after that or did you work out what the "Quartier Artificiel" was a reference to?

Sounds like a French Coffee.

by barrystar Thu 19 Jan 2012, 19:04

The "Quartier Artificiel" is very elaborate but at the Canadian Grand Prix they race on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve which is on an artifically created island in the middle of Montreal.

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 19:14

Good to know, Barrystar. Cool

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 19:22

Glad this was picked up - didn't have time to leave a clue then - or now. LF, can you leave a clue?

by newballs Thu 19 Jan 2012, 19:25

In the meantime (if this is developing into a free for all):

part of an end result of bovine activity used as currency

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 20:02

dung? gas? currency? Erm

Peter Gojowczyk?

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 20:03

JuliusHMarx wrote:Glad this was picked up - didn't have time to leave a clue then - or now. LF, can you leave a clue?

NewBalls to the rescue. Cool

by newballs Thu 19 Jan 2012, 20:31

dung is one word that's used for it. Think round and flat.

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 20:40

Pat Cash?

by newballs Thu 19 Jan 2012, 20:47

Yes the well respected (in some quarters) tennis pundit is indeed the correct answer.

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 20:55

Guess my turn...

Many vehicles playing with yellow fuzzy ones.

by newballs Thu 19 Jan 2012, 21:03

Caroline Wozniacki?

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 21:55

Good guess, but not what I had in mind?

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 23:00

Need a hint, anyone?

by Mad for Chelsea Thu 19 Jan 2012, 23:06

yes please

by newballs Thu 19 Jan 2012, 23:19

yellow fuzzy ones must be something to do tennis balls but what kind of vehicle plays with tennis balls?

by **laverfan** Thu 19 Jan 2012, 23:33

The 'many vehicles' = 'cars'

The 'yellow fuzzy ones' = 'balls' or perhaps 'ball'

There is one player who has both in his name. Hopefully that is enough.

Next clue would be the one of the countries where a slam is held.

by newballs Fri 20 Jan 2012, 00:05

Goddamnit. Instead of counting sheep I'll be counting cars and fluffy yellow ones instead.

Now I know why there was an 11p.m. curfew under the previous regime.

by **laverfan** Fri 20 Jan 2012, 00:10

newballs wrote:Goddamnit. Instead of counting sheep I'll be counting cars and fluffy yellow ones instead.

Now I know why there was an 11p.m. curfew under the previous regime.

If you do not want dream of such, I can PM you the answer. Is that a reasonable compromise?

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