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 Calder106 Wed 25 Jan 2012, 4:53 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:
Calder106 wrote:or a Woody or Costa.

??
Is it one of the Woody's then?

No

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 4:58 pm

OK, so it's the name of an Aussie river?
and the name of a restaurant? or a leisure activity?

by Calder106 Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:01 pm

It's the name of an Aussie river.

Followed by another word 'meaning to go out with someone' (a bit out of date now)

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:09 pm

Woodforde?

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:10 pm

... or Robert Dee?

... or James Ward?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:17 pm

is it one of the longest 7 rivers in Oz, as per Wiki?

by ryan86 Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:26 pm

Kimiko Date

by Calder106 Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:35 pm

Ok its a bit of a duff clue. It is actually a very small river but also the name of a town and wine growing region.

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:37 pm

Billie Jean King?

by Calder106 Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:40 pm

not Kimiko Date or Billie Jean King

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:41 pm

Victoria someone?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:41 pm

Margaret Court!

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:43 pm

Good one JHM.

by Calder106 Wed 25 Jan 2012, 5:44 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:Margaret Court!

Yeah well done

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 6:16 pm

Ok, this is not the most elegant of clues, but I had to get this (not current) player in somehow

Sounds like Saint's dance - ape, it is.

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 7:20 pm

~~Andreas Seppi?~~

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 7:23 pm

No. Or, yes, it's not Andreas Seppi. It's not a current player.

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 7:43 pm

Nicola Pietrangeli?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 7:44 pm

No. Male.

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 7:52 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:No. Male.

I was referring to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Pietrangeli

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 7:54 pm

Vitas Gerulaitis? Erm

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 8:09 pm

laverfan wrote:
JuliusHMarx wrote:No. Male.

I was referring to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Pietrangeli

Oooops!

But yes, it is (i.e. it sounds like) Vitus Gorilla-'tis

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 9:14 pm

Guess my turn (retired player)...

William was a farmer in a wretched dwelling place

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 9:28 pm

Bill Tilden?

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 9:41 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:Bill Tilden?

Yes.

Your turn.

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 9:57 pm

What a bull does? Sounds bumpy, and me with rough vices!

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 10:04 pm

Brian Dabul?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 10:19 pm

Nope, it's a bit of a linear jigsaw this one. Get the parts and put them together to get 2 names. The first bit (not the full first name) is one of the things a bull can do.

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 10:29 pm

Goran Ivanisevic?

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 10:50 pm

Yes!
What a bull does - sounds bumpy (i.e. sounds like a word that means 'bumpy')- and me - with rough vices
Gore - uneven - I - sevic

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 11:00 pm

My turn... (retired player)

God and McDonalds help Fluffy prepare at the last minute for a history exam.

by newballs Wed 25 Jan 2012, 11:07 pm

last minute history revision? Cram ?- no wait a minute he was an athlete

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 11:19 pm

Not Steve Cram, but you are warming up, NB. Wink

by newballs Wed 25 Jan 2012, 11:25 pm

God, McDonalds and Fluffy?

One's omnipotent and around us everywhere (McDonalds)

Another's a name for a bunny rabbit or dog (Fluffy)

And the other, strangely enough is dog backwards (?)

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 11:35 pm

God has different spellings in different languages. Wink

McDonalds has these in ubiquitous quantities.

Hopefully this is sufficient to crack it. Very Happy

Edit: Fluffy is a poster on another forum who has a history exam and was thrown in just for the inspiration that resulted in this clue.

by newballs Wed 25 Jan 2012, 11:44 pm

Well there was a German tennis player called Gottfried von Cramm?

by **laverfan** Wed 25 Jan 2012, 11:46 pm

newballs wrote:Well there was a German tennis player called Gottfried von Cramm?

Yes.

Very well done indeed. Bill Tilden's peer. Bud Collins mentions him in glowing terms. Won the FO in 1934 and 1936.

by newballs Thu 26 Jan 2012, 3:49 pm

OK.

Places to put beer for the Prince plus his partner

by **laverfan** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 6:31 pm

Current male player, I presume.

Places to put Beer = cellar, refrigerator, ....?

Prince = Harry, William, ....?

plus his partner? Erm

Kate?

Need a respite from the Fedal debates. Wink

by newballs Thu 26 Jan 2012, 6:40 pm

laverfan thinking more of when the beer is in a glass

Current? Well he's not deceased but inactive (i.e. retired)

by **laverfan** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 6:45 pm

newballs wrote:thinking more of when the beer is in a glass

From the Glass to the Gut?

Is the direction in which I am going even luke warm?

by newballs Thu 26 Jan 2012, 6:52 pm

Well I guess ultimately beer ends up going down your throat but let's not go down the biology A level route.

Thinking more of where the beer is between mouthfuls.

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 8:07 pm

Mats Will-and-her

by reckoner Thu 26 Jan 2012, 8:09 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:Mats Will-and-her

genius!

by **laverfan** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 8:25 pm

I am consoled by the fact that I was close to 'Will-and-her'. Laugh

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 8:44 pm

Litigate against carnival worker

by ryan86 Thu 26 Jan 2012, 8:49 pm

Sue Barker?

I think it's wrong, the surname doesn't fit the other clue.

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 8:52 pm

ryan86 wrote:Sue Barker?

Yep

Barker - An employee who stands before the entrance to a show, as at a carnival, and solicits customers with a loud sales spiel

by ryan86 Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:07 pm

You learn something every day!

Channels emotions, but within her was not hate.

by newballs Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:31 pm

Concentrate without the (h)ate?

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