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 ryan86 Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:35 pm

No

I'll give you a clue, there's an anagram in there.

by **laverfan** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:50 pm

within her

was (not hate) = not + hate + her?

or (not hate = love) + her

Erm

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:51 pm

Heather watson

by **laverfan** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:52 pm

Current Female player?

Polona Hercog?

by **laverfan** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:53 pm

Argh... JHM is right.

Her + Hate = Heather

was + not = watson.

by ryan86 Thu 26 Jan 2012, 9:55 pm

Yeah, correct.

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 26 Jan 2012, 10:05 pm

Growing on the moors, a listings magazine, we hear.

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:30 pm

In the frenzied excitement of the Murray rnatch looks like this one's been temporarily overlooked.

Growing on the moors? Heather?

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:33 pm

Yes, go on....

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:39 pm

listings magazine - Radio Times, Time Out?

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:41 pm

no, obviously Smile

but how many tennis players do you know whose name is Heather something?

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:42 pm

duh what's on

Heather Whatson

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:44 pm

Correct - I decided to have the same player twice in row!

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:49 pm

OK

Indicator of cheesy number 2 sister (yes I am literally scraping the bottom of the barrel here)

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:51 pm

Mark Philly-poo-sis

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:52 pm

Yep the Scud it was.

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 7:56 pm

Follower in the middle of Mrs. Peel's friend. It sank the 'tanic.

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 8:00 pm

Ste-fan Ed-berg

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 8:06 pm

Yep. Oh well, thought that might take awhile...

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:45 pm

Who's this man? I can't remember

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:46 pm

Guy Forget

by newballs Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:48 pm

Sorry still can't remember...

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:49 pm

Planetary Bills

by **laverfan** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:50 pm

Geordi La Forge? ( Sorry

not a well known tennis player outside the Enterprise Holodeck) Laugh

by carrieg4 Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:51 pm

laverfan wrote:Geordi La Forge? ( not a well known tennis player outside the Enterprise Holodeck)

But legendary within!

by **laverfan** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:51 pm

Solar-Espinosa?

Ediit: I meant Silvia Soler-Espinosa. Sad

(Incorrect though).

by **laverfan** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:53 pm

Venus Williams?

by **laverfan** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:53 pm

carrieg4 wrote:
laverfan wrote:Geordi La Forge? ( not a well known tennis player outside the Enterprise Holodeck)

But legendary within!

Yes.

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 9:56 pm

laverfan wrote:Venus Williams?

Correct

by **laverfan** Fri 27 Jan 2012, 10:01 pm

Heavy stones cut in a quarry. (Like NB, I am scraping the bottom as well. Wink

)

by newballs Sat 28 Jan 2012, 10:55 am

Rocks? Boulders?

No idea.

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 31 Jan 2012, 6:51 pm

LF - Male or female, retired or active?

(Not you, the player)

by **laverfan** Wed 01 Feb 2012, 12:59 am

Male Active.

Apologies JHM for not responding earlier. Sorry

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed 01 Feb 2012, 1:23 pm

Olivier Rock-us or Sam Quarry?

by **laverfan** Wed 01 Feb 2012, 11:04 pm

Hint... there is an 'old' English word for cutting stones. I should not call it old, since it is also in current use. 'Stone' also has an embedded clue.

Sorry

again JHM for delays.

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 12:16 pm

Synonyms for stonecutter :-
tender, cutlery, cutting tool, pinnace, ship's boat, cutter, stonecutter, carver

Are any of these of any use?

by carrieg4 Thu 02 Feb 2012, 12:30 pm

lithotomy,masonry??

by **laverfan** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 12:35 pm

The verb which specifies the act of cutting is 'he...'. And then there is 'ton' in stone. Wink

by carrieg4 Thu 02 Feb 2012, 12:41 pm

by **laverfan** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 12:46 pm

If I put the next letter after 'he.' would it help Carrie?

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 1:20 pm

Lleyton Hewitt.

Can I just point out, in the politest way possible, that a full clue should include partial clues to all the letters in the answer Smile

i.e. not just 'ton hew' and then fill in the blanks Smile

by **laverfan** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 1:29 pm

Hewitt is correct.

Sorry

JHM, I assumed that 'Lay' would be derived from the quarry part after the rocks are cut, but I will be careful next time.

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 1:35 pm

Put down heavyweight? Sounds like he'll cut it.
Ok - that's Lleyton Hewitt again.

Let's try :-
Uncle's question re: inside

by newballs Thu 02 Feb 2012, 1:56 pm

newballs wrote:here's a tea-time teaser for you-

is he going to play it again?

That was my terrible and overlooked clue for the same guy - Sam Querry I presume?

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 1:58 pm

Yep, Sam Querrey, with an extra 'e', so that it's 're' inside 'query'

by newballs Thu 02 Feb 2012, 2:14 pm

Hopefully this one will just about survive the critical mauling it'll no doubt get:

This little birdie has a name

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 2:19 pm

newballs wrote:Hopefully this one will just about survive the critical mauling it'll no doubt get:

This little birdie has a name

That's harsh - or am I that harsh!? Smile

Robin Soderling?

by **laverfan** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 3:39 pm

I can get the 'Robin' and 'ling', but Soder? Erm

by newballs Thu 02 Feb 2012, 3:55 pm

liltle birdie OK but forgot the "ling" and think about the "has a name" bit

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 02 Feb 2012, 3:59 pm

Robin Haase

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