Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

by time please Fri 24 Feb 2012, 12:39 am

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)

E.g. Delivered without Jay, a robot, without Cy = Bjorn Borg

by **laverfan** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 2:58 am

Argh... Forgot about my turn for the clue...

Clue - Thick and dirty hair caught between the violin and cello

Male Active (No anagram).

by time please Fri 24 Feb 2012, 8:40 am

very hard - will have to ponder this one all day. The only thing I can think of is viola between violin and cello and I wondered about Volandri, but then it is no anagrams.

Thick and dirty hair = matt/ mattias????

over to you Julius! Very Happy

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 8:48 am

Between violin and cello - viola?

by Jubbahey Fri 24 Feb 2012, 10:48 am

Matteo Viola

Cant really claim this as TP and JM already got it, separately.

by **laverfan** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 1:05 pm

Jubbahey wrote:Matteo Viola

Cant really claim this as TP and JM already got it, separately.

Jubba, TP and JHM... clap

Jubba... welcome to this little quiet corner. Hug

May we get a clue so we can ponder? Wink

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 2:15 pm

King of Spain's favorite chocolate?

(Is 999 the max posts on a thread?)

by Mad for Chelsea Fri 24 Feb 2012, 2:24 pm

Juan Carlos Ferrero

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 2:46 pm

Mad for Chelsea wrote:Juan Carlos Ferrero

Correct

(This is post 999 - let's see what happens)

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 2:47 pm

1000?

by Mad for Chelsea Fri 24 Feb 2012, 2:51 pm

I think the posts sort of keep going, but the thread randomly splits off at some point (due to forumotion)

Prince of Thieves is the offspring of the other German.

by **laverfan** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 3:19 pm

Prince of Thieves = Baghdatis, Alibaba, Robin Hood = Kevin Costner?

offspring of the other German = Ander-son? Ander-dottir?

Kevin Ander-son?

by Mad for Chelsea Fri 24 Feb 2012, 3:26 pm

laverfan wrote:Prince of Thieves = Baghdatis, Alibaba, Robin Hood = Kevin Costner?

offspring of the other German = Ander-son? Ander-dottir?

Kevin Ander-son?

Kevin Anderson is correct clap

by **laverfan** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 4:27 pm

Clue - God's image meets the untrained Greek crooner.

Active Male.

by Jubbahey Fri 24 Feb 2012, 7:11 pm

Gods image = Man ?
Untrained = Wild ?
Greek crooner = Roussos ? Demi ?

I'm going nowhere with this one LOL !

by Jubbahey Fri 24 Feb 2012, 7:20 pm

Oh hold on, untrained meaning unscramble ?

Anagram of Man and Greek crooner............?

Mankor ? Greencore ?

Or is it Green for untrained = Mangreen Roussos !

Oh hell !

by **laverfan** Fri 24 Feb 2012, 8:55 pm

God's image or who looks like god = Name in some human language?

Demi Roussos was trained (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_Roussos) unlike this Greek singer who could not read music notes.

PS: This clue does not have an anagram.

by Jubbahey Fri 24 Feb 2012, 11:20 pm

Ok thanks for that LF, back to the drawing board.........

OH right.......Gods image or other name = Noah. that was my wife telling me that. Yanni, had to google that and eventually got it .... I think

Yannick Noah ?

by Jubbahey Fri 24 Feb 2012, 11:24 pm

If thats right, and I'll eat my dogs doodies if its not.......

Clue......."Did this Scottish King really invent a batty statistical score ?"

Player active.

This post will self destruct if I was wrong.
(haven't got a dog really)

by **laverfan** Sat 25 Feb 2012, 12:33 am

Jubbahey wrote:If thats right, and I'll eat my dogs doodies if its not.......

I would not inflict that on my worst enemy. You are correct. thumbsup

by **laverfan** Sat 25 Feb 2012, 1:10 am

Scottish King = Robert, James, William, Donald...?

batty statistical score = Duckworth and Louis?

James Duckworth? He played at AO 2012, IIRC.

by Jubbahey Sat 25 Feb 2012, 12:59 pm

Yeah, well done LF !

by **laverfan** Sat 25 Feb 2012, 2:09 pm

Clue - Father Neal wonders what rich raised dough pastry his son has been eating?

(I know it is a crappy clue. Wink

)

by newballs Sat 25 Feb 2012, 10:08 pm

laverfan is this flaky, puff, shortcrust or something else?

by **laverfan** Sat 25 Feb 2012, 11:24 pm

newballs wrote:laverfan is this flaky, puff, shortcrust or something else?

There is a region/country hint in the answer to this one. It is one of the Scandinavian countries. Wink

PS: It is usually flaky.

by time please Sat 25 Feb 2012, 11:37 pm

Is it Danish pastry?

Completely flumoxed and off to bed - I know I am going to be seeing ATP list of players in my sleep Shocked

by **laverfan** Sat 25 Feb 2012, 11:45 pm

time please wrote:Is it Danish pastry?

Completely flumoxed and off to bed - I know I am going to be seeing ATP list of players in my sleep

Yes, it is. The player is from Denmark. Wink

by amritia3ee Sat 25 Feb 2012, 11:48 pm

Retired or active?

by **laverfan** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 3:11 am

Male active.

by time please Sun 26 Feb 2012, 11:22 am

Nielsen? = Neal's son???? Either Frederik or Kurt

Can't make anything else fit

by **laverfan** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 3:35 pm

time please wrote:Nielsen? = Neal's son???? Either Frederik or Kurt

Can't make anything else fit

Frederik Nielsen, Wozniacki's partner at Hopman cup in 2012. ( Sorry

it took me a bit to get back to this one).

Your turn for the clue, TP.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 7:45 pm

new clue -

Dick from Texas?

by **laverfan** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 7:55 pm

You mean Andy Roddick from Austin, Texas?

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 7:57 pm

nope.

by **laverfan** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:07 pm

I assume active male?

Dick = Richard, John, Thomas?

Also a retired one, Dick Skeen?

by amritia3ee Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:08 pm

Perhaps if we are really struggling we can turn this into Hangman.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:10 pm

Retired female

by amritia3ee Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:12 pm

by **laverfan** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:14 pm

Richard nee Renee Rasking?

by amritia3ee Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:18 pm

You can only go one letter at a time Laverfan.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:30 pm

LF - you've written half the answer in your first guess, but didn't realise it.

by **laverfan** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:33 pm

JuliusHMarx wrote:LF - you've written half the answer in your first guess, but didn't realise it.

Is it Andy's brother, John Roddick?

by amritia3ee Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:35 pm

Yes John is a retired female, correct answer.

Now lets play Hangman.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:39 pm

amritia3ee wrote:Yes John is a retired female, correct answer.

(But no, we can't play hangman on this thread)

by amritia3ee Sun 26 Feb 2012, 8:44 pm

Mrs Roddick?

by **laverfan** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 9:12 pm

I did not even see the 'Retired female...' Sad

amritia3ee wrote:Mrs Roddick?

Playing mixed doubles with Andy, is she, Brooklyn, now? Wink

Argh... (Dick) Tracy Austin (Texas)? Doh

by **JuliusHMarx** Sun 26 Feb 2012, 9:27 pm

laverfan wrote:Argh... (Dick) Tracy Austin (Texas)?

Correct

by newballs Sun 26 Feb 2012, 10:06 pm

Dick from Texas?

Could have been Andy - born in Nebraska but currently a resident of (you've guessed it) ... Austin, Texas.

by time please Mon 27 Feb 2012, 11:44 am

laverfan wrote:
time please wrote:Nielsen? = Neal's son???? Either Frederik or Kurt

Can't make anything else fit

Frederik Nielsen, Wozniacki's partner at Hopman cup in 2012. ( it took me a bit to get back to this one).

Your turn for the clue, TP.

I'm a bit late too with mine Very Happy

, but as it is quiet atm, here is my feeble effort:

Saint has, in the end, gone without

male current

by **laverfan** Mon 27 Feb 2012, 1:01 pm

Saint has = St, in the end?

Gone without = "Gone" - o = "Gne"? This is confusing.

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