Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

by time please Fri 24 Feb - 0:39

First topic message reminder :

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 time please Mon 19 Mar - 21:52

Martina?????? Navratilova?????

Again I have no idea why - I am still trying to work out how lydian got the 'ova' bit.

by **laverfan** Mon 19 Mar - 23:35

'ova' was derived from VA, the state code for the US state of Virginia, TP.

My hints to JHM still stand. Let me know if you need more hints.

by newballs Tue 20 Mar - 0:19

laverfan wrote:Clue - Sounds like I am happy living in Virginia. (Yes, it is a clue)

PS: Before JHM chastises me for in-exact clues., corrected.

Heaven help us! Is this one still running??

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue here I'm afraid to say.

by **laverfan** Tue 20 Mar - 2:47

newballs wrote:
laverfan wrote:Clue - Sounds like I am happy living in Virginia. (Yes, it is a clue)

PS: Before JHM chastises me for in-exact clues., corrected.

Heaven help us! Is this one still running??

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue here I'm afraid to say.

Two hints - Retired female. Significant tennis title.

Third hint - Retired in November, 2004.

Next hint will be country/region of the player.

by time please Tue 20 Mar - 7:35

Anna Kournikova?

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 20 Mar - 13:08

Helena Sukova?

by newballs Tue 20 Mar - 13:13

Iva Majoli??
(won the french Open one year)

by **laverfan** Tue 20 Mar - 16:37

newballs wrote:Iva Majoli??
(won the french Open one year)

Absolutely correct. clap

I + VA + MA ('am' reversed) + Joll-y(Happy).

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 20 Mar - 20:52

?? but lydian wrote - I'm presuming its a name ending in "...ova" - and you gave him the thumbsup

by lydian Tue 20 Mar - 21:10

hmmm...that threw me completely!

by **laverfan** Tue 20 Mar - 21:12

My apologies to both Lydian and JHM. I should have clearly stated the 'VA' part to be accurate rather than the 'ova'. Sorry

Will try to ensure I do not mislead.

by **laverfan** Tue 20 Mar - 21:14

If NB is not around, perhaps Lydian or JHM can provide a clue. Wink

by lydian Tue 20 Mar - 21:14

I'll let you off LF Wink

A good clue you created nonethless, very creative!

Oh...I'll need to engage grey matter for that...might be a bit too late for Mr Lydian to come up with anything that would take you guys more than 10 secs.

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 20 Mar - 21:43

Did Alan die in a strange way? Did he give Charlie to someone else?

(Not my best clue, accuracy wise, but enough to get to the correct answer I hope.)

by **laverfan** Tue 20 Mar - 21:52

Did Alan Die? - always leads me to an anagram of Nadal.

The second part probably means 'C'(harlie) is removed from other parts to arrive at a partial or full name?

Does that sound reasonable, JHM?

Lydian... JHM can probably do it in 10 seconds, but TP and I will take hours (like the Jordi Arrese clue you did).

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 20 Mar - 22:22

laverfan wrote:Did Alan Die? - always leads me to an anagram of Nadal.

The second part probably means 'C'(harlie) is removed from other parts to arrive at a partial or full name?

Does that sound reasonable, JHM?

Lydian... JHM can probably do it in 10 seconds, but TP and I will take hours (like the Jordi Arrese clue you did).

Did Alan Die? - There's an anagram in there of 2 of those words, to give the first name.

Surname - try again.

by **laverfan** Tue 20 Mar - 22:33

We have used this player earlier, IIRC? (The 'conman' clue)

Connor Niland?

Nalbandian does not fit because it is the last name.

by **laverfan** Tue 20 Mar - 22:39

The other choice is Daniel something.

Or Daniela (Die Alan - anagram) Hantuchova (sounds like 'Hand You C Over')?

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 20 Mar - 23:12

Daniela Hand-Chuck-Over is correct (Charlie = Chuck)

by newballs Thu 22 Mar - 21:30

JuliusHMarx wrote:Daniela Hand-Chuck-Over is correct (Charlie = Chuck)

Quite an assumption we're all in to B horror movie flicks here.

Here's a more user friendly one:

A cleanable hat in other words would probably be useful when this player gets very sweaty.

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu 22 Mar - 22:26

NB - Chuck has always been short for Charlie - it's what Peppermint Patty calls Charlie Brown Smile

by **laverfan** Thu 22 Mar - 22:49

Are you hinting at Andy Roddick, JHM? chin

PS: Or should try anagrams of 'a cleanable hat'.

by newballs Fri 23 Mar - 10:09

JHM I stand corrected thumbsup

Good ol' Charlie Brown.

laverfan if you're referring to the clue with A_Rod he's couldn't have been further from my mind. Nope we're talking a little bit closer to home here.

by **laverfan** Fri 23 Mar - 12:08

newballs wrote: if you're referring to the clue with A_Rod he's couldn't have been further from my mind. Nope we're talking a little bit closer to home here.

Ah, so I need to think 'outside the box'. Wink

Is my anagram direction based on 'in other words' or perhaps a synonym the right direction?

Apologies for confusing you and JHM. Sorry

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 12:18

Is the hat a Fedora = Federer?

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 12:26

Are Fedoras washable though?

I wish I was better at cryptic crosswords...

by newballs Fri 23 Mar - 13:00

Nope nothing to do with a fedora hat.

Yes it's an anagram LF (there was another alternative which politeness stopped me from posting).

Female you might even get to see at the Olympics (way tooo many hints already!)

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 13:29

Elena Baltacha. I thought of her, but for some reason didn't make the connection with the anagram.

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 13:50

aaargh that had me distracted through lunch! fiends!

by **laverfan** Fri 23 Mar - 14:41

JHM... the ball is back in your court for a new clue.

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 14:49

Contrary pr!ck (quite!)

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 14:52

Andy Roddick?!

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 14:54

I've got it!!! By jingo!!

Mary Pierce?

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 14:56

reckoner wrote:I've got it!!! By jingo!!

Mary Pierce?

You certainly have got it!!

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 14:57

woooohoooo!!

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 15:01

erm.. do I need to set one?

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 15:10

Yes, that's the price of success I'm afraid Smile

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 15:19

New to this so apologies if this is a bit rubbish!

Ford artily backs out into a mixed free jinn

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 15:29

Jennifer Capriati.
Good one, no-one's done her yet - on this thread, I mean Wink

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 15:36

Yes, way to go, JHM! And erm yes, quite!

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 15:42

Would " a mixed up free spirit with an arty car" have been a better clue?

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 16:04

Hmmm, that probably would have been a bit obscure, especially as it's gin, not jinn. It was the accuracy of the 'free jinn' anagram that was the important part, I think. "Arty Ford" rather than "Ford artily" perhaps would have been better, with 'backs out' indicating they are reversed.

Haven't got time to think of a clue right now. I'll do one later unless anyone else wants to have a go.

by **laverfan** Fri 23 Mar - 18:39

Clue - The router hides my IP address in a road.

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 19:09

Anagram of the, router, IP, st (or ave) ?

by **laverfan** Fri 23 Mar - 19:39

The process of hiding the IP address behind a router has specific nomenclature for the technology.

This would give you letters that go into the name of the player.

by reckoner Fri 23 Mar - 20:04

Wawrinka ??

by **laverfan** Fri 23 Mar - 20:17

reckoner wrote:Wawrinka ??

No.

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 20:22

Something to do with proxy servers?

by **laverfan** Fri 23 Mar - 21:02

JuliusHMarx wrote:Something to do with proxy servers?

Something to do with protocols which hide IP addresses.

by **JuliusHMarx** Fri 23 Mar - 21:07

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