Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

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

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 **laverfan** Mon 26 Mar 2012, 1:10 pm

Mastermind wrote:A Lucky bell?

Hope you have fun at on 606v2.

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 1:11 pm

cool!

by **laverfan** Mon 26 Mar 2012, 1:13 pm

Mastermind... your turn for the clue now. I assume you know the rules already. Wink

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 1:23 pm

ok, bit rushed but here's a clue:

blue blooded princes

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 1:24 pm

laverfan wrote:Mastermind... your turn for the clue now. I assume you know the rules already.

sorry, din't see this, go ahead mastermind

by **laverfan** Mon 26 Mar 2012, 1:39 pm

Reckoner... Since you have one up already, let us use it. Mastermind can provide the next one.

blue blooded = royal, august, could be Harry, William, etc?

princes = the racquet manufacturer or a player associated with them? chin

Davydenko ?

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 2:00 pm

Not Davydenko...

by newballs Mon 26 Mar 2012, 4:49 pm

reckoner wrote:ok, bit rushed but here's a clue:

blue blooded princes

Harry & Wills?

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 6:31 pm

newballs wrote:
reckoner wrote:ok, bit rushed but here's a clue:

blue blooded princes

Harry & Wills?

Ha, nope.

Female, active.

by **laverfan** Mon 26 Mar 2012, 8:07 pm

Williams? (Serena)

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 8:17 pm

laverfan wrote:Williams? (Serena)

Well, you're so close I'll give it to you - it was Venus (venous) Williams thumbsup

by **laverfan** Mon 26 Mar 2012, 8:58 pm

reckoner wrote:
laverfan wrote:Williams? (Serena)

Well, you're so close I'll give it to you - it was Venus (venous) Williams

Thanks, reckoner. Hug

for your generosity. Wink

Let me see if I can think of a clue in a few minutes.

by **laverfan** Mon 26 Mar 2012, 9:07 pm

Clue - Sounds like gutsy ten can hide in a Mexican tequila.

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 9:08 pm

laverfan wrote:
reckoner wrote:
laverfan wrote:Williams? (Serena)

Well, you're so close I'll give it to you - it was Venus (venous) Williams

Thanks, reckoner. for your generosity.

Let me see if I can think of a clue in a few minutes.

by reckoner Mon 26 Mar 2012, 10:06 pm

laverfan wrote:Clue - Sounds like gutsy ten can hide in a Mexican tequila.

Sounds lethal!

by **laverfan** Mon 26 Mar 2012, 10:07 pm

Yes, it can be lethal. Laugh

by reckoner Tue 27 Mar 2012, 1:32 pm

This has me completely stumped...

by **laverfan** Tue 27 Mar 2012, 1:38 pm

'gutsy ten' = part of the name?

Name for a Mexican Tequile = part of the name?

Combine these two sets of letters and it is an anagram for the player's name.

Retired Male. (Not sure if we have used this player in the past).

by Guest Tue 27 Mar 2012, 1:41 pm

Gustavo Kuerten?

by **laverfan** Tue 27 Mar 2012, 1:57 pm

legendkillarV2 wrote:Gustavo Kuerten?

Well done LKv2. clap

I like the v2.0 better. Hug

Would you care to explain the solution? Wink

by Guest Tue 27 Mar 2012, 1:59 pm

laverfan wrote:
legendkillarV2 wrote:Gustavo Kuerten?

Well done LKv2. I like the v2.0 better.

Would you care to explain the solution?

Gustavo - A man I had Tequila with once

Kuerten - Just something about ten in the clue

Hug

Thanks LF

by reckoner Tue 27 Mar 2012, 2:41 pm

Cool! What was the Mexican tequila called?

by reckoner Tue 27 Mar 2012, 2:43 pm

So, who is setting the clue? LKV2?

by Guest Tue 27 Mar 2012, 2:59 pm

Aye it is my turn. Here goes.

Glass container floors near explosive Sumerian lord

by lydian Tue 27 Mar 2012, 3:50 pm

Jared Palmer

by **laverfan** Tue 27 Mar 2012, 3:57 pm

reckoner wrote:Cool! What was the Mexican tequila called?

Cuervo (used with poetic license with a K rather than a C Wink

)

For LKv2's clue.

Glass container = bottle (Rafa's Laugh

) floors are tiles?

Sumerian lord = Not sure I know this, my Sumerian/Akkadian/Assyrian/Babylonian history is weak. Sad

by Guest Tue 27 Mar 2012, 4:03 pm

The clue for floors is related to boxing.

by lydian Tue 27 Mar 2012, 4:08 pm

Jarkko Nieminen

by Guest Tue 27 Mar 2012, 4:10 pm

Correct lydian

Glass container - Jar
Floors - KO

Near - Nigh
Explosive - Mine
Sumerian Lord - En

by **laverfan** Tue 27 Mar 2012, 5:25 pm

Lydian...

The Sumerian Lord is useful to know. Cool

by lydian Tue 27 Mar 2012, 7:36 pm

Thanks LF and nice clue LKv2.

I had 'enki' for the sumerian lord.

by **laverfan** Tue 27 Mar 2012, 7:43 pm

Your turn Lydian.

by lydian Tue 27 Mar 2012, 8:06 pm

Culinary skill with vegetables is akin to a singer's hydrated war zone passion.

by **laverfan** Tue 27 Mar 2012, 9:01 pm

Culinary skill with vegetables = cook (do not know what Vegetarian adds to that skill) chop, cut, dice, slice, mince, grate, puree, juice ?

hydrated = HO, OH, wet?

war zone passion = martyr? Mardy, Martic, Marin(e)?

Headscratch

by lydian Tue 27 Mar 2012, 9:11 pm

on the right lines with the first 2 parts...for the 3rd you're abit cold there (although like your thinking)...need to split passion and warzone and think of different words

by Mastermind Tue 27 Mar 2012, 11:08 pm

laverfan wrote:
Mastermind wrote:A Lucky bell?

Hope you have fun at on 606v2.

Thanks

by lydian Wed 28 Mar 2012, 11:16 am

LF....have edited it a little to help:

Chopped vegetables is akin to a singer's passion in a war-zone - just add water!

by **laverfan** Wed 28 Mar 2012, 12:29 pm

lydian wrote:LF....have edited it a little to help:

Chopped vegetables is akin to a singer's passion in a war-zone - just add water!

Good. Need some tea to wake up and enjoy the daily ride. Cool

by lydian Wed 28 Mar 2012, 4:02 pm

This one shouldnt be TOO difficult... Wink

by time please Wed 28 Mar 2012, 5:30 pm

chopped vegetables - something like ratatouille?

singer's passion - vibrato, tremolo?

war zone - battle field, specific place?

just add water - hydrate?

HELP! Headscratch

by **laverfan** Wed 28 Mar 2012, 6:05 pm

chopped vegetables = Julienne?

just add water = 'O'H, eau?

Julien(ne) Bayonet- eau?

Not sure how to work out ~~war zone~~ 'singer's passion'? Headscratch

by lydian Wed 28 Mar 2012, 7:22 pm

TP - for passion...is there a more basic 4 letter word that can be applied?You have the right word for war zone. Is that then the name of a song? Who sung it?

LF - you're nearly there! Re: the singer's passion see above points for TP.

by Mastermind Wed 28 Mar 2012, 8:18 pm

Julien benneteau

by lydian Wed 28 Mar 2012, 8:25 pm

Mastermind!

"Julien"(ne) vegetables
Singer Pat "Benatar" - Love is a Battlefield
Then just need to add "eau" (water)

Well done all in pushing it forwards.
Your turn Mastermind (sorry, thats the true price of victory!)

by Mastermind Wed 28 Mar 2012, 10:22 pm

First clue is an anagram here it is

Cling Em Of Limn

by **laverfan** Wed 28 Mar 2012, 10:47 pm

Gilles Simon?

by noleisthebest Wed 28 Mar 2012, 11:00 pm

Just popped in to let everyone know that....
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Laugh

by reckoner Wed 28 Mar 2012, 11:44 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Just popped in to let everyone know that....
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

by **laverfan** Wed 28 Mar 2012, 11:51 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Just popped in to let everyone know that....
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Are you saying I should be banned for playing the cryptic clue game? Laugh

... or are you saying that you have had 'ENOUGH' of this thread? Wink

by Mastermind Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:07 am

Btw it's not Simon
does anyone want clue number 2?

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