Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

by time please Fri Feb 24, 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 lydian Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:18 pm

Anagram of MA, art, dilbert?

by **laverfan** Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:05 pm

Anagram of Part(MA) + Art + Part(Dilbert).

Very famous singles player.

by lydian Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:59 pm

Thanks....but knowing which part of Dilbert is key otherwise the anagram could go in many directions.

by **laverfan** Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:32 pm

The last part of Dilbert. Wink

by **laverfan** Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:39 pm

till the statistical anomalies a la Federer-Djokovic get sorted out. Laugh

by lydian Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:56 pm

hmmm...LF....stats tell me its an anagram of

bertartm or bertarta

Wow, thats a short name and it still eludes me!

by Amritia3ee* Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:58 pm

Pat Rafter?

by **laverfan** Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:51 pm

lydian wrote:hmmm...LF....stats tell me its an anagram of

bertartm or bertarta

Wow, thats a short name and it still eludes me!

It is an anagram. Wink

. You have the letters for the last name. Cleo's Lover is related to the first name.

Amritia3ee* wrote:Pat Rafter?

, no.

by reckoner Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:15 pm

Brad Golbert?! Bit of a reach, I know...

by **laverfan** Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:36 pm

reckoner wrote:Brad Golbert?! Bit of a reach, I know...

Reckoner. It is not the 'Winning' Ugly author!

by reckoner Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:41 pm

curses... and "Golbert"? my typing sucks today!

by **laverfan** Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:56 pm

BTW, Lydian PMed me the answer.

Marc (Anthony) Tony + Art + (Dil)Bert = Tony Trabert.

Reckoner... can you please provide a clue? My brain is getting ready to quit on me for next couple of hours.

by **laverfan** Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:47 pm

Bump. (now that JHM is back, we can resuscitate this).

by lydian Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:44 am

Mysterious girl, your drinks are far too fizzy!

by **laverfan** Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:56 pm

Champagne, soda?

Mysterious Girl = Carmen?

by lydian Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:09 pm

Sorry LF....up the wrong tree there.

by **laverfan** Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:16 pm

Argh... back to work...

by newballs Tue May 01, 2012 2:25 pm

fizzy drinks - carbonated? coke/cola? fanta etc...

mysterious girl - exotic foreign lady?

by lydian Tue May 01, 2012 2:57 pm

think of songs and another way of describing carbonated drinks...

Retired male.

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue May 01, 2012 3:16 pm

Mysterious girl - Peter Andre (happy I had to google that, would be ashamed to know it)

Andre Toogassy?

by lydian Tue May 01, 2012 6:14 pm

Spot on JHM...and I'm ashamed to say I remember the song from the 80s/90s...not that I'm in any way, shape or form a fan of Mr Andre (Peter that is...).

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue May 01, 2012 6:23 pm

This should be fairly easy -

Scrubland? Er, it's elementary, my dear.

by newballs Tue May 01, 2012 6:41 pm

Yep she's appeared before.

Heather Watson

by newballs Tue May 01, 2012 6:54 pm

Sounds like someone is using social networking to spin a yarn.

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed May 02, 2012 1:38 pm

Sounds like "Tweet", "Twitter"? ("Facebook"!?)

Anagram of 'a yarn'?

by Josiah Maiestas Wed May 02, 2012 5:49 pm

Sounds like someone is using social networking to spin a yarn.

What is the definition of a yarn please. :\

by Josiah Maiestas Wed May 02, 2012 5:51 pm

Yarn sounds like a Dublin expression.

by newballs Wed May 02, 2012 6:30 pm

to "spin a yarn" is to make up a tale/story.

JHM you're on the right track with "Tweet" and "yarn"

by **laverfan** Wed May 02, 2012 10:07 pm

Greta Arn?

by **laverfan** Wed May 02, 2012 11:35 pm

Tweet -> Bird -> Robin?

by newballs Wed May 02, 2012 11:50 pm

Need to bear in mind using

(I don't know why i provide so many clues. nobody else does!)

by **JuliusHMarx** Thu May 03, 2012 12:19 am

Ryan Tweeting

by newballs Sat May 05, 2012 12:48 pm

JHM over to you

by **JuliusHMarx** Sat May 05, 2012 5:13 pm

Overturn Scarlett Phoenix.

by **laverfan** Mon May 07, 2012 4:58 pm

Anagram of Scarlett and Ash?

by **laverfan** Tue May 08, 2012 10:39 am

Bump. JHM are you sure this did not come from your XXX collection? Laugh

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue May 08, 2012 10:43 am

laverfan wrote:Bump. JHM are you sure this did not come from your XXX collection?

You mean my Vin Diesel DVDs?

Think of a famous Scarlett (there's only 2) - that should help.

by reckoner Tue May 08, 2012 11:44 am

Thomas Johansson?

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue May 08, 2012 1:06 pm

reckoner wrote:Thomas Johansson?

Johansson, yes, but not Thomas

by reckoner Tue May 08, 2012 1:10 pm

Joachim Johansson?!

by lydian Tue May 08, 2012 1:20 pm

Ah PimPim...thats got to be it as I was earlier trying to link Joachim with O'Hara (when clearly its Johansson!).

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue May 08, 2012 1:51 pm

reckoner wrote:Joachim Johansson?!

Correct, as in Joachim Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson.

by **laverfan** Tue May 08, 2012 2:05 pm

Your turn now Reckoner.

by reckoner Tue May 08, 2012 3:48 pm

Awesome! Sorry to say am a little busy at work today - would someone else like to set one please?

by **laverfan** Tue May 08, 2012 8:31 pm

JHM can if he has the time.

by **laverfan** Wed May 09, 2012 3:16 am

For kind consideration...

Clue - Vulgar, not Dee, sounds like being attacked by a band of Vikings.

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed May 09, 2012 11:47 am

Vulgar, not Dee = Rue? Sounds like Rue?
Band of Vikings = hoard? Sounds like hoard?

The Murders in the Rue Morgue?

by reckoner Wed May 09, 2012 11:52 am

not Dee - not a Dr?

attacked by a band of Vikings ermm pillaged?

by newballs Wed May 09, 2012 1:10 pm

attacked by Vikings - ravaged, cuddled in a bad way?

Love the idea that r*ped changes to "cuddled in a bad way"!!

by **JuliusHMarx** Wed May 09, 2012 1:18 pm

NB, I thought of Roger Draper, but I don't think he was ever a player.

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