tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post2432508315094115637..comments2023-11-05T01:19:19.393-08:00Comments on Tacky Harper's Cryptic Clues: House of Cards - January 2016ericaricardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649637230348626521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-27494287570171160132016-01-20T18:52:51.348-08:002016-01-20T18:52:51.348-08:00i spose if you accept "jean jacket" or &...i spose if you accept "jean jacket" or "jean shorts" it's fair to also accept "jean" as "cotton fabric." But yah, the equivalency is a little weak. <br /><br />i echo your distaste for indicators applying to synonyms. Save the synonyms for the definition portion, geeze! This comes up a lot in Harper's, crosses are thus crucial as you say. ericaricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649637230348626521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-23523592892626005002016-01-20T18:45:00.551-08:002016-01-20T18:45:00.551-08:00I objected to the clue because jeans are made of d...I objected to the clue because jeans are made of denim, not "JEAN." Also maybe my cryptic game is weak but I found "almost unused" -> "NE(W)" to be completely obtuse. Only got the answer from the definition and crosses. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606410645103388244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-49572866232242015322016-01-20T17:24:40.273-08:002016-01-20T17:24:40.273-08:00:) i like the word "mumping."
Thanks fo...:) i like the word "mumping."<br />Thanks for writing, brother!<br />ericaricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649637230348626521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-40168685063225446442016-01-20T17:08:08.981-08:002016-01-20T17:08:08.981-08:00MUMPER probably isn't a real word, but a Briti...MUMPER probably isn't a real word, but a British guy I know uses the slang term "mumping" a lot to denote complaining. Mumpers may not be all that funny per se, but I'd never heard of a mummer, and my British friend is a card like none other in the deck. I hope that answers your question!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559626171123190889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-24121825908544627272016-01-20T14:50:54.457-08:002016-01-20T14:50:54.457-08:00How one interprets the clue says more about the in...How one interprets the clue says more about the interpreter than the clue writer :)<br /><br />What's a MUMPER? ericaricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649637230348626521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910851069250142107.post-64627334420220091882016-01-20T11:54:11.863-08:002016-01-20T11:54:11.863-08:00I don't think 42A was supposed to be creepy, b...I don't think 42A was supposed to be creepy, but the image of Jeanne d'Arc being burned at the stake in her white cotton granny-panties sure is. Also I was thinking MUMPER instead of MUMMER.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559626171123190889noreply@blogger.com