Comments on: DA’s Tricks and Cryptic Shorthands http://datrippers.com "A force for good", David Astle (DA) Tue, 22 May 2012 09:19:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Keith E. http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-39909 Keith E. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:37:04 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-39909 He also uses a feigned stutter. For example: "s-stutter" could equal STRIP (S + TRIP as a synonym for stutter) He also uses a feigned stutter. For example:

“s-stutter” could equal STRIP (S + TRIP as a synonym for stutter)

]]> By: iPuzzled http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-39830 iPuzzled Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:34:42 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-39830 Specifics "discover" (dis-cover) can mean remove first letter. "dock" commonly used to mean remove last letter. "extremes" can mean first and last letter. "hands" can mean H and S. In this case spaces have been removed to misdirect the solver. "bondage," which commonly means SM, can mean SANDM. General Definitions, or defs, are rarely straightforward. Often the answer is an obscure or rarely used sense of the def. E.g. "all humans" = GLOBAL Clues that consist of anagram, anagram indicator (anagrind) and def, and nothing else, are not very common (once or twice a puzzle). Other setters will throw these bones to solvers in larger numbers (half a dozen or more per puzzle, perhaps?), but DA is too conniving (or sadistic?) for that. Anagrams are more likely to be part of a larger clue. Specifics
“discover” (dis-cover) can mean remove first letter.
“dock” commonly used to mean remove last letter.
“extremes” can mean first and last letter.
“hands” can mean H and S. In this case spaces have been removed to misdirect the solver.
“bondage,” which commonly means SM, can mean SANDM.

General
Definitions, or defs, are rarely straightforward. Often the answer is an obscure or rarely used sense of the def. E.g. “all humans” = GLOBAL
Clues that consist of anagram, anagram indicator (anagrind) and def, and nothing else, are not very common (once or twice a puzzle). Other setters will throw these bones to solvers in larger numbers (half a dozen or more per puzzle, perhaps?), but DA is too conniving (or sadistic?) for that. Anagrams are more likely to be part of a larger clue.

]]> By: Rupert http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-13647 Rupert Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:34:14 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-13647 Some more that seem to be unique to DA: "band", "bang" and "bank", indicating removing the d, g, and k respectively. "Lowering head" indicating moving the first letter to the end. E.g. "Cow lowering head" = OWC. Some more that seem to be unique to DA:

“band”, “bang” and “bank”, indicating removing the d, g, and k respectively.

“Lowering head” indicating moving the first letter to the end. E.g. “Cow lowering head” = OWC.

]]> By: Rupert http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-13644 Rupert Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:18:15 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-13644 I think that's fairly universal. I've also seen one seen one of the Guardian compilers use "Guardian" to mean "we". Not sure if that would work for a compiler such as DA who is in multiple papers, though in other respects he is not ashamed of his Melbournite bias. I think that’s fairly universal.

I’ve also seen one seen one of the Guardian compilers use “Guardian” to mean “we”. Not sure if that would work for a compiler such as DA who is in multiple papers, though in other respects he is not ashamed of his Melbournite bias.

]]> By: Alison http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-13481 Alison Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:50:45 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-13481 He also likes to refer to himself ie 'I' or 'compiler' to mean 'da'. He also likes to refer to himself ie ‘I’ or ‘compiler’ to mean ‘da’.

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