Er, actually just two. And "Dance Hall Days" wasn't one of them.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 15:12 (nine years ago) link
I did suggest it was a bit long, overworked a tad, but hard to do w/o sacrificing nudgenudgewinkwinkoohergeorgeformby. Getting the n in there was a slog, but hard to do otherwise. It was initially going to be something like "curved spine" for penis but I couldn't get it to work for Wang Chung that easily and wanted it to resemble wins's clue.
I figured there would be dissent to the one hit wonder status, which is why I included a question mark. There's debate about it because they weren't really a one hit wonder but are sometimes tagged as such, AND in the UK they were known for one song afaik.
Getting a bit clever but wang is also a word meaning cheek and faint ring refers to Wang Chung meaning "yellow bell". Otherwise anagram otm.
― joe selfie (qiqing), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
Of course they were originally called Huang Chung which would have made it even more difficult.
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 19:55 (nine years ago) link
Notices from Social Security about something that is to be shared. (5)
I so wanted this to be SPOTS.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 14:42 (nine years ago) link
It isn't?
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 14:59 (nine years ago) link
Ha, no SPIES.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link
Bit of a stretch from notices to spies, I might have gone with agents (and something like concealing instead of about). Also this pie is all mine, hands off.
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:00 (nine years ago) link
how is a pie something to be shared????
lol xp
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link
"Notices" seems fine for "spies" (as verb) to me.
Was trying to make the answer "slips" somehow. Could probably psychoanalyse what people first thought of for hours.
― club mate martyr (a passing spacecadet), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
Piece of the pie is a pretty common analogy for a share of something right? I thought the double def worked fine, "notices" being letters that could be received in the mail from SS, or another word for sees. Simple enough for my limited capacity anyway...
I came up with this one the other day: Rewoven vine mat divided country (4,3)
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 16:08 (nine years ago) link
the 4, 3 spelling might raise some eyebrows in the UK maybe
"notices" = "spies" is perfectly cromulent imo
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link
They are both on a continuum, just at radically different ends. "I couldn't help but notice, through my giant telescope trained on your bedroom window, your sexual predilection for dwarves." Yeah I mean that makes sense but... ok forget it jake it's crossword town.
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:04 (nine years ago) link
tbh i usually admire that kind of head fake that sends you after a completely different definition, as long as it's fair
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:06 (nine years ago) link
RE 4,3 spelling, wth was I thinking? Yes, make that a 7, in the US as well.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
i think i've seen the 4,3 used in print? may be archaic
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:10 (nine years ago) link
lol just realised where i was thinking of, may be 80s album'd
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
How would you feel about idk, peeve for torture?
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:16 (nine years ago) link
Or to go the full Godwin, rogue for Hitler?
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
seems slightly on the other side of the line, not seen peeve used in that sense, but could be corrected. peeve as verb rather than noun i'm fine with, wdn't quibble "vex" or "irritate"
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
have seen "spies" used in the sense of "notices" plenty of times tho admittedly perhaps in older literature
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:20 (nine years ago) link
but it works like that in the game "i spy" really
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link
Ok ok ya got me.
― ledge, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link
To spy is not the same as to spy on
In the corner of the room he spied a manila folder
― bife claro (wins), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link
It's really really conmon
― bife claro (wins), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
*common c'mon
^ socially conscious typo
― Gombeen Dance Band (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:28 (nine years ago) link
Merriam Webster's word of the day is a new one to me, so:
Clue holds a question for a group of sycophants. (6)
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 8 January 2015 15:34 (nine years ago) link
Sinatra had a few royal birds (7)
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:01 (nine years ago) link
...but Scott didn't have any
― you've got no fans you've got no ground (anagram), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:09 (nine years ago) link
oh yeah i should've thought of that!
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:20 (nine years ago) link
surprised no one got this, posted upthread
Not too heavy a sea? That's fortunate (4,2,4)
Too facile?
― Ratt in Mi Kitchen (Neil S), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 11:57 (nine years ago) link
just as well, I got it
― o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:12 (nine years ago) link
phew!
― Ratt in Mi Kitchen (Neil S), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:21 (nine years ago) link
Something something main something.
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
well this was a bummer in today's :-/
Animal raped and murdered (3, 5)
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
an endangered species at that
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
ikr
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:50 (nine years ago) link
A half-hearted exhalalation;Next, with no small delectation,Vulgar act of masturbationAnd rumoured ye ejaculation
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
I would like to rewrite this I think
― k3ller of sh1p (wins), Thursday, 12 February 2015 20:30 (nine years ago) link
spike of encouragement (2,2)
― ledge, Monday, 16 February 2015 10:10 (nine years ago) link
Nice
― content raggettator (wins), Monday, 16 February 2015 10:43 (nine years ago) link
In re: your previous post, fyi.
― ledge, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:27 (nine years ago) link
don't know.
but it did prompt this:
Offer old Dutch coin as encouragement (2, 2)
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:57 (nine years ago) link
ok, got the spike one now.
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 11:58 (nine years ago) link
Xps I can't right now. Forgot to say (2,4,3,3) if anyone's still to get it
― content raggettator (wins), Monday, 16 February 2015 13:21 (nine years ago) link
Wow, I got the spike one instantaneously, and I'm not British.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:10 (nine years ago) link
Also, new to me in a puzzle I'm working on: screw as in wages.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
last week's everyman? i think that was my worst attempt at a crossword in years.
― koogs, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
Yep, I'm about 75% finished.
― Losing swag by the second (Dan Peterson), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:45 (nine years ago) link
i didn't know this (well, i got the answer because i had the 1st and 3rd letter, but i didn't know the word the clue alludes to)
Crucifix over entrance (4)
― koogs, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 13:27 (nine years ago) link