by chengdufan » 18 Oct 2021 Read
Oliver Lines?
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by McManusFan » 18 Oct 2021 Read
Nope. This clue points to a single player. I'll give some more hints tonight if nobody gets it.
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by McManusFan » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Original Clue: Measured Typist
This is a small clue, but it works just as well (if not better) the other way round:
Typist Measured
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by Prop » 19 Oct 2021 Read
It’s not Barry Pinches, is it?
P(inch)es
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by chengdufan » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Pankaj Advani
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by Iranu » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Jackson Page?
Typing a page
Jackson sizing chart
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by McManusFan » 19 Oct 2021 Read
None correct so far, but I think you're all getting warmer.
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by Iranu » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Andrew Pagett?
Words per minute could be a time trial “TT” of typing a page?
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by McManusFan » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:Andrew Pagett?
Words per minute could be a time trial “TT” of typing a page?
Not Pagett but your logic is piping hot.
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by Iranu » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Mark Williams the Welsh Potting Machine (WPM)?
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by AlfGit » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:Mark Williams the Welsh Potting Machine (WPM)?
Great guess!
I tried to make something from WPM too, but I didn't consider nicknames.
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by McManusFan » 19 Oct 2021 Read
Willo is correct. Well done Iranu!
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by Prop » 19 Oct 2021 Read
That was a good ‘un. Good clue and well solved
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by Iranu » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Client Erised
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by chengdufan » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Neil Robertson
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by Iranu » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Not Robbo
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by AlfGit » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Rory McLeod?
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by McManusFan » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Jamie O'Neill?
Purely for the backwards Neil in client. Probably a red herring though.
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by Iranu » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Not McLeod or O’Neill
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by Iranu » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Not Jamie Jones.
I’d be interested to know some of your logic on these guesses because from what I can see they’re not particularly close but it’s hard to tell.
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by chengdufan » 20 Oct 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:Neil Robertson
Erised took me to Harry Potter and Desire backwards. I thought of the Pinner Potter but couldn't link client or Martin Gould.
I noticed client reversed is T neil C so thought it could be the only triple crown winner named Neil
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by Iranu » 20 Oct 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:chengdufan wrote:Neil Robertson
Erised took me to Harry Potter and Desire backwards. I thought of the Pinner Potter but couldn't link client or Martin Gould.
I noticed client reversed is T neil C so thought it could be the only triple crown winner named Neil
Okay, so Harry Potter is the correct reference. Erised is the first step of that particular clue - you don’t need a deeper dive into the lore than Erised > Harry Potter.
Everything else is not right.
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by Prop » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Mags?
Harry Maguire > Stephen Maguire
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by Iranu » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Not Mags. The name Harry, or any other character name, is not relevant.
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by Prop » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Higgins? The Wizard…
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by Iranu » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Not Higgins.
The first clue links to the first name, although I do think the second clue is more likely to lead you to the answer.
Erised itself is important, though not for anagram/wordplay or any other “linguistic” trickery reasons.
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by AlfGit » 20 Oct 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:I’d be interested to know some of your logic on these guesses because from what I can see they’re not particularly close but it’s hard to tell.
I guessed Rory McLeod because Erised is the Mirror of Desire (desire backwards), and 'mirror' backwards is: rorrim > rorri-m > Rory M
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by Iranu » 21 Oct 2021 Read
Additional clues. The first of the below adds more context to “client”. The second clarifies what aspect of “Erised” you should be focusing on (it’s been alluded to above).
Seedy Double
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by chengdufan » 21 Oct 2021 Read
John Parrott?
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