by chengdufan » 14 Apr 2021 Read
Interesing. There have been two pros named Gibson, Matt and Paul. Paul played late eighties early nineties and was ranked about 60 or 70.
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by LDS » 14 Apr 2021 Read
I'm a bit concerned by choice of Peter isn't international enough. I apologise in advance if the Peter is unknown outside of the UK.
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by chengdufan » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Mark Allen
Sticking with Hacksaw Ridge, a hacksaw typically has a pistol grip.
Peter Allen is a well-known BBC Radio 5 DJ.
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by chengdufan » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Willie Thorne
Blue Peter - Willie is of course well-known for his missed blue off the spot.
Ridge - Stretching a bit here, but in his only ranking event win, he beat Cliff Thorburn in the final
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by chengdufan » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Paul Hunter
Sticking with Blue Peter, the creator of the show is John Hunter Blair.
Paul Hunter was married to Lindsay Fell. A fell is loosely related to a Ridge.
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by LDS » 15 Apr 2021 Read
No, none of those. The last post on the previous page gives a minor clue that the answer isn't a ranking event winner.
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by chengdufan » 15 Apr 2021 Read
LDS wrote:No, none of those. The last post on the previous page gives a minor clue that the answer isn't a ranking event winner.
Haha!
Now I feel like an idiot! Can't believe I missed that clue. OK, back to the drawing board
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by chengdufan » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Brian Morgan
Peter Kay - Brian Potter
Morgan Ridge - which Wikipedia tells me is a small rock ridge in Antarctica
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by AlfGit » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Ian McCulloch?
The (Brian) Potter of Preston (Ridge).
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by AlfGit » 15 Apr 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:AlfGit wrote:I am sorry that I bothered.
Don't be.
LDS rubs a lot of people up the wrong way. Take any of his criticism with a pinch of salt. It's not as if he's the god of clue setting; two or three of his clues I thought have been complete rubbish after the answer came.
Cowboy and the offensive term clue had me running in the wrong directions, but the hunt was fun nonetheless!
I look forward to your next one, they always seem to crank the brain into gear
Thanks. It is sometimes difficult to get the right level of difficulty, but the funny thing is that LDS has won 3 of my 5 puzzles so far, so they can't be that bad! If I had stayed with Siamese Twins, I am sure it would have been solved quicker, but I don't agree that being quick to solve necessarily makes a puzzle good. Anyway, I am thick-skinned and nobody else has complained.
I will be taking a break shortly because the WC will be on and as it usually takes a day or two for me to get the matches, I have to avoid anywhere there might be spoilers. I will be back in May though.
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by LDS » 15 Apr 2021 Read
No, No Brians are involved.
Peter Kay.
So We're looking for:
Kay... Ridge
Kay.. Mountain, no
Kay... Summit, no
Kay... Peak, no
Kay... Tor, no
Kay... Kay... Kay... ?????
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by McManusFan » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Kurt Maflin?
Kay as an initial. Maybe there is a Maflin ridge.
I'd hoped ridge was a clue that the surname was Plough but couldn't find a player with that name.
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by AlfGit » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Xu Xinjian?
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by chengdufan » 16 Apr 2021 Read
James Cahill
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by AlfGit » 16 Apr 2021 Read
LDS wrote:AlfGit wrote:Xu Xinjian?
WTF?
no.
Alright, there's no need for that. I posted the guess before I saw the clue about ridge synonyms, and the Karakoram mountain range, of which K2 is a part, ends in Xinjiang, China, so it was not a wild guess.
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by LDS » 16 Apr 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:LDS wrote:AlfGit wrote:Xu Xinjian?
WTF?
no.
Alright, there's no need for that. I posted the guess before I saw the clue about ridge synonyms, and the Karakoram mountain range, of which K2 is a part, ends in Xinjiang, China, so it was not a wild guess.
You also missed this one:
LDS wrote:Although the answer here is not a ranking event winner, he does at least have a Wikipedia page.
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by chengdufan » 16 Apr 2021 Read
Right, might be a bit tricky this one. Let's see where people go.
Rose Emma
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by Prop » 16 Apr 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:chengdufan wrote:AlfGit wrote:I am sorry that I bothered.
Don't be.
LDS rubs a lot of people up the wrong way. Take any of his criticism with a pinch of salt. It's not as if he's the god of clue setting; two or three of his clues I thought have been complete rubbish after the answer came.
Cowboy and the offensive term clue had me running in the wrong directions, but the hunt was fun nonetheless!
I look forward to your next one, they always seem to crank the brain into gear
Thanks. It is sometimes difficult to get the right level of difficulty, but the funny thing is that LDS has won 3 of my 5 puzzles so far, so they can't be that bad! If I had stayed with Siamese Twins, I am sure it would have been solved quicker, but I don't agree that being quick to solve necessarily makes a puzzle good. Anyway, I am thick-skinned and nobody else has complained.
I will be taking a break shortly because the WC will be on and as it usually takes a day or two for me to get the matches, I have to avoid anywhere there might be spoilers. I will be back in May though.
Enjoy the tournament mate, see you back here soon
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by AlfGit » 16 Apr 2021 Read
Prop wrote:AlfGit wrote:I will be taking a break shortly because the WC will be on and as it usually takes a day or two for me to get the matches, I have to avoid anywhere there might be spoilers. I will be back in May though.
Enjoy the tournament mate, see you back here soon
Thanks! You too.
I am really looking forward to it. As long as Ronnie is winning, I will be enjoying it.
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by Iranu » 16 Apr 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:Right, might be a bit tricky this one. Let's see where people go.
Rose Emma
Willie Thorne?
Roses have thorns, and Emma Willis is a presenter.
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by chengdufan » 17 Apr 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:chengdufan wrote:Right, might be a bit tricky this one. Let's see where people go.
Rose Emma
Willie Thorne?
Roses have thorns, and Emma Willis is a presenter.
Aha, we're underway
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This is a good guess, but it isn't Willie.
A couple of clues:
The first clue leads to the first name, the second to the surname.
Geography
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by chengdufan » 17 Apr 2021 Read
Rose Emma
The first word is a geography clue, the second word is a tv clue.
You're looking for a ranking event winner.
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by LDS » 17 Apr 2021 Read
Ricky Walden?
Ricky = King Richard = House of York = White Rose.
Emma = Walden a TV News presenter.
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by chengdufan » 17 Apr 2021 Read
I like it! Not Ricky though.
Wrong continent for the geography clue
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by LDS » 17 Apr 2021 Read
Well the only player who's first name is obviously geographical is Jordan Brown, and while Petra is nicknamed the rose something or other and is in Jordan, I came up completely blank for Emma Browns on TV aside from some obscure tv show that ran for a couple of seasons 20 odd years ago.
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