Thursday, January 31, 2008

So loo shuns!

Here are the solutions to the cryptic clues.

"~=" represents an anagram/jumble.
"==" represents synonym (approximate)

Note, it arcs carelessly like a sword! (8)*
Note = MI + IT + ARCS, ~= SCIMITAR = kind of sword.

One less person of Spanish origin is an unwanted extra undergrowth. (7)*
Spanish origin = HISPANIC - I (one less) = HSPANIC ~= SPINACH = extra undergrowth (secondary meaning).

Trivial currency cannot buy this sweater! (8)
Trivial = MERE, currency = CASH, CASHMERE

Ha, kick out hundred trousers! (5)
HA, KICK - C (out hundred) = KHAKI

Aquatic plant around the eastern branch of mathematics. (7)
ALG {E. BR.} A

Decapitated citizen is in a peaceful state of mind. (3)
CITIZEN - CITI (head removed) = ZEN

Snake, tangled around a traffic deadlock sleeps in these. (7)~
ASP == snake, a traffic deadlock == A JAM, P{A JAM}AS

A variant is out! (6)*
is out == Not in. A VARIANT - IN ~= AVATAR (a variant).

The "Great Charter" is a fishing vessel without gravity! (9)*
The Great Charter == MAGNA CARTA - G (gravity) ~= CATAMARAN == fishing vessel

Endless chain of a hot beverage. (4)
CHAI (you know me...!)

Maybe, it is the destiny of a thousand kites. (6)
M KITES ~= KISMET == destiny

Strangely, his age is for a man's lighthearted entertainment. (6)
HIS AGE ~= GEISHA == man's lighthearted entertainment

A precept. (5)
precept == SUTRA

Market strange teetotallers asleep in bar. (6)
teetotallers == AA, asleep == Z, BA {Z AA} R == market

Chant in adamant rage! (6)
ada(MANT RA)ge => MANTRA == chant

It hung, go make it work zealously! (4, 2)~
hung go ~= GUNG HO == work zealously (close enough, I guess...)

Fifty thousand go backwards around you, a media person. (5)
L(fifty) GO M (thousand) around U (you)=> MOGUL

Dull aggregate of Chinese food items. (3, 3)
DIM SUM

Music for salvation! (7)
NIRVANA

Greg's wife is the divine law. (6)
DHARMA

Mark a strange consequence. (5)
MARK A ~= KARMA == consequence

A tree potted by a bison, perhaps. (6)
A BISON ~= BONSAI == potted tree

Good badge of rank is an aphrodisiac! (7)*
G(ood) ENSIGN (badge of rank) ~= GINSENG == aphrodisiac

An ascetic is a highly talented child without the Public Relations Dept. (4)~*
highly talented child == PRODIGY - PRD ~= YOGI == ascetic

Two vehicles flank a band of travellers. (7)
CAR{A}VAN == band of travellers

Not seen in Chinese energy! (3)
CHINESE - SEEN (not seen) == CHI

As promised, here is a list of people who solved most or all of the puzzle(s) and guessed the theme (not in any particular order):
Charbee, Pappu, Laddu, Durbha, Nandana, Sumi, Chinni, Vera, Nambu.

Thanks for all the feedback, people! Mucho appreciato.
Now, what I need from everyone is a bunch of ideas for the next theme. Please contribute and make this easier on me.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Come on in and get your fix!

The (few) people have spoken! They need my puzzles to keep the wheels of their life from falling off, it seems. Please visit this page and read the comments I posted there before you dial yourself into the matrix. So here we go again.
http://ekcupt.googlepages.com/guess

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Cryptic...

For starters, here is something interesting...!
If there is any kind of response, I will keep this as a regular feature. If not, atleast I tried, huh?
Please be honest with your effort... or not!
So here goes.
http://ekcupt.googlepages.com/Movies.html

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Blogging redux!

Another one of my attempts at blogging...!
Lets see how long this one lasts. *sniff sniff*, I smell exasperation in the air....