WSO CCC OTD 2015-08-11 (1. Hint added)
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Here's today's CCC! Clue: After I count off one by one, about shy two points, this needs to be chewn over for a bit. (8) 1st Hint: Cows and sheep do this! Have fun!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
After I - J count off one by one - ON anbout shy - HYS ? two points - ON JONHYSON ? But what could it be ... ?
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After I - J count off one by one - ON anbout shy - HYS ? two points - ON JONHYSON ? But what could it be ... ?
Rage wrote:
But what could it be ... ?
Well for one thing, it is not the solution. :-D
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Rage wrote:
But what could it be ... ?
Well for one thing, it is not the solution. :-D
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
Completely off, or is there any reusable thinking ?
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Completely off, or is there any reusable thinking ?
Without telling too much I can assure you that the first two left sides are grouped correctly, but the meaning is wrong.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Completely off, or is there any reusable thinking ?
Rage wrote:
Completely off, or is there any reusable thinking ?
FTFY! :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Without telling too much I can assure you that the first two left sides are grouped correctly, but the meaning is wrong.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
Manfred R. Bihy wrote:
Without telling too much
LOL You do not want to be up tomorrow, do you ;P ?
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Here's today's CCC! Clue: After I count off one by one, about shy two points, this needs to be chewn over for a bit. (8) 1st Hint: Cows and sheep do this! Have fun!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
Ruminate ?
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Ruminate ?
Tada, we have a winner! Would you care to show the derivation also? You're on tomorrow! Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Tada, we have a winner! Would you care to show the derivation also? You're on tomorrow! Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
Manfred R. Bihy wrote:
Would you care to show the derivation also
Oh yes, I would. It is just that I do not have it. :-O Wait a second: After I count one by one - Minuter ? About shy - "A" Chewed over a little bit -> Anagram : Ruminate ? Does a "minuter" exist in English ? Why am I under the impression of making a complete fool of myself ? :sigh: :-D
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote:
Would you care to show the derivation also
Oh yes, I would. It is just that I do not have it. :-O Wait a second: After I count one by one - Minuter ? About shy - "A" Chewed over a little bit -> Anagram : Ruminate ? Does a "minuter" exist in English ? Why am I under the impression of making a complete fool of myself ? :sigh: :-D
Rage wrote:
Oh yes, I would. It is just that I do not have it.
Yes, but you can now create it. Having both the clue and the solution. I'll get you started: "count off one by one" -> enumerate Better now?
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Rage wrote:
Oh yes, I would. It is just that I do not have it.
Yes, but you can now create it. Having both the clue and the solution. I'll get you started: "count off one by one" -> enumerate Better now?
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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anag. I + eNUMERATe obviously, but your definition (indicating a noun) doesn't match your answer (a verb).
I feared so! Would "chewing it of over a bit" have been a valid verb indication? Or does that automatically imply ruminating. What do you say? Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I feared so! Would "chewing it of over a bit" have been a valid verb indication? Or does that automatically imply ruminating. What do you say? Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
Ruminating or rumination but not what you want unfortunately. There's really not an alternative to defining a verb with another one, eg. (to) chew over (agreeing in number and tense, of course). You have to mould the clue around the definition in such cases even if it does make your original brilliant idea a no-go.
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Ruminating or rumination but not what you want unfortunately. There's really not an alternative to defining a verb with another one, eg. (to) chew over (agreeing in number and tense, of course). You have to mould the clue around the definition in such cases even if it does make your original brilliant idea a no-go.
:confused: So what a valid (CCC) verb definition look like then? Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Ruminating or rumination but not what you want unfortunately. There's really not an alternative to defining a verb with another one, eg. (to) chew over (agreeing in number and tense, of course). You have to mould the clue around the definition in such cases even if it does make your original brilliant idea a no-go.
Would the imperative do? "Chew it over!" Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Would the imperative do? "Chew it over!" Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I'll try to do better next time. Thanks for your help! Is it generally harder to do verb definitions than nouns? Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I'll try to do better next time. Thanks for your help! Is it generally harder to do verb definitions than nouns? Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
A tad perhaps but I'd go for adverbs as by far the hardest, followed by adjectives, because it can be so tricky to fit them into a natural sounding sentence. Of course, the luxury you have with this CCC is that you only have to produce one clue on the day so you can practice in the privacy of your own brain and reject any that don't quite work beforehand.
