Can You Decode the Usernames from These Cryptic Clues?

[Gokul43201]

18. Terrible John Hunting = Ivan Seeking

Ivan = Russian or Slavic equivalent of John, or Johann - and Ivan the Terrible

Seeking = Hunting

Right ho, 'Nuc! That's two for you.

 

[Gokul43201]

20 and 21 are tough ones!

 

[Astronuc]

20. short mountain of tomatoes missing, there exists some backwards mixture

All I can think of is Tom Mattson. Tom having to do with tomatoes with something missing, Mt = mountain, and backwards mixture (?).

 

[Lisa!]

[20. short mountain of tomatoes missing, there exists some backwards mixture

Tom Mattson?
Damn! I was late!

 

[Gokul43201]

20. short mountain of tomatoes missing, there exists some backwards mixture

All I can think of is Tom Mattson. Tom having to do with tomatoes with something missing, Mt = mountain, and backwards mixture (?).

That's the correct answer Astronuc, mais le dechiffrement est somewhat lacking, as you've indicated.

Anyone want to try and complete that (you will not be "awarded" a point for doing so)?

With that, Astro, you are out till 24 comes along.

 

[Gokul43201]

Tom Mattson?

Answers without explanations will not be accepted - no escaping from that. I think Astronuc may have beat you to it - but you could still complete the solution.

 

[Lisa!]

Answers without explanations will not be accepted - no escaping from that. I think Astronuc may have beat you to it - but you could still complete the solution.

That was a blind guess!

 

[Kurdt]

I can't remember any names so that makes it more difficult.

 

[Gokul43201]

23. a bowl is a container

24. initially, three of the bases of the basis

25. short engineer: 506 far off?

26. Eerie garden of peril

27. Argus' captain is right by the beast

This next one is easier to solve if you know something about the person, but that's not at all a pre-requisite.

28. No longer man enough, we hear

 

[Lisa!]

26. Eerie garden of peril

Danger! Garden is messed up Danger and thatalso means peril!

 

[Astronuc]

That's the correct answer Astronuc, mais le dechiffrement est somewhat lacking, as you've indicated.

Anyone want to try and complete that (you will not be "awarded" a point for doing so)?

With that, Astro, you are out till 24 comes along.

Well, I thought about it on the way to buy stamps.

Tom Mattson = take 'ato' from Mattson, and that leavs Mtsn, so Tomato is mixed into the mountain (Mt).

 

[Astronuc]

Danger! Garden is messed up Danger and thatalso means peril!

By George, I think she's got it!

 

[Moonbear]

2. disenfranchize, without Che inside

You clever A-hole.

Inside - disen******i**

che

disenfranchize- disen******i**-che = franz

Seeing the explanation isn't even helping. What did you do? What are all the stars for? How do you eliminate "disen" based on that clue?

 

[Lisa!]

28. could be Echo 6 Sierra?
Echo: we hear.
6 sierra: nolonger man

 

[Gokul43201]

Danger! Garden is messed up Danger and thatalso means peril!

Right Lisa!

29. Mrs. Derek has her units of memory messed up

30. he had a vector hidden

 

[Gokul43201]

Well, I thought about it on the way to buy stamps.

Tom Mattson = take 'ato' from Mattson, and that leavs Mtsn, so Tomato is mixed into the mountain (Mt).

Still not there, Astro - it is a tough one, and a wee bit esoteric, I might add.

Moonbear: remove all the letters from "cheinside" out of "disenfranchize"

Lisa! : 28 is not Echo6Sierra

 

[mattmns]

Seeing the explanation isn't even helping. What did you do? What are all the stars for? How do you eliminate "disen" based on that clue?

if you rearrange the word "inside" you get "disen" and an extra "i." And if you remove those letters, plus the letters from "che" from the original word you get "franz"

 

[Astronuc]

How about a hint on -

21. old oil town and racing state held in back of left hand

What kind of racing?

and what kind of clue is "in back of left hand" anyway?

 

[Kurdt]

I was thinking Indy 500 and indianapolis for that astro but I can't think of a name to give me a further clue.

 

[siddharth]

24. initially, three of the bases of the basis

Mostly wrong, but is it Rach3 by any chance?(Ribose, Adenine, Cytosine in RNA)

 

[Gokul43201]

How about a hint on -

21. old oil town and racing state held in back of left hand

What kind of racing?

and what kind of clue is "in back of left hand" anyway?

Astronuc - don't forget you're on the 3 clue termporary ban. 21 through 23 are off limits for you (of course, you may still solve them - only don't post the answers).

A hint eh? And what's wrong with backhanded clues?

Okay...here's the answer to your first question: equine

 

[Astronuc]

I was thinking Indy 500 and indianapolis for that astro but I can't think of a name to give me a further clue.

That's what I thought of at first. Great minds think alike.

But old oil city? In which country/state? There are lots of old oil cities scattered around Pennsylvania and Texas.

 

[Kurdt]

27. Jasonrox?

 

[Gokul43201]

24. initially, three of the bases of the basis

Mostly wrong, but is it Rach3 by any chance?(Ribose, Adenine, Cytosine in RNA)

Ooh, so close! Good thinking, but wrong picks. Try again, without air.

 

[Gokul43201]

27. Jasonrox?

Explanation please!

 

[Kurdt]

equine and oil that would have to be dubai doesn't give me any clues about names but perhaps some of the more established personnel can guess from there.

 

[Gokul43201]

But old oil city? In which country/state? There are lots of old oil cities scattered around Pennsylvania and Texas.

That's not nearly old enough to be significant.

 

[Gokul43201]

equine and oil that would have to be dubai doesn't give me any clues about names but perhaps some of the more established personnel can guess from there.

The UAE is made up of emirates, not states.

 

[siddharth]

24: It's got to be GCT then

 

[Kurdt]

Explanation please!

Jason was captain of the argus and if I remember he encountered medusa who could turn people to stone?