How does the PF Username Game work?

[Gokul43201]

LowlyPion

Lowly from "not beneath him" and Pion from the Yukawa interaction -(1/r)e^-mr.

Right ho, George.

 

[chaoseverlasting]

Do you have an explanation?

I think you're on the right track - you just have to look more carefully.

Vanadium 50. Va is missing from the line of elements.

 

[Chi Meson]

Good stab. Eta prime is sometimes called the Chi meson.

Too right. Only my mum calls me "Eta" (That's a girly name, anyway).

And 29 is "Mathwonk" (finally that class in Greek paid off).

 

[Gokul43201]

Vanadium 50. Va is missing from the line of elements.

I think you meant V (not Va), but yes, that's right.

 

[George Jones]

29. μα'θημα: know front to back.

mathwonk

"know," front to back, is "wonk."

I am classically illiterate. When I use an on-line translator for "math," I get "μαθηματικά."

Edit: scooped by a meson.

 

[Gokul43201]

You're using 20th century Greek. I went back a few years to dig up the original.

 

[chaoseverlasting]

You're using 20th century Greek. I went back a few years to dig up the original.

I was wondering what to do with the last two characters.

 

[George Jones]

27. Eetu, for a Fin.

edward

 

[George Jones]

28. First course at the the atomic cafe?

Proton Soup

A proton is ionized hydrogen, the first atomic element, and soup is often the first course at a cafe.

 

[Gokul43201]

HOW THINGS STAND (clues in bold are as yet unsolved):

1. Dangerous brakemen. - solved by neutrino
Answer = Berkeman: anagram of "brakemen"

2. Be a moron, silly! - solved by neutrino
Answer = Moonbear: anagram of "be a moron"

3. Mosul chai. - solved by MIH
Answer = kurdt: Mosul is a town in Kurdistan, chai = tea -> T, kurd + t = kurdt

4. Cut SONAR, then put it back together. - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = Astronuc: anagram of "cut sonar"

5. Recall the tropical herb. - solved by neutrino
Answer = lisab: trpoical herb = basil, reverse it to get lisab

6. A weather vane scholar, in hiding - solved by neutrino
Answer = vanesch: hidden clue vane scholar

7. Am I hot inside? - solved by kurdt
Answer = MIH: Am I hot (hidden clue)

8. AP: Prez. screwed up! - solved by neutrino
Answer = Zapper: anagram of "AP Prez"

9. The Terrible ruler of the ocean, we hear. - solved by MIH
Answer = Ivan Seeking: Ivan is from Ivan the Terrible (first Tsar of Russia), and "ruler of the ocean" = sea king, which sounds like (hence, "we hear") Seeking

10. A way hot tum - solved by Borek
Answer = Redbelly: "way hot", as in red hot, and "tum" = tummy = belly ( I know it's kinda lame, but's its part of a set-up)

11. My God! Be physical, but in shorts. - solved by Borek
Answer = mgb phys: "short" forms of "My God", "be" and "physical" are MG (like in OMG), B and phys

12. They whip it good, but not half grand - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = Evo: "Whip it" is a single by the band Devo, half grand = D in Roman numerals, Devo - D = Evo

13. Living under the lighthouse, she was a martyr to logic. - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = hypatia: direct clue; look up Hypatia (alt. Hyapatia) of Alexandria, if you don't know the story

14. Somehow, Mendeleev's Scandium is lacking an O. - solved by kurdt
Answer = Borek: Mendeleev predicted the existence of the element Scandium, and named it Ekaboron; ekaboron - "an o" = ekbor = Borek, after unscrambling

15. Chromium is too! - solved by cristo
Answer = cristo: Chromium = Cr, so "Cr is too". Is what too? Is lacking an O, naturally. So, cristoo - o = cristo

16. "No, not any!" he rages.

17. In part, M and N are the middle letters.

18. In longer DNA, he is transcribed backwards. - solved by cristo
Answer = Andre: in "longer dna" is erdna, which reversed, makes andre

19. Antonius, who wanted your aures.

20. It is not beneath him to interact like -(1/r)e^-mr - solved by George
Answer = LowlyPion: the expression is the famous Yukawa potential - see wiki, and being lowly, there's not much that's "beneath him"

21. Same clue as 10, strangely

22. Eta prime? - solved by Borek
Answer = Chi Meson: The Eta Prime is a subatomic particle sometimes referred to as the Chi Meson.

23. Is my junior New York Democrat insane? - solved by neutrino
Answer = jimmysnyder: anagram of is+my+jr+NY+dem

24. kcascti crmnfe - solved by chaoseverlasting
Answer = Vanadium: K, Ca, Sc, Ti, [missing] V [/missing], Cr, Mn, Fe are elements of the 4th period, and V is Vanadium

25. Other AZ Sen. follows chariot racer's dad?

26. Heels broke in the afternoon - returned.

27. Eetu, for a Fin. - solve by George
Answer = Edward: See wiki -> Edward, in other languages

28. First course at the the atomic cafe? - solved by George
Answer = Proton Soup (self explanatory)

29. μα'θημα: know front to back. - solved by Chi Meson (explanation from George)
Answer = Mathwonk: The Greek μάθημα (máthēma) is the origin of the word math(ematics), and you get wonk if you turn "back" the word "know"

30. Meh ... cooties is gone, somehow.

Note: I've made a small change in 26.

 

[Gokul43201]

An incredibly difficult one, perhaps:

31. What the lookout in the crow's nest yelled, when a very distant radio beacon appeared in his telescope

 

[Gokul43201]

And here's a final one, for fun.

32. Get to the point

 

[Andre]

16. "No, not any!" he rages.

Hootenany?

 

[NeoDevin]

And here's a final one, for fun.

32. Get to the point

Tiny Tim?

 

[NeoDevin]

16. "No, not any!" he rages.

Hootenany?

Too many n's

 

[lisab]

An incredibly difficult one, perhaps:

31. What the lookout in the crow's nest yelled, when a very distant radio beacon appeared in his telescope

Probably not "Danger," if it was very distant

 

[Gokul43201]

And now, to help with the harder ones, here's a little something extra.

PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY

All the answers to the clues fit in the Crossword grid provided below, in unspecified locations. What you now get to do is one or both of two possible things:

1. You can call the locations where you think already solved answers should go. The locations on the grid are referenced by numbers which mark the position of the starting letter of each answer. Furthermore, to indicate whether the answer fits horizontally/across (A) or vertically/down (D) you append A or D to the grid number.

So, for instance, you can make the following call: 1: Berkeman goes into 6A (naturally this would be a bad call, since 6A is for a 5-letter-word, which "berkeman" isn't)

There are limitations imposed here too. You are entitled to a maximum of 5 good calls or 2 bad calls (whichever happens first). Once you reach either limit, you may no longer make calls on grid positions, but you may still continue to solve unsolved clues (see below), as long as you don't hit the separate limit for solving clues. Because of the limitation on bad calls, you may only make 1 or 2 calls at a time (depending on whether you have 2 or 1 unused bad call chances).

2. You can solve clues, just as before. The existing limitation of 4 correctly solved clues still holds (unless you've returned from a time-out, in which case, it is now 3 correctly solved clues). If you hit the limit on solving clues, or even otherwise, you can continue to call grid locations, so long as you haven't hit that separate limit (described above).


http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3654/fixedyt7.png


And here's the list of solved answers (and unsolved clues), with their clue numbers:

1. Berkeman

2. Moonbear

3. kurdt

4. Astronuc

5. lisab

6. Vanesch

7. MIH

8. Zapper

9. Ivan Seeking

10. Redbelly

11. mgbphys

12. Evo

13. hypatia

14. Borek

15. Cristo

16. Hootenanny  

17. artman

18. Andre

[b]19. Antonius, who wanted your aures.[/b]

20. LowlyPion

21. matthyaouw

22. Chi Meson

23. Jimmysnyder

24. Vanadium

[b]25. Other AZ Sen. follows chariot racer's dad?

26. Heels broke in the afternoon - returned.[/b]

27. Edward

28. Proton Soup

29. mathwonk

[b]30. Meh ... cooties is gone, somehow.[/b]

[b]31. What the lookout in the crow's nest yelled, when a very distant radio beacon appeared in his telescope[/b]

32. tiny tim

I will periodically check people's calls, tell you which ones were good or bad, and update the grid accordingly.

All clear? Go.

 

[Gokul43201]

16. "No, not any!" he rages.

Hootenany?

Correct. But it is spelled Hootenanny. So that's one more down.

Tiny Tim?

Easy pickings, eh? Correct.

Probably not "Danger," if it was very distant

Yeah, what he saw was really, really distant.

 

[NeoDevin]

21. Same clue as 10, strangely

matthyaouw, anagram of clue 10.

 

[NeoDevin]

17. In part, M and N are the middle letters.

Artman?

This one is a guess, Art = in part, man has M and N.

 

[Gokul43201]

NeoDevin, good work on 21.

Artman is also the correct answer (guessed by kurdt, a while ago), but the explanation is way simpler.
It's a simple hidden clue: part m and n

 

[NeoDevin]

NeoDevin, I need explanations.

I edited my posts with explanations.

 

[Gokul43201]

I edited my post...

So Did I.

 

[NeoDevin]

So Did I.

And here I thought I was being subtle

 

[NeoDevin]

Question about the crossword puzzle: Do we include spaces?

 

[Gokul43201]

No. Do not include spaces or other separators that are found in the username.

Eg: Ivan Seeking becomes IVANSEEKING, one continuous 11-letter word.

 

[Gokul43201]

Ouch! Found a mistake in the grid. Will have to redo it. Most of the existing grid is correct though. So, if you want to make any calls now, I will count them and enter them in the new grid - you don't have to wait for me to fix it. You will not, naturally, be penalized for a mistake I've made.

Will be replacing old grid with new grid at 4:50pm EST (in 2 minutes).

EDIT: Grid is fixed. We are all set now.

 

[NeoDevin]

25. Other AZ Sen. follows chariot racer's dad?

Hurkyl: kyl = other AZ Sen., chariot racer's dad = Hur (As in Ben Hur?)

 

[Gokul43201]

Nice one. Not taking any shots at the grid?

 

[NeoDevin]

Nice one. Not taking any shots at the grid?

I'm thinking about it.

 

[NeoDevin]

25 Down, MIH
28 Across, jimmysnyder
11 Down, Evo
13 Across, Lowly Pion
14 Down, Ivan Seeking

Edit: I would keep going, but you said to stop after 5.

 

[Gokul43201]

All correct.

You're all out of grid calls and have 1 (or 2?) left for clue cracking.

The grid will be updated in a bit.

 

[NeoDevin]

You're all out of grid calls and have 1 (or 2?) left for clue cracking.

I don't have any ideas yet for the rest of the clues, but I'll think on them.

 

[Gokul43201]

UPDATED GRID:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4999/grid2vf5.png Updated list of solved / filled (#) answers (and unsolved clues), with their clue numbers:

1. Berkeman

2. Moonbear

3. kurdt

4. Astronuc

5. lisab

6. Vanesch

7. MIH #

8. Zapper

9. Ivan Seeking #

10. Redbelly

11. mgbphys

12. Evo #

13. hypatia

14. Borek

15. Cristo

16. Hootenanny  

17. artman

18. Andre

[b]19. Antonius, who wanted your aures.[/b]

20. LowlyPion #

21. matthyaouw

22. Chi Meson

23. Jimmysnyder #

24. Vanadium

25. Hurkyl

26. mheslep

27. Edward

28. Proton Soup

29. mathwonk

[b]30. Meh ... cooties is gone, somehow.[/b]

31. CaptainQuasar

32. tiny tim

 

[Gokul43201]

I don't have any ideas yet for the rest of the clues, but I'll think on them.

That's the point of the crossword grid - it will help with the hard ones that are left. But I made the grid somewhat sparse, so it doesn't provide too much help.

 

[lisab]

26 down: Edward

 

[NeoDevin]

You forgot to add the answer to 25 on the list.

 

[NeoDevin]

31. What the lookout in the crow's nest yelled, when a very distant radio beacon appeared in his telescope

CaptainQuasar, The lookout yells for the captain, to report a distant radio beacon, a quasar?

 

[Gokul43201]

26 down: Edward

Correct!

You forgot to add the answer to 25 on the list.

Thanks - fixed now.

 

[Gokul43201]

CaptainQuasar, The lookout yells for the captain, to report a distant radio beacon, a quasar?

Brilliant! Very nicely done.

Edit: Grid and answers edited into post above.

 

[NeoDevin]

I think that rules me out for a bit, I've got 5 guessed, and 5 on the grid.

 

[Andre]

18 LR Matthyaouw
19 LR Captainquasar
9 Down Astronuc
31 LR me
16 down Hootenanny

etc etc

 

[Borek]

OK, don't look! This is (almost) full version with just a few nicks missing.

http://www.bpp.com.pl/IMG/crossword.jpg

6 Hurkyl, 7 Kurdt, 1 Borek

It is ready since full hour, I just couldn't upload it to the server

 

[Math Is Hard]

26. Heels broke in the afternoon - returned.

broken heels = HESLE
in the afternoon = PM, and then returned = MP

M(HESLE)P = broken heels inside the returned afternoon

 

[Gokul43201]

I think that rules me out for a bit, I've got 5 guessed, and 5 on the grid.

Yup. Time out for you till 9pm EST.

18 LR Matthyaouw
19 LR Captainquasar
9 Down Astronuc
31 LR me
16 down Hootenanny

etc etc

All good. And thanks for the quick edit.

OK, don't look!

www.bleep.com

6 Hurkyl, 7 Kurdt, 1 Borek

It is ready since full hour, I just couldn't upload it to the server

Nooo! Hide the picture. People will look at it even if you tell them not to. Just give me your 5 grid locations. I've got three so far.

 

[Gokul43201]

26. Heels broke in the afternoon - returned.

broken heels = HESLE
in the afternoon = PM, and then returned = MP

M(HESLE)P broken heels inside the returned afternoon

Correct. Nice work.

 

[Borek]

21 vanesh, 23 Moonbear. I can't see what have been posted, each refresh takes several minutes Picture changed just to link, sorry, I haven't read the rules. At least I was able to edit my previous post.

I wonder when this one will appear...

 

[Gokul43201]

UPDATED GRID:

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9342/grid7uy1.png Updated list of solved / filled (#) answers (and unsolved clues), with their clue numbers:

1. Berkeman

2. Moonbear #

3. kurdt #

4. Astronuc #

5. lisab

6. Vanesch #

7. MIH #

8. Zapper

9. Ivan Seeking #

10. Redbelly

11. mgbphys #

12. Evo #

13. hypatia

14. Borek #

15. Cristo

16. Hootenanny #  

17. artman

18. Andre #

[b]19. Antonius, who wanted your aures.[/b]

20. LowlyPion #

21. matthyaouw #

22. Chi Meson

23. Jimmysnyder #

24. Vanadium

25. Hurkyl #

26. mheslep

27. Edward #

28. Proton Soup

29. mathwonk

30. OmCheeto

31. CaptainQuasar #

32. tiny tim

Have I missed any of the grid location calls?

 

[Gokul43201]

21 vanesh, 23 Moonbear.

Correct. I will fill these in shortly. (EDIT: done)

PS: I would appreciate if you put that link in a spoiler tag or made it more clear that it has filled in grid boxes.

 

[Andre]

sorry I thought 5 per post