What's New in the PF Username Game Part III?

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The forum discussion revolves around a game where participants solve cryptic clues that correspond to usernames of members. The game is designed to engage both new and existing members, with clues varying in difficulty and employing techniques like anagrams, hidden clues, and trivia. Several clues have been presented, with many participants actively guessing and providing explanations for their answers. As the game progresses, users share their thought processes and reasoning behind their guesses, leading to a collaborative environment where members help each other decipher the clues. The thread highlights the fun and challenge of cryptic puzzles while fostering community interaction. Participants are encouraged to create their own clues as the game continues, enhancing engagement and creativity within the forum.
  • #51
15 has been making me think of adding "hoo" to "attar" etc to come up with an anagram, but I think now that I've been barking up the wrong tree.

15=honestrosewater
 
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  • #52
turbo-1 said:
15 has been making me think of adding "hoo" to "attar" etc to come up with an anagram, but I think now that I've been barking up the wrong tree.

15=honestrosewater

sounds better than mine

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how many other (blank)water(s) are there?

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another facet I was thinking of was: hydrates= name containing OH/HO/HOH

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here's another one:

spacetiger

tiger=an essence of India
space=water in sanskrit?
 
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  • #53
rewebster said:
Well, I don't know sanskrit---

but russ_watters is a guess-----whether 'russ' has anything to do with sanskrit (watters=hydrates)
This is actually correct. In Sanskrit, essence (or flavor) = ras (pronounced exactly like Russ). You might know this if you are into Asian cooking.
 
  • #54
Anyone else want to come up with some clues?

Seeing as how most everything so far has been fairly rapidly cracked, I think I'll try out a few difficult ones now...
 
  • #55
21. how a Roman sentry may begin to question a lurker underscores the heart of its translation by Shakespeare

22. carelessly cram a man, for a Sec.

23. bottoms of Nimes must count

24. ji\sqrt{2\pi} \delta^{(1)} (k)

25. the Stooge of the Commandments leads the Greek sharpdull

Please provide COMPLETE explanations for these (of the kind found in the updates). You get no brownie points for getting the correct name, but you will get half a brownie point for the correct name and most of the explanation! :-p
 
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  • #56
It's probably a good idea to Wiki/Google around a bit, for clues 20 through 30. I've mixed in little doses of trivia with the wordplay.

For clues 26 through 30, there are two separate routes to cracking each clue, both leading to the same person. So, that should make them a lot easier to crack! :wink:

Example: angry cohort changes directory
Answer: chroot [1. chroot = anagram of cohort; 2. chroot = unix/linux command for changing root directory][/color] <---select to read

All clear?

26. Not derived from terrible X gradalis?

27. Two-faced gatekeeper is mostly an @$$#0!3. (pardon the language :redface:)

28. Fly trades one for a different fly's killing machine.

29. Old Indian teacher of natural laws has seen Gore jog clumsily!

30. Mr. anser, in trouble.
 
  • #57
24. Math Is Hard =)
 
  • #58
SpitfireAce said:
24. Math Is Hard =)
Ha ha! No, that's not what I intended.
 
  • #59
27--Janus---roman god
 
  • #60
27=Janus

You beat me out rewebster. I was looking for something esoteric, like an anagram of Isimud, when the "anus" part popped out.
 
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  • #61
rewebster said:
27--Janus---roman god
Correct! The other half of the clue is now self-explanatory.

turbo, you were a few seconds too late.
 
  • #62
25=Moedarklight (darklight=oxymoron=Greek work for sharp/dull)
 
  • #63
26 Ivan (the terrible) Seeking (the grail)?
 
  • #64
21: Q_Goest

Kinda Shakespearian, almost "quo vadis," with an underscore in the middle (at the "heart")
 
  • #65
30. Danger? "In trouble"
 
  • #66
turbo-1 said:
25=Moedarklight (darklight=oxymoron=Greek work for sharp/dull)
Correct answer. You haven't posted the complete explanation though!

rewebster said:
26 Ivan (the terrible) Seeking (the grail)?
Nice guess, but no cigar. But you are on the correct trail with the last part.

Chi Meson said:
21: Q_Goest

Kinda Shakespearian, almost "quo vadis," with an underscore in the middle (at the "heart")
Correct answer. And that's most of the explanation, but there's still a little nugget missing.

Chi Meson said:
30. Danger? "In trouble"
Again, that's the correct answer with one half of the explanation. Still need to crack the first part of the clue.
 
  • #67
Update on the last 10 clues:

21. how a Roman sentry may begin to question a lurker underscores the heart of its translation by Shakespeare
= Q_Goest [almost completely solved; needs finishing up]

22. carelessly cram a man, for a Sec. - unsolved

23. bottoms of Nimes must count - unsolved

24. ji\sqrt{2\pi} \delta^{(1)} (k) - unsolved

25. the Stooge of the Commandments leads the Greek sharpdull = Moe Darklight [partially solved; awaiting completion]

26. Not derived from terrible X gradalis? - unsolved

27. Two-faced gatekeeper is mostly an @$$#0!3 = Janus [1. Janus = Roman God with 2 heads, guardian of gates and doors; 2. Janus is mostly anus] :-p

28. Fly trades one for a different fly's killing machine. - unsolved

29. Old Indian teacher of natural laws has seen Gore jog clumsily! - unsolved

30. Mr. anser, in trouble. = Danger [partially solved; needs completion]

Remember, clues 26 through 30 are all 2-part clues, both parts independently leading to the answer.
 
  • #68
Gokul43201 said:
Nice guess, but no cigar. But you are on the correct trail with the last part.

well, let's try, :

26. integral

derived from the 'not' of terrible--great

and gradalis---grail

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28. spitfireace

trades spit and fire---and one (ace)---the best fighter pilot

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29. George Jones

anagrams---old seer and Gore jog together
 
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  • #69
rewebster said:
well, let's try, :

26. integral

derived from the 'not' of terrible--great

and gradalis---grail
Correct answer, but not the correct route. What about the "X"? What could you get from that?

28. spitfireace

trades spit and fire---and one (ace)---the best fighter pilot
No, that's not it. There's many a homonym for 'fly'.
 
  • #70
Gokul43201 said:
Correct answer, but not the correct route. What about the "X"? What could you get from that?

No, that's not it. There's many a homonym for 'fly'.

I took the 'x' as the two separate words 'cross' to give the answer---was there something about 'sad'?
 
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  • #71
Gokul43201 said:
25. the Stooge of the Commandments

Howard Heston.
 
  • #72
George Jones said:
Howard Heston.
Good! That completes 25.

25. the Stooge of the Commandments leads the Greek sharpdull = Moe Darklight

Moe Howard, born Moses Horwitz, was one of the Three Stooges.

Darklight is something of an oxymoron, and the word 'oxymoron' is itself something of an oxymoron, being derived from the Greek words for sharp (oxy) and dull (moros).
 
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  • #73
rewebster said:
I took the 'x' as the two separate words 'cross' to give the answer---was there something about 'sad'?
About 'sad'? No, there isn't. For 'X', read the pointers in the OP.
 
  • #74
because its a function and not a derivative?

----what about third answer in post 68?
 
  • #75
rewebster said:
because its a function and not a derivative?
An integral is the opposite of a derivative, so that's the first route to the answer. The second route involves 'grail'. What do you have left when you take 'grail' out of 'integral'? Now look at the 'X' again.

----what about third answer in post 68?
Correct answer once again. And the method is close but not exactly right. This one is pretty tricky, so expect something a little different from the other 5 in that set.
 
  • #76
:smile:nte=nutty? ten

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do you want more for 29?

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28 zapperz
 
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  • #77
rewebster said:
:smile:nte=nutty? ten
Good. That completes 26.

do you want more for 29?
Yes, I do. seer+gore+jog is not an anagram of the answer. Take another look at it.

28 zapperz
Nice work! I was looking for Zapper. Explanations?
 
  • #78
I did this on the earlier versions of the game but not on this one. But, I'm going to now...

rewebster: You get a half day time-out (hold any thoughts till 1pm ET tomorrow). I'd like folks from other time zones to also get a chance at these.
 
  • #79
Gokul43201 said:
Good. That completes 26.

Yes, I do. seer+gore+jog is not an anagram of the answer. Take another look at it.

Nice work! I was looking for Zapper. Explanations?

Seen Gore Jog

and

Gone Seer Jog (?) --the natural laws ? Ogj/goj/gjo?


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killing machine---fly zapper-----and ---traded in the 'a' on my jeans cod piece opening


Gokul43201 said:
rewebster: You get a half day time-out (hold any thoughts till 1pm ET tomorrow). I'd like folks from other time zones to also get a chance at these.

no problem
 
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  • #80
rewebster said:
Seen Gore Jog

and

Gone Seer Jog (?) --the natural laws ? Ogj/goj/gjo?
The top bit is good - seen gore jog = george jones; the bottom one isn't what I want.

For an additional hint on this, the first part of the clue does not lead to a spelling of the name, but another description of the same person.

killing machine---fly zapper-----and ---traded in the 'a' on my jeans cod piece opening
Nice!
 
  • #81
Time for an update on the last 10 clues:

21. how a Roman sentry may begin to question a lurker underscores the heart of its translation by Shakespeare
= Q_Goest (partial by Chi Meson)
[Q begins quo vadis and 'underscores' is for the "_" that follows the Q; the heart of the translation still needs work]

22. carelessly cram a man, for a Sec. - unsolved

23. bottoms of Nimes must count - unsolved

24. ji\sqrt{2\pi} \delta^{(1)} (k) - unsolved (hint: I believe the factor of \sqrt{2\pi} is there purely from a particular choice of convention)

25. the Stooge of the Commandments leads the Greek sharpdull = Moe Darklight (partial by turbo, george with the finish)
[Moe Howard, born Moses Horwitz, was one of the Three Stooges;
Darklight is something of an oxymoron, and the word 'oxymoron' is itself something of an oxymoron, being derived from the Greek words for sharp (oxy) and dull (moros). ]

26. Not derived from terrible X gradalis? = integral (solved by rewebster)
[1. not derived -> integrated
2. X = ten, gradalis = grail (Latin), ten+grail (jumble) -> integral]

27. Two-faced gatekeeper is mostly an @$$#0!3 = Janus (rewebster, shortly followed by turbo)
[1. Janus = Roman God with a double-sided head, guardian of gates and doors
2. Janus is mostly anus]

28. Fly trades one for a different fly's killing machine. = Zapper (rewebster)
[1. fly = zipper, "trades one for a" -> remove I, add A, zipper - i + a = zapper
2. "different fly" refers to the bug, bug "killing machine" -> bug zapper]

29. Old Indian teacher of natural laws has seen Gore jog clumsily! = George Jones (partial by rewebster)
[1. unsolved - see hint in post #80
2. seen gore jog = george jones (anagram)]

30. Mr. anser, in trouble. = Danger (partial by Chi Meson)
[1. unsolved
2. in trouble -> danger]
 
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  • #82
These are really hard. My problem is that I don't know everyones name on the forum good enough. Is there a specific name for this kind of puzzle. I wouldn't mind finding some online of actors, musicians, or people I might know.
 
  • #83
bassplayer142 said:
These are really hard. My problem is that I don't know everyones name on the forum good enough. Is there a specific name for this kind of puzzle. I wouldn't mind finding some online of actors, musicians, or people I might know.
I've tried to restrict answers to members that are pretty active and hence, likely known by most participants. There isn't really a name for this type of game, but the style of cluing is modeled along the lines of cryptic crosswords that I grew up with. Many major newspapers carry a daily cryptic crossword. I don't know any that do only names of people though - that would be pretty hard to organize into a crossword.
 
  • #84
Dang, little too late in spotting this thread. From the level of puzzles, I'd say this one is the toughest compared to games I and II.

23. Math Jeans - "bottoms of Nimes" ->denims -> Jeans and "must count" -> Math
30. 1) Not sure, but has it got anything to do with geese (genus anser) and their mating habits? :biggrin: I don't know much about Danger's personal life hehe!
 
  • #85
29. 1) Old Indian teacher of natural laws -> guru -> surely a reference to PF's 2007 Physics guru!
 
  • #86
24) ji\sqrt{2\pi} \delta^{(1)} (k)
Answer = "G01[/color]" (fourier pair)
 
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  • #87
arunbg said:
Dang, little too late in spotting this thread. From the level of puzzles, I'd say this one is the toughest compared to games I and II.

23. Math Jeans - "bottoms of Nimes" ->denims -> Jeans and "must count" -> Math
Correct!

30. 1) Not sure, but has it got anything to do with geese (genus anser) and their mating habits?
Yes, it has to do with geese, but not their mating habits. What does "Mr." suggest?

arunbg said:
29. 1) Old Indian teacher of natural laws -> guru -> surely a reference to PF's 2007 Physics guru!
Good! That completes 29.
 
  • #88
siddharth said:
Answer = "G01[/color]"
No, it isn't. But I've got to know why you said that!

EDIT: After reading the edit - you're really close, and your answer is probably as good as mine, but I don't know what G01 actually means!
 
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  • #89
Gokul43201 said:
No, it isn't. But I've got to know why you said that!

I thought ji -> G and the Fourier transform of the delta function (about the origin) is one -> 01
 
  • #90
siddharth said:
I thought ji -> G and the Fourier transform of the delta function (about the origin) is one -> 01
Okay, no. I like my answer better. It's probably even more convoluted, but nevertheless has a nice finish!

But you're close.
 
  • #91
Gokul43201 said:
Yes, it has to do with geese, but not their mating habits. What does "Mr." suggest?

A dangerous gander.


Is #22 jim mcnamara? I have no idea how the 'jim' comes about, though.
 
  • #92
neutrino said:
A dangerous gander.
Good job!

Is #22 jim mcnamara? I have no idea how the 'jim' comes about, though.
Yes, it is. I decided to skip the jim part. Do you have an explanation? There may be more to it that first meets the eye.

After all the hullabaloo about 24, I hope the math is actually correct (fingers crossed).
 
  • #93
A dangerous gander.
Got it after the hint, but then saw neutrino's post. Do I get a quarter brownie point for the goose part lol?
 
  • #94
I'll hand out fractional brownie points in a bit. I'm only going to be at work for another 20 or 30 minutes - then it's bedtime for me (at 5AM!) ... so y'all better take your shots at the rest asap.

Edit: Oh, wait! It's all done, except for 24, isn't it? If there's nothing further on that in 20 minutes, I'll post the solution, update the final list, hand out points and call it a day.
 
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  • #95
Gokul43201 said:
Yes, it is. I decided to skip the jim part. Do you have an explanation? There may be more to it that first meets the eye.

cram a man -clumsily-> mcnamara
 
  • #96
#22. "for a Sec." referring to Robert McNamara, Kennedy's Secretary of Defense?
 
  • #97
I give up on 24.
 
  • #98
neutrino said:
cram a man -clumsily-> mcnamara
That's correct, and is mostly all I expected anyone to get, but there's a special half-brownie point to be had in making the connection to the rest of the clue (probably easier for Americans, though).
 
  • #99
arunbg said:
#22. "for a Sec." referring to Robert McNamara, Kennedy's Secretary of Defense?
Well done! You get the SHBP!
 
  • #100
Well done! You get the SHBP!
Thank you so much, what can I say... sniff... I'd like to thank my family, my computer and wikipedia for their continued help and support ...sniff... Peace
 

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