Author Topic: Cryptic caves (Read 332967 times)

andys · « **Reply #3900 on:** March 31, 2019, 09:46:44 am »

Ha - pipped him by 2mins

Anyway......

"Broken spy lets voter down in Dales." (9,3)

Trogger · « **Reply #3901 on:** March 31, 2019, 11:51:33 am »

Sylvester Pot... no 'pippers' this time?

andys · « **Reply #3902 on:** March 31, 2019, 12:29:48 pm »

Correct - and not pipped either so over to you.......

Trogger · « **Reply #3903 on:** April 01, 2019, 10:12:05 am »

OK, try this: 'Annoy the establishment with breather: Spring's not starting!' (Word count now would make it too easy?)

thomasr · « **Reply #3904 on:** April 03, 2019, 09:10:41 pm »

But without the word count fiendishly difficult it seems

Trogger · « **Reply #3905 on:** April 03, 2019, 11:08:38 pm »

But with the word count (11,4,6) all too simple I fear...

thomasr · « **Reply #3906 on:** April 04, 2019, 06:51:28 pm »

You see, overestimating our solving abilities. But a little flattery now and again does no harm

Trogger · « **Reply #3907 on:** April 04, 2019, 07:07:37 pm »

You'll find this one in the Dales.

grahams · « **Reply #3908 on:** April 05, 2019, 08:21:00 am »

Needlehouse Gill Cave?

andys · « **Reply #3909 on:** April 05, 2019, 09:42:59 am »

Quote from: grahams on April 05, 2019, 08:21:00 am

Needlehouse Gill Cave?

Hmmmm - except that has a different word letter count?

grahams · « **Reply #3910 on:** April 05, 2019, 09:58:08 am »

Thanks for pointing that out Andys -

Needlehouse Gill Rising?

Trogger · « **Reply #3911 on:** April 05, 2019, 10:15:00 am »

Spot on! Annoy(needle) the establishment(house) breather(gill) spring(rising) not starting - it's at the end.
Over to you!

grahams · « **Reply #3912 on:** April 05, 2019, 10:53:31 am »

Thanks Trogger

"Needle islet for these, and there's a lot of them (10, 4)"

Ian Ball · « **Reply #3913 on:** April 05, 2019, 11:23:09 am »

Quote from: Trogger on April 05, 2019, 10:15:00 am

Spot on! Annoy(needle) the establishment(house) breather(gill) spring(rising) not starting - it's at the end.
Over to you!

Obvious when you have the answer, but without I had not the foggiest!

andys · « **Reply #3914 on:** April 05, 2019, 02:40:53 pm »

Angerholme Pots?

thomasr · « **Reply #3915 on:** April 05, 2019, 03:11:57 pm »

Yes it was quite tough Standard crypics in newspapers usual involve well known phrases or sayings which get lodged in the grey matter To solve regional caving general knowledge cryptics if you have never heard the name is quite challenging

grahams · « **Reply #3916 on:** April 05, 2019, 03:13:24 pm »

That's the one. Pot number 25 is the other end of the Needlehouse Gill Rising.

andys · « **Reply #3917 on:** April 05, 2019, 03:35:58 pm »

Here's one then...

A central holocene formation above Cowan Bridge? (4,4,8)

thomasr · « **Reply #3918 on:** April 07, 2019, 08:36:56 pm »

could be a mucky un, this

andys · « **Reply #3919 on:** April 14, 2019, 08:30:36 am »

I'm pretty sure Thomasr has it - though he's declined to include the actual answer! Either way, if no comes up with it by tomorrow I'll have to hand it over as I'll be away for a fortnight!

grahams · « **Reply #3920 on:** April 14, 2019, 04:08:11 pm »

A wild guess - Leck Fell alluvium?

andys · « **Reply #3921 on:** April 14, 2019, 06:50:54 pm »

Nah - its a cave!

andys · « **Reply #3922 on:** May 03, 2019, 10:23:02 am »

OK - methinks this is taking too long.

The answer - an anagram of "a central holocene" - was Coal Hole Entrance.

Someone else have a go!

Fulk · « **Reply #3923 on:** May 03, 2019, 11:03:28 am »

Well, it was a good clue, andys . . . I completely missed the point, though.

Ian Ball · « **Reply #3924 on:** May 03, 2019, 12:01:33 pm »

Never one to miss a chance!

Owned by a mixed rocky stop for a bottle (6,3)