AGS Cryptic

Mandle · Wed 08/07/2015 00:45:45

Quote from: Kweepa on Sat 04/07/2015 15:56:32
Since no-one seems to mind clues tossed in from left field:
Bumbling policeman to marry in Wales, initially decreased without proposition or preposition. (5,5) (AGS related)

Anyone attempting this and need clues?

A clue or two would be very nice! I've tried several approaches but nothing worked so far...

Kweepa · Wed 08/07/2015 01:36:58

What have you tried so far?
I could do the old bold/~~strikeout~~ markup.

Baron · Wed 08/07/2015 02:08:27

Well, I've tried a couple times but nothing really made sense....

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I was thinking "bumbling policeman" meant Inspector Gadget, Inspector Clouseau or Detective Frank Drebin, and "to marry in Wales" meant to get together, but be all mixed up. "Initially decreased" probably means take away part of the beginning. "Without proposition" throws me, but probably refers to a proposal or business plan or something. "Without preposition" means subtract a word relating location, most obviously "in", but it could be near, on, under, next to, behind, etc.

But all this got me exactly nowhere, even comically, so I refrained from posting....

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Kweepa · Wed 08/07/2015 02:15:23

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I was thinking "bumbling policeman" meant ~~Inspector Gadget, Inspector Clouseau or Detective Frank Drebin~~, ~~and "to marry in Wales" meant to get together, but be all mixed up.~~ ~~"Initially decreased" probably means take away part of the beginning.~~ "Without proposition" throws me, but probably refers to a proposal ~~or business plan or something~~. "Without preposition" means subtract a word ~~relating location~~, most obviously "in", but it could be ~~near, on, under, next~~ to, ~~behind, etc~~.

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Stupot · Wed 08/07/2015 02:45:19

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My thoughts were that 'bumbling policeman' could be a cop's name that starts with a 'b', as in a bumble bee.
I believe that 'Wales, initially' means that one of the words begins with a 'W' (this is a cryptic crossword staple).
Also, the 'proposal' bit makes me think it contains 'wed' somewhere?

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..but that's all I've got.

Baron · Wed 08/07/2015 03:03:12

Quote from: Kweepa on Sat 04/07/2015 15:56:32
Bumbling policeman to marry in Wales, initially decreased without proposition or preposition. (5,5) (AGS related)

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Bumbling = incompetent
policeman = cop
to marry = wed
Wales initially = baby (they always wail at first. Wussies....

)
without proposition = subtract a proposal
without preposition = subtract into

So, "incompetent" - "into" = cmpeent, and cmpeent + cop +wed -wed (the proposal

) = "cmpeentcop", which unscrambled is "Compt Pence", the impoverished Anglo-Norse aristocrat!

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Kweepa · Wed 08/07/2015 05:20:23

Stupot:

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My thoughts were that 'bumbling policeman' could be a cop's name that starts with a 'b', as in a bumble bee.
I believe that 'Wales, initially' means that one of the words begins with a 'W' (this is a cryptic crossword staple).
Also, the 'proposal' bit makes me think it contains 'wed' somewhere?

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Baron:

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Bumbling = incompetent
policeman = cop
to marry = wed
Wales initially = baby (they always wail at first. Wussies.... )
without proposition = subtract a proposal
without preposition = subtract in,to

~~So, "incompetent" - "into" = cmpeent, and cmpeent + cop +wed -wed (the proposal ) = "cmpeentcop", which unscrambled is "Compt Pence", the impoverished Anglo-Norse aristocrat!~~

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More clues:

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Bumbling policeman is a clue to the whole thing
initially decreased means modify first letter
proposition is filler (because of marry)

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Mandle · Wed 08/07/2015 06:11:30

Quote from: Kweepa on Sat 04/07/2015 15:56:32
Bumbling policeman to marry in Wales, initially decreased without proposition or preposition. (5,5) (AGS related)

Okay what I have worked out from the clues:

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The answer is maybe:
_ _ _ _ _ Wales

This comes from knowing that the "in" and "to" must be removed from the initial clue because they are prepositions and also knowing to remove "marry" because it's a proposition...

Remember also that the first letter of the "Bumbling policeman"'s name probably must be removed to add up to 5 letters...Hence the dude's name has 6 letters...

Just my theory of course...

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Kweepa · Wed 08/07/2015 06:36:46

Mandle:

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The answer is maybe:
_ _ _ _ _ Wales

This comes from knowing that the "in" and "to" must be removed from the initial clue because they are prepositions ~~and also knowing to remove "marry" because it's a proposition...~~

~~Remember also that the first letter of the "Bumbling policeman"'s name probably must be removed to add up to 5 letters...Hence the dude's name has 6 letters...~~

Just my theory of course...

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Stupot · Wed 08/07/2015 07:41:03

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to marry in Wales
- in
- to
= Marry Wales
Decrease initially
Move M down one letter in the alphabet = L
And
Move W down to make V

=
Larry Vales

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Kweepa · Wed 08/07/2015 13:46:34

Correct!

Mandle · Wed 08/07/2015 14:57:08

OMG well done Stupot and thanks for the puzzle Kweepa...

That was a really interesting one and took quite a team effort!

Kweepa · Fri 10/07/2015 02:56:42

Another?

Baron · Fri 10/07/2015 05:08:08

Test pin shit like crazy (10)

AGS Related.

small hint:

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It'll make more sense if your answer is in the same font as the clue.

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Kweepa · Sat 11/07/2015 00:01:08

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Some thoughts...
The whole thing is "test" or "test pin" or "crazy"...
It's an anagram of "test pin shit" or "pin shit like" with a letter removed or two letters combined because of the font somehow...
Or an anagram of synonyms of "test pin shit" or "pin shit"...
Somehow "Trebuchet" is related, or the curved 'l's of the font, or the 'i's...
That's all I've got.

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Baron · Sat 11/07/2015 00:58:18

Not bad for a first stab....

Quote from: Kweepa on Sat 11/07/2015 00:01:08
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Some thoughts...
The whole thing is "test" or "test pin" or "crazy"...
It's an anagram of "test pin shit" ~~or "pin shit like" with a letter removed or~~ two letters combined because of the font somehow...
Or an anagram of synonyms of "test pin shit" or "pin shit"...
Somehow "Trebuchet" is related, or the curved 'l's of the font, or the 'i's...
That's all I've got.
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AnasAbdin · Sat 11/07/2015 01:06:06

If correct: Thanks to Kweepa

If not: Thanks to Kweepa

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Hints & Tips ?

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Kweepa · Sat 11/07/2015 01:24:41

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Ah yes, Hints et Tips
The font doesn't help much...?

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Baron · Sat 11/07/2015 04:54:14

Correct.

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The ampersand "&" character is just a ligature of e + t for the Latin et, meaning "and". But it's hard to see the direct descent in most fonts. In Trebuchet, however, you can see the Et more clearly: &. See here for more detail.

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AnasAbdin · Sat 11/07/2015 06:23:09

Oh Baron you are too complicated for us

No Vampires Come Near Him (11)

AGS related