Butterfly

Hi julksy

In Butterflies absence can I answer your questions?

56d = thankyou. This is an anagram of "hunt okay"

65a = neath. Last two letters of fine combined with first three letters of athlete's. The word lower is also neath.

Hope this explains it for you.
Best of luck with the entries.

Regards Dutchy

Hi Julksy and Dutchy,

Julksy, I'm so glad you were finally able to get hold of a 'Collection' book! Hope you're enjoying your cryptic- know how much you've been looking forward to it.

Your two answers were right, and Dutchy's break ups of the clues were spot on! :wink:
In clue 56D, the word 'organised' stands for 'rearranged'
(rearranged the letters of 'hunt okay' to make 'thank you')

Post again if you get stuck- I'll be online all afternoon tackling the 'Colossus Stinker' , and will keep an eye out for you if you need assistance. I'll be more than glad to help!

Hope you both have a nice afternoon.
Talk to you soon.
Warm regards, Butterfly

PS Julksy,

I'll have to get you to teach me how to put 'quotes' in a post- I have absolutely no idea how to do it!

Regards, Butterfly

Hi Julksy,

I've managed to work out how to include a 'quote' in my posts, and how to get it to say 'Julksy wrote', but I don't know how to put it at the top of the box like you have done with yours- could you please tell me how how you did it?

Thank you in advance!
Regards, Butterfly

I have 'edited' this post to let you know that I have just worked out how to achieve the above result.

Man I used to know HTML so well. But I seem to have forgotten it all. All I did was hit the 'quote' button and sort of deleted all the bits that I wasn't going to reply to.

If it's any help..... I do remember that the slash means 'end' in HTML.

Well.....THAT didn't work.....*laughs*

Hi Julksy,

Thanks for your help, much appreciated!

How are you going with your cryptic? If you need any help just let me know.

Hope you have a nice evening.
Warm regards, Butterfly

I have about half a dozen words left.
My daughters nicked the book to do the starhunts and the stuff I hate doing....hehe...I'll nick it back off her tomorrow

Hi Julksy,

You might have trouble trying to get it back - your daughter sounds like a Lovatts fan too!

Hope you've had a good weekend Julksy!
Talk to you soon.
Take care. Warm regards, Butterfly

ok....I give up......I can't work these ones out Butterfly....my brain's broken I think.....hehe

14D....He directs from back seat during race....?O?K??
23D....Thrive when five becomes a hundred and three...6 letters
27D....Cancelled pre-summer season for kids....?????R???
28D...Happen to assume seat (4,5)...???? ?L???
33D....Taverns managed to get help....????A??
59D....Had a quiet laugh and went first after torch went out....?H???L?D
25A.....Codes you produced had everyone really stumped at first...?????R?
32A....Flip over horroble gash in admiral's vessel.....8 letters
39A....Driving force of lance tip.....????????D
46A....Drug caused nine to surround company involved in it....??????N?

I kow that's alot I'm stuck on.....and a few of them I 'get' most of the triggers to unraveling the answer......but I just can't work them out.....Especially 46A.....THAT one's driving me nutso coz I get so close.

Hi Julksy,

Starting to type them out for you now- won't be long

Hi Julksy,

14D. He directs from back seat during race = Jockey
Self explanatory

23D. Times three = Thrice
Five = v (in roman numerals)
Hundred = c (in roman numerals)
'thrive' minus 'v', plus 'C' = thrice

27D. Kids = Offspring
Cancelled = off
Pre-Summer season = Spring

28D. Happen = Take Place
assume seat = to 'take' your 'place'

33D. Help = Servant
'Taverns' is an anagram of 'Servant'

59D. Had a quiet laugh = Chortled
went first = led
'torch' + 'led' is an anagram of 'chortled'

25A. Codes = Cyphers (variant spelling)
At first = the first letter of each word
Codes You Produced Had Everyone Really Stumped = Cyphers

32A. Admiral's vessel = Flagship
'flip' + 'gash' is an anagram of 'flagship'

39A. Driving force = Spearhead
lance tip = spear head

46A. Drug = Nicotine
company = Co
'nine' + 'co' + 'it' is an anagram of 'nicotine'

Hope to talk to you again soon Julksy.
Warm Regards, Butterfly

Hi julksy!

Don't get down in the dumps over the cryptics.

THEY DO GET EASIER IN TIME!!!

It just takes practice and a bit of stick-with-it-ness and they do start to fall into place. The tricks will become second nature to you after a while and you will recognise words or triggers that tell you you're looking for synonyms, anagrams, rhymes.

And we ALL need a hand sometimes!!

Keep it up!

Thanks HEAPS!

You kow some of those were SO simple now I know the answers.....I shoulda been able to work them out.