![]() ![]() ![]() indicates that a quotation is written as originally found, perhaps including a typo. It describes needless repetition, the redundant use of words to convey the same message, perhaps in the same sentence. ![]() ![]() 25 Tautological words of resignation : IT IS WHAT IT IS The string falls to the ground if none are present, but gets caught on tripwires that are present without activating any explosive. However, the military has a use for the product, spraying it over areas where tripwires are suspected. Aerosol string is used as a toy, an application that really annoys me (I’m an old grouch!). The “string” exits the aerosol can as a liquid, with the solvent evaporating rapidly in mid-air resulting in a continuous strand. Silly String is a brand of aerosol string. 19 Children’s toy that’s sprayed from a can : SILLY STRING The tool then became very much associated with shoemakers. The earliest awls were used to pierce ears, apparently. 18 Piercing tool : AWLĪn awl is a pointed tool used for marking a surface or for piercing small holes. She remarked that they were “debugging” the system, and so Hopper has been given credit for popularizing the term “bug” in the context of computing. 17 Bug : ERRORīack in 1947, famed computer programmer Grace Hopper noticed some colleagues fixing a piece of equipment by removing a dead moth from a relay. 13 Part of many a software demo, informally : SCREENCAPĪ screenshot (also “screen capture”, “screencap”, “screen grab”) is an image that shows the contents of a computer screen or perhap a still from a TV show. A stub is deemed inadequate in that it provides information about a subject that is insufficient for inclusion in an encyclopedia. The Wikipedia community uses the term “stub” to denote an article considered too short. Not entirely convinced by the plural use of PLANETARIUM.ĭidn’t realise AESOP was Greek and missed the significance of fabulous until reading the comments – nice bit of etymology for my brain to take in.Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across I understand the explanation in the blog.Ī bunch of words – LEONINE, AXEMAN, EXTRANEOUS, TITIAN and PLANETARIA that I don’t think get used much in general conversation. ROMA gypsies (if we’re allowed to use that phrase) are travellers. Noting that MALEVOLENT had all the vowels in checkers and therefore no issues with spelling.ĪROMA – was confused by the necessity of the “picked up” bit. And MALEVOLENT untangled itself and I could see the O ending WEIRDO which became DO for party. Then GARMENT and AREA were somewhat gimmes. I was beginning to think I was done for on first pass as I read clue after clue with nothing cropping up until we got to IDLE which was on yesterday’s. Geography not one of my strong subjects so biffed FLORA and in hindsight I have heard of IONA. REDHEAD – RED (communist) and HEAD (leader).ġ8 Front put up by a fabulous Greek writer (5)ĪESOP – POSE (front) and A (a) all reversed (put up) to give AESOP, Greek writer famous for his fables.ġhr05 DNF over two sittings (45 + 20). Ĩ Irrelevant additional intelligence about hallucinatory drug (10)ĮXTRANEOUS – EXTRA (additional) NOUS (intelligence) containing (about) E (hallucinatory drug).įALSETTO – FAL (a river in Cornwall, with Falmouth at its mouth) and SET TO (brawl).ġ5 Communist leader, one with brightly coloured hair (7) MALEVOLENT – Anagram (edited version) of. ET as a film is often used as a device in cryptics.Ĩ Self-admirer obtained one in east of France (7)ĮGOTIST – GOT (obtained) and I (one) inside EST (French for East, or East of France).ĩ Girl originally from Hebridean island? (5)įIONA – FE (extremely) and FORMER (one-time).ĪROMA – Homophone (picked up) – sounds like A ROAMER (wanderer).ħ Vindictive move – tell an edited version (10) PLANETARIA – PLAN (devise) and ARIA (song) with ET (film) in the middle. They were the last of each set – 23a and 20d, and they share my award as joint CsOD.ġ Devise song about film ( where stars may be seen) (10) I put a tick next to two clues to mark them as impressive. I needed to write out the anagrist for 7d before I could see the answer, and a modicum of GK is required to cope with some unusual letter combinations. 14-minute completion for this Orpheus puzzle, which includes much to be admired. ![]()
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