My colleagues and I have been doing some old jumbo cryptic crosswords from The Times and a few clues have stumped us even after we have seen the answer.
I was wondering if someone could explain the following to us. Thanks!
It's been a while since I've posted to this thread...
On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 2:04:55 PM UTC-4, Tim Chow wrote:
My colleagues and I have been doing some old jumbo cryptic crosswords from The Times and a few clues have stumped us even after we have seen the answer.King's enemy active, bringing soldiers round him, properly following order OLIVER CROMWELL
I was wondering if someone could explain the following to us. Thanks!
Do penance for previously holy female renowned for mischief"holy" clues PI, apparently short for "pious." ATE (two syllables) is "an ancient Greek goddess personifying the fatal blindness or recklessness that produces crime and the divine punishment that follows it" (from dictionary.com). And of course "previously" gives us EX, and the definition is "do penance for."
EXPIATE
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 3:17:03 PM UTC-8, Tim Chow wrote:Thanks for this! But where do the letters CR come from?
King's enemy active, bringing soldiers round him, properly following order OLIVER CROMWELL
"Active" is LIVE, the "soldiers" are OR, a British convention denoting "other ranks" (I guess corresponding roughly to American "enlisted personnel"). Then WELL ("properly") follows OM, the British "Order of Merit," one of those awards that gives you a medal and letters after your name. Cromwell is defined as "King's enemy."
On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 1:10:38 PM UTC-5, Duke wrote:I believe it's an abbreviation for 'Charles Rex' or 'Carolus Rex', referring to King Charles I ('him'), who came to a bad end under said enemy.
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 3:17:03 PM UTC-8, Tim Chow wrote:
King's enemy active, bringing soldiers round him, properly following order
OLIVER CROMWELL
"Active" is LIVE, the "soldiers" are OR, a British convention denoting "other ranks" (I guess corresponding roughly to American "enlisted personnel"). Then WELL ("properly") follows OM, the British "Order of Merit," one of those awards that gives you a medal and letters after your name. Cromwell is defined as "King's enemy."Thanks for this! But where do the letters CR come from?
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Tim Chow
On Thursday, 2 December 2021 at 17:05:00 UTC-6, Tim Chow wrote:Good call, Luciano!
On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 1:10:38 PM UTC-5, Duke wrote:
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 3:17:03 PM UTC-8, Tim Chow wrote:
King's enemy active, bringing soldiers round him, properly following order
OLIVER CROMWELL
"Active" is LIVE, the "soldiers" are OR, a British convention denoting "other ranks" (I guess corresponding roughly to American "enlisted personnel"). Then WELL ("properly") follows OM, the British "Order of Merit," one of those awards that gives you a medal and letters after your name. Cromwell is defined as "King's enemy."Thanks for this! But where do the letters CR come from?
---I believe it's an abbreviation for 'Charles Rex' or 'Carolus Rex', referring to King Charles I ('him'), who came to a bad end under said enemy.
Tim Chow
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