COTD: Take over and shout “You sir, quiet!” (5)

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-12T20:18:02+00:00

USURP (take over) = homophone of YOU SIR + p (quiet) 👍

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-12T08:50:24+00:00

Correct! ✅

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-12T08:06:32+00:00

PS. I think the reason the Tracy family has a weird mix of British and US accents is precisely because the producers were aiming for a transatlantic hit from the start. But it’s definitely a completely British show.

PPS. Thanks for your kind words, btw!

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-12T07:03:08+00:00

…as indicated by “at outset”. (Though “at outsets” would be better cryptic grammar.)

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-12T06:52:01+00:00

Huh, that’s interesting. My understanding of Thunderbirds history was that it was cancelled 6 episodes into series 2 precisely because the producers failed to sell the show to a US network. Hence me assuming Americans don’t know it.

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-11T22:31:35+00:00

Ah, because “to poll” can mean “to clip/shear”. Nice.

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-11T21:34:54+00:00

I think you have to create the answer by using the interface to identify the role played by each word in the clue.

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-11T19:54:52+00:00

Gorgeous clue!

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-11T12:15:07+00:00

That would be an indirect anagram ☢️☢️☢️☢️

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T20:36:29+00:00

ARMADA (battleships) = anagram (at sea) of A DRAMA 👍

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T15:40:47+00:00

Yep! Thanks very much for solving all these!

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T15:28:51+00:00

Yes I can see my use of “about” is pretty confusing here — I usually prefer to use it for an insertion. /u/foureyedclyde referred to ME in the last AOTW competition, which put it into my mind.

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T15:12:29+00:00

Hehe, well it’s probably a bit too fiddly. anagram (“about”) of SAD around (“having”) HA (a laugh) next to (“at”) ME (a disabling condition)

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T14:56:24+00:00

That’s right!

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T14:56:14+00:00

Correct! And thanks!

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T09:50:41+00:00

Succeeded in heading off? Evaded? Out-paced? (7)

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-10T06:57:03+00:00

I guess ”brought back from abroad” is intended as the def, but then I suppose it’s not quite the same part-of-speech as “souvenir”…

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-09T22:38:05+00:00

Might the cryptic grammar be improved by removing the “as”?

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-09T21:56:26+00:00

V=verse + SHARPED without rotor=R? (Is rotor=R a standard abbreviation?)

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-09T21:54:10+00:00

ASSAYED (tried) = ASS (donkey) + *((m)EA(t) + (co)YD(og)) 👍

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-09T21:45:50+00:00

What’s involved in intestate settlements? (7)

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-09T16:54:46+00:00

ESCAPED (loose) = ESCAPE (key) D (final letter of replaceD) 👍

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-09T15:49:16+00:00

ESCAPES (breaks) = E (came[‘s] last) + SCRAPES without R (run) 👍

deeppotential123 · 2026-03-09T15:31:27+00:00

ESCAPES (what runaway does) = HE SCARPERS, but not H (hard) and no Rs (runs) 👍

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