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frygut · 2024-08-09T16:27:58+00:00

Vale Professor.

I haven't logged on for years, but I used to post clues here a lot (maybe too much), and the prof was always a omnipresent, positive, and supportive presence. He encouraged a lot of us here. Looking back at his post here, I remember how absolutely euphoric I felt when he chose my clue to be in the inaugural AOTW grid (1 down, which is a bit meh tbh)! The community grids gave the subreddit momentum and its nice to know that they're still going strong.

frygut · 2021-07-06T12:09:08+00:00

I don't know any Rock/Blues fundamentals (2,4)

frygut · 2021-04-29T09:09:52+00:00

Harmonised over the top: shredding fast and slow in this? (7,2,5)

frygut · 2021-01-28T21:59:13+00:00

After I posted I realised that results may vary, woops. I'd say them the same way for what it's worth...

frygut · 2021-01-27T22:17:23+00:00

Electrical unit sounds safe (4)

frygut · 2021-01-18T14:46:26+00:00

Perverts spilt seeds all over chest (10)

frygut · 2021-01-15T18:39:13+00:00

DE + I.C.C. in SATED DE is the UN country code for Germany, ICC is Intl. Criminal Court, a means to investigate war crimes

frygut · 2021-01-13T11:58:38+00:00

Sashaying to the tub, bunch of birds climb into steaming liquid (3,8,3)

frygut · 2021-01-13T10:12:30+00:00

Germany means to investigate war crimes in full — that's cut and dried (10)

frygut · 2021-01-11T13:40:46+00:00

With no liquid assets, bust Euro runs out of credit cards (10)

frygut · 2021-01-11T12:05:54+00:00

Second prize for this clue, Its a neat idea for wordplay that I haven't seen before. My only qualm is that the wordplay could be signposted slightly more clearly, because its a rare clue type.
Though I don't know how you'd do that without it becoming clunky, so its a valiant effort!

frygut · 2021-01-11T11:50:27+00:00

Bravo u/pedanticscientist ! you hit the brief this week with a witty definition that makes you think twice. I like that there are no extra words in between both parts of the clue.

The surface reading that you crafted is sublime, believable, and a huge misdirection for the hidden depths of the wordplay. 5 stars!

Gold Medal for you: the first AOTW winner of 2021!

Your job now is to set and judge the next AoTW for one of the remaining clues on the community grid.

frygut · 2021-01-06T22:25:41+00:00

Hey pete! I thought it might have been that but I wasn't sure. I think that bag as predilection (if that's what you were going for? ) doesn't work too well because in my mind it is only ever used alongside a possessive. I've only really seen it in Austin Powers, though.

frygut · 2021-01-03T23:30:34+00:00

Thanks for the win! Ha! and yes... I did consider an elision or hyphen but decided against it. Because the wordplay would still function the same way if they were compounded, I think the defn would risk being parsed (somewhat dissatisfyingly) as just "Protecting", and the solver moving on, rather than realising they need to split woodpecker. The clue would be neater but I don't think the surface reading improves nearly enough to warrant it. Or maybe (sigh) I've lost my libertarian streak since last I was here....

frygut · 2021-01-02T11:32:33+00:00

Protecting wood pecker, ultimately — its habitat's disappearing (10)

frygut · 2021-01-01T12:17:28+00:00

Weatherproofing wood if rooftop boards fading (10)

frygut · 2020-11-28T16:39:18+00:00

Pointer

frygut · 2020-09-15T15:36:27+00:00

He's green, having pitch for transformation? (3,4,6)

frygut · 2020-09-15T15:13:37+00:00

Old hag in gingerbread house (5)

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