by Prop » 08 Sep 2021 Read
Anna Karenina
Gram
Anna gram > anagram
Loaning web is an anagram of Liang Wenbo. Got to applaud that one. It was quite simple, staring us in the face in fact. But we were all looking at it the wrong way!
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by Prop » 08 Sep 2021 Read
And I like the red herring about capitals. I’m sure the majority of us were thinking in terms of capital cities. But it’s simply his initials, LW.
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by LDS » 08 Sep 2021 Read
Yes! That's the one.
I knew as soon as someone realised it was an anagram it would be solved in, like, 2 seconds. As each hour went by I wondered if anyone was ever going to think of even doing that
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by Prop » 08 Sep 2021 Read
Back soon with a new one
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by Prop » 08 Sep 2021 Read
Boss Husker
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by chengdufan » 09 Sep 2021 Read
Brandon Sargeant?
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by chengdufan » 09 Sep 2021 Read
Or hang on, Ray Reardon
Husker - Corn - EAR
Boss - DON
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by Prop » 09 Sep 2021 Read
Not Brandon Sargeant or Ray Reardon.
You should look a bit deeper into Husker. You probably weren’t a million miles away from getting the right word from that.
Google is definitely useful for this one.
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by Prop » 10 Sep 2021 Read
A clue. Think in terms of nicknames.
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by chengdufan » 10 Sep 2021 Read
Dave Gilbert?
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by Prop » 10 Sep 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:Dave Gilbert?
No, sorry. What’s your logic?
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by chengdufan » 11 Sep 2021 Read
Prop wrote:chengdufan wrote:Dave Gilbert?
No, sorry. What’s your logic?
Angry Farmer
Bosses are stereotypically angry.
A husker would likely be a farmer.
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by Prop » 11 Sep 2021 Read
Yeah, not really that close.
Again, think nicknames.
I know that googling Husker immediately reveals a word that will take you one step closer to the answer.
And who has Boss for a nickname
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by chengdufan » 11 Sep 2021 Read
Prop wrote:Yeah, not really that close.
Again, think nicknames.
Bit harsh, the Angry Farmer wasn't that bad of a guess!
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by chengdufan » 11 Sep 2021 Read
Prop wrote:I know that googling Husker immediately reveals a word that will take you one step closer to the answer.
And who has Boss for a nickname
I think I'm missing something obvious.
Googling Husker gives me three pages of links to University of Nebraska sports sites, with one link to a Prop like clue of Husker Du, a band, midway down page 2.
Neither has got me very far.
The Boss is Tony Drago, but there seems to be no link between him and Husker that I can spot.
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by Prop » 11 Sep 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:Prop wrote:I know that googling Husker immediately reveals a word that will take you one step closer to the answer.
And who has Boss for a nickname
I think I'm missing something obvious.
Googling Husker gives me three pages of links to University of Nebraska sports sites, with one link to a Prop like clue of Husker Du, a band, midway down page 2.
Neither has got me very far.
The Boss is Tony Drago, but there seems to be no link between him and Husker that I can spot.
Getting better!
Yes, you’re missing the obvious Boss. Think outside snooker.
Regarding Husker, you just mentioned the correct word in your first paragraph.
Once you have the two correct words, a bit of googling and knowledge of current events will land you at the right player.
I feel like I’ve just made it quite easy!
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by chengdufan » 11 Sep 2021 Read
Damn, it's Judd Trump
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by Prop » 11 Sep 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:Damn, it's Judd Trump
Correct!
The Boss is of course Bruce Springsteen, and a Husker is slang for a native of Nebraska.
Springsteen had an album called Nebraska, one of its tracks being Atlantic City.
Put Atlantic City in the context of snooker, and our own Judd Trump is playing there in the US Open pool next week.
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by chengdufan » 11 Sep 2021 Read
This is one of the best 2 word clues we've had, in my opinion. Good stuff Prop!
If only a fan of Bruce Springsteen had had a go at it, it would have been solved much more quickly
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by Prop » 11 Sep 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:This is one of the best 2 word clues we've had, in my opinion. Good stuff Prop!
If only a fan of Bruce Springsteen had had a go at it, it would have been solved much more quickly
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by chengdufan » 13 Sep 2021 Read
I think this is a very difficult one, but we shall see...
Chianti Broadway
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by Prop » 13 Sep 2021 Read
Ok, a quick stab. Tony Knowles, or Tony Meo.
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by Prop » 13 Sep 2021 Read
Or it could be a John…
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by Iranu » 13 Sep 2021 Read
Prop wrote:Ok, a quick stab. Tony Knowles, or Tony Meo.
Or Tony Drago? Tony because of Broadway and Drago because of Red Dragon
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by Prop » 13 Sep 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:Prop wrote:Ok, a quick stab. Tony Knowles, or Tony Meo.
Or Tony Drago? Tony because of Broadway and Drago because of Red Dragon
Multiple avenues with this one.
I assume we’re on the same page with Tony? Chianti > Silence of the Lambs > ‘Tony’ Hopkins.
Broadway could be George Benson. So whichever of Knowles and Meo did ok at the Benson & Hedges Masters, perhaps. And I’m sure B&H sponsored a smaller tournament. Might be imagining that!
Just thinking out loud for now
Edit - of course we’re on the same page. Red Dragon!
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by Prop » 13 Sep 2021 Read
For what it’s worth, I was thinking it could be a John because of Hopkins - Johns Hopkins University.
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by Iranu » 13 Sep 2021 Read
I figured Tony was a reference to the Tony awards and Broadway plays!
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by chengdufan » 14 Sep 2021 Read
Some good progress here, definitely looking in the right direction. No correct guesses yet though
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by Iranu » 14 Sep 2021 Read
WAIT
Anthony Hamilton?
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by chengdufan » 14 Sep 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:WAIT
Anthony Hamilton?
Go on...
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