[Closed] SIlly crossword puzzle clues

Very good fish (5)

that's brill

Honestly, I spent weeks on that clue about 10 years ago. Bastard.

Yes, but I don't like to shout about it.

edit
They lead the way in the present transport system (8)

edit edit, how could I have forgotten this:
Amundsen’s forwarding address (4)

brill could also be betta

Sockpuppet - I can't quite get the numbers to match: This has not a clue?

What dogs do round trees (4)

piss? 😆 (I got the actual answer as I posted, but I'll leave it to somebody else)

woof?

Bark!

woof is close but only half way. It's a proper crossword clue with two ways to get the answer, not a quiz type clue.

Edit: Glenn's got it

Another one:

What Barrie imagined the Flying Dutchman was doomed to do (5,5,4)

Never never land?

Gegs and HIJKLMNO are pretty well known clues for their simple brilliance. As soon as I saw the thread title I was expecting it to contain those clues, and if not then I was going to post them.

they are and both simple and clever at the same time

God running amok [8]
your clue is its a proper noun so capitalised

WorldClassAccident - Member
Not crossword but some Christmas word game. Guess the well known expression

Xmascara

Aye; have not got a clue!

S (8)

Capitals

Xmascara

Kiss and make up.

Blast, I was going with "cross-eyed."

Inferior cow [5]

Hm, terribull is too many letters...

[quote=Junkyard ]God running amok [8]
your clue is its a proper noun so capitalised

Dionysus?

I woudl argue that your answer works very well but it is not correct

To help you the

God running amok [8]
your clue is its a proper noun so capitalised

Capitalised has a meaning that will make you go DOH when you get it It is a capital [letter] to start to be clear but it has more than one meaning here.

I only got it because i had some letters in it I dont think i would have got it from the clue alone

[quote=Junkyard ]I woudl argue that your answer works very well but it is not correct

It's a bit too straight an answer TBH

Capitalised has a meaning that will make you go DOH when you get it It is a capital [letter] to start to be clear but it has more than one meaning here.

Is the "capitalised" bit part of the original clue then?

no but i dont think it can be got without it[ as i said i had letters] - it [capital] has a double meaning in the sentence work out the other and you will have it... hopefully

Olympian is all I can think of but it doesn't really work

Couldn't remember the good one I had last weekend so while trying remind myself I stumbled across these:

Number of fingers (9)
Bar of soap (6,6)
Flightless bird, found in Iceland (6, 7)

And a couple of minimalist ones:
O (8, 6)
(1, 6, 3, 1, 4)

Edit, just seen the last one has been done but I'll leave it in as I missed it earlier

Flightless bird, found in Iceland (6, 7)

Frozen chicken!

That's the easy one 😉

Bar of soap is quite a good one IMO, its a different meaning for both words and readily accessible to non crossworders. Number of fingers is a bit more lateral, different meaning (sort of) of one word

Bar of soap (6,6)

I'm thinking that Bar is a bar you'd find in the pub...but I can't quite make anything fit at the moment!

Number of fingers (9)

(As in digit tally)

Bar of soap (6,6)

Rovers Return

Rovers Return

Oh, very good.

A lot of cryptic questions have common tricks (like mentioning the Queen for the letters ER) - does anyone know any good web resources for learning how to solve them?

Digitally

Rovers Return

Reindeer?
RM.

Chilblain?

Close enough. Frostbite 8)

Ah! That makes more sense, doh.

God running amok [8]
your clue is its a proper noun so capitalised

Did we get an answer to this?

You got me all excited there, gecko - no we didn't and I was only opening the thread in anticipation of an answer.

The other one nobody got:
O (8, 6)

The other one nobody got

That's a clue by the way, although it is a bit groany so don't get your hopes up.

Circular letter?

😉

Ok, but this

Junkyard - lazarus

To help you the

God running amok [8]
your clue is its a proper noun so capitalised

Capitalised has a meaning that will make you go DOH when you get it It is a capital [letter] to start to be clear but it has more than one meaning here.

I only got it because i had some letters in it I dont think i would have got it from the clue alone

is still bugging me. Capital = Finance? a capital crime? A capital ship? A capital city (which would be a proper noun)? And why is it important if it's not in the original clue?

God. Could be one of many many.

Running = On, or Managing, or Flowing, or...?

Amok generally implies an anagram, but of what? Actually Running could mean an anagram of Amok, I think, which leaves four letters.

from todays gruaniad

Not to be deceived: eating cinders is showing off (6)

Nice. Does he do crosswords?

Flashy btw.

Come on Junky, give us some letters.

klunk - dashed?