Quickies: The Resurrection

[Scurra]

I'd assumed it was the letter following the "direction" letter, but I can't quite make anything from the ones that seem most plausible.
That version (with all the answers the same length) looks like a stronger approach.
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[Suspence]

As this is the Quickies thread, I'll provide some direction here, though I think it's doable without it. Spoilered, in case you prefer not to look:

Two of the words in the grid are not the intended words. One will be obvious if you can discern the criteria I had for selecting the words. The other is not so obvious, but I won't hint at that until you've had a further look.
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[Suspence]

OK, let's move this along

SCABBARD - Sword sheath
ONCOLOGY - Study of cancer
FLEXIBLY - In a pliable way
OBSTACLE - Hindrance or disadvantage
BULLWHIP - Indy's accessory
LOCUTION - Aphorism
VIRTUOSI - Musical masters
MAGICIAN - Practicer of prestidigitation

Adding to the unsolved clues:
Hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable feature or handicap
Aphorism; terse maxim
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[3iff]

Reading diagonally down the answers so far we have

SNE-W-SN

I guess those are relevant, maybe?

I would also 'guess' that the answer might be backside but I don't know how to get to that from what we have so far...maybe the directions above will 'point' to the letters we require?

[Oscar]

I thought the words were:

[Suspence]

Since the puzzle title never made it to this page, it was:

THIS PUZZLE IS A PAIN IN THE ...
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Ah! That would explain it!
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Password is all one word, all lowercase, no spaces, unless otherwise indicated.

[Suspence]

Thoughts on this one?

I came up with that word manually, and it was a bear to do. I wonder if it could have been done programmatically?

My goal was to use each of N, S, E, and W twice, and use them in the diagonals so they would be noticed. I bet there was a more common word, but I couldn't find one that worked.

Maybe I'll write a similar puzzle with U, D, L and R someday. I bet it's a lot easier to find words with only one of those letters in them.
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[Oscar]

It was a slick puzzle.

Initially I thought the words all contained either N or S together with one or more R or L, hence I was surprised when OBSTACLE proved incorrect. I'd also pegged PLIANTLY, not FLEXIBLY, and CONJUROR rather than MAGICIAN for the same reason.

[novice]

Very cool puzzle!

[Scurra]

Definitely not a quickie though (like mine never are either...)
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[3iff]

Ah, I see how the NSEW instructions work now...glad I was able to contribute.

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This could go in minutes or days...

Evolution of a gardening tool

One astatine rubbish nipple: fun, danger.
First notice followed by area divided into strips (advanced)
I, at home, gain alcohol, string, pain!
Single mother (male) - hair, skin disease - run!
I, surrounded by crime, function - put a gloss on temple.
Myself (the self) - cover slipped, firm, impassive.
One engaged in sculpture, for example, deer-centre (centre of a room, perhaps).

--- Oscar
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[novice]

Evolution of a gardening tool

One astatine rubbish nipple: fun, danger.
A AT TAT TEAT TREAT THREAT

First notice followed by area divided into strips (advanced)
A AD

I, at home, gain alcohol, string, pain!
I IN WIN WINE TWINE TWINGE

Single mother (male) - hair, skin disease - run!
A MA MAN MANE MANGE MANAGE

I, surrounded by crime, function - put a gloss on temple.
I IN SIN SINE SHINE SHRINE

Myself (the self) - cover slipped, firm, impassive.
I IT

One engaged in sculpture, for example, deer-centre (centre of a room, perhaps).
A AT ART

[Jack_Ian]

[Suspence]

Myself (the self) - cover slipped, firm, impassive.
I IT ID LID SLID SOLID STOLID
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[novice]

Evolution of a gardening tool

One astatine rubbish nipple: fun, danger.
H - A AT TAT TEAT TREAT THREAT

First notice followed by area divided into strips (advanced)
O - A AD AND LAND LANED LOANED

I, at home, gain alcohol, string, pain!
G - I IN WIN WINE TWINE TWINGE

Single mother (male) - hair, skin disease - run!
A - A MA MAN MANE MANGE MANAGE

I, surrounded by crime, function - put a gloss on temple.
R - I IN SIN SINE SHINE SHRINE

Myself (the self) - cover slipped, firm, impassive.
T - I ID LID SLID SOLID STOLID

One engaged in sculpture, for example, deer-centre (centre of a room, perhaps).
H - A AT ART HART HEART HEARTH

[3iff]

I don't have the heart to steal the answer...and I don't know why it's the answer anyway...

[Oscar]

Just for that, 3iff, I've changed the password to what I should have set it to in the first place!

[3iff]

I haven't tried the password, and I still don't know why 'my' answer might be right...and in the light of the last post by novice, I was wrong anyway, close but not close enough...maybe.

[novice]

LANCED should in fact be LOANED.

The letters added to the sixth words spell out HOGARTH.

William Hogarth is know for the paintings A Rake's Progress which match the title of the puzzle nicely. Not sure what the password is though, neither rake nor arakesprogress works.

[Oscar]

You're there, novice, but with a word too many. (As in, I put in a word too few...)

[3iff]

Ah, I got HOGARTH but didn't have enough time to research why it was the pointer to the answer. Well done novice.

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Thank you. The password was rakesprogress.
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Here's a new one:

Arctic lichen samples produce chestnut.
Fish swarm Arlington Center.
Hardly any can be found in Madagascar census.
Rogue factors in algebra's calculation.
Status of tracheal therapy.

-Suspence
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[novice]

Arctic lichen samples produce chestnut.
Fish swarm Arlington Center.
Hardly any can be found in Madagascar census.
Rogue factors in algebra's calculation.
Status of tracheal therapy.

[novice]

[Suspence]

It was more of an indication that I was lazy in my cryptic writing, and one the first two I wrote were that way, I just decided to do the same with the rest. But now that you've mentioned it, I can use that connection as an excuse for my shoddy cryptics.
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[Suspence]

Keeping this moving with a invisible hint, since it's likely a true spoiler:
Each word shares a commonality with the word that follows it.
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[jbvntx]

I saw those, and had gone on one more step (I believe) to...
element symbols. The double letter combinations repeated across words are:
LI - Lithium (Atomic numbers are 3, 18, 20, 13, 2 -> CRTMB -> ???)
Ar - Argon
Ca - Calcium
Al - Aluminum
He - Helium


But that's as far as I got.
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[Elethiomel]

Maybe the intended answer is CRUMB?

[Elethiomel]

In fact, it surely is, because Scandium=SC

[jbvntx]

Yeah, I didn't notice that there are actually two different pairs of letters repeated between scarce and rascal. I used CA (Calcium is 20) and by chance the other pair is SC, for 21 (Scandium). So T should be U. What are the odds? interesting coincidence.
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A new quickie:

RESIDENCE
Tannin
Comma
Sailor
Martyr
Raise
Flaxen
Drama
Push

-Suspence
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Does that refer to all of them, Suspence?
(I had to guess the first one, so I'm not sure if that's a cultural difference or not)

--- Oscar
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[Suspence]

Yes, the same technique should work for all of them. At least for me Nicely solved.

If you don't have anything lined up, I have another I just completed.
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[Oscar]

I meant: does the password apply to all of them?

If you have another one lined up then please fire away...

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Given that I'm out of Top GLer, but the challenge was a non-text puzzle, I figured I'd create one. Almost everything I create is text based, so it was a nice change of pace. I hope this one isn't too sinister.

... HEAR NO EVIL


-Suspence
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[novice]

[Suspence]

A hint - what does RESIDENCE rhyme with?
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