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Suspence
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 Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:00 pm Post subject: 1 |
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Quite a few difficult puzzles in VSP at the moment. This should be a bit easier.
Actor Asner
Cartoonist Avery
Comedian Skelton
Cyclist Armstrong
Gangster Capone
Jazz musician Baker
Pitcher Young
Serial killer Bundy
TV carpenter Pennington
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referee
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:08 pm Post subject: 2 |
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Let's start with:
Cartoonist TEX Avery
Cyclist LANCE Armstrong
Gangster AL Capone
Pitcher CY Young
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ralphmerridew
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:26 pm Post subject: 3 |
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IIRC
ED Asner
RED Skelton
TED Bundy |
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novice
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: 4 |
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Actor Asner - ED
Cartoonist Avery - TEX
Comedian Skelton - RED
Cyclist Armstrong - LANCE
Gangster Capone - AL
Jazz musician Baker - CHET
Pitcher Young - CY
Serial killer Bundy - TED
TV carpenter Pennington - TY |
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Suspence
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:31 am Post subject: 5 |
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All good so far. That said,there are a few I'm not happy with:
Replace Jazz musician Baker with British TV presenter Morgan.
Replace Actor Asner with NFL quarterback Rosenfels
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novice
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:36 am Post subject: 6 |
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Ok, so that's SAGE Rosenfeld and probably PIERS Morgan.
So we have
ED/SAGE, TEX, RED, LANCE, AL, CHET/PIERS, CY, TED, TY. |
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Vagrant
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:19 am Post subject: 7 |
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maybe ...
RA chet/piers cy ted
COR ed/sage tex al
PAR red lance ty |
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Vagrant
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:23 am Post subject: 8 |
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| Is his name DON? |
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Suspence
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:13 pm Post subject: 9 |
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Indeed. Nicely solved, Vagrant.
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Elethiomel
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject: 10 |
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| Nice and clean puzzle, Suspence. |
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jesternl
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:56 pm Post subject: 11 |
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| Nice... |
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Suspence
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:44 pm Post subject: 12 |
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Glad you enjoyed it. Another list then:
Baseball player Griffey Jr.
NASCAR legend Earnhardt
Swedish director Bergman
Producer Welles
Cowboy Singer Autrey
Media mogul Turner
Actor Asner
Actor Hopkins
Author Vidal
Actor Kutcher
Media mogul Murdoch
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ralphmerridew
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:47 pm Post subject: 13 |
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Baseball player Griffey Jr. KEN
NASCAR legend Earnhardt DALE
Swedish director Bergman INGMAR
Producer Welles ORSON
Cowboy Singer Autrey GENE
Media mogul Turner TED
Actor Asner ED
Actor Hopkins BOB
Author Vidal GORE
Actor Kutcher ASHTON
Media mogul Murdoch RUPERT |
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Suspence
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject: 14 |
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Bob Hopkins? Never heard of him.
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ralphmerridew
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:21 pm Post subject: 15 |
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| Bah, got him mixed up with Bob Hoskins. |
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Suspence
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject: 16 |
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Ah, Bob Hoskins. Good actor, but less accomplished than Mr. Hopkins.
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Scurra
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: 17 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
| Ah, Bob Hoskins. Good actor, but less accomplished than Mr. Hopkins. |
Isn't that Sir Hopkins? (Actually no, because you always use the first name with knighthoods. So he'd be Sir Anthony.)
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Suspence
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:00 pm Post subject: 18 |
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Nicely done, but you've got every one wrong.
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Vagrant
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:57 pm Post subject: 19 |
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| Is his name ELDRED? |
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Suspence
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:58 pm Post subject: 20 |
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Indeed. Nicely solved again.
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Vagrant
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