2010/1/4 Smylers :
> Aaron Trevena writes:
>
>> We have a winner for the cryptic crossword! Congratulation to
>> Smylers, who managed to get a 100% correct solution :
>
> Wow, thanks! Though actually I didn't provide an answer for 2d, so
> possibly I only drew with anybody else who was missing ju
2010/1/4 Hakim Cassimally :
> 2010/1/4 Smylers :
>> Aaron Trevena writes:
>> Which is definitely the _letters_ of "Santa Claus", but not exactly in
>> the right order ... who did your proof-reading?!
>
> I attempted... and pointed the slight disordering out (it being,
> admittedly, one of the few q
2010/1/4 Smylers :
> Aaron Trevena writes:
> Which is definitely the _letters_ of "Santa Claus", but not exactly in
> the right order ... who did your proof-reading?!
I attempted... and pointed the slight disordering out (it being,
admittedly, one of the few questions that I understood ;-)
osf'
Aaron Trevena writes:
> We have a winner for the cryptic crossword! Congratulation to
> Smylers, who managed to get a 100% correct solution :
Wow, thanks! Though actually I didn't provide an answer for 2d, so
possibly I only drew with anybody else who was missing just one?
> I suppose some exp
2010/1/4 Aaron Trevena :
> We have a winner for the cryptic crossword!
>
> Congratulation to Smylers, who managed to get a 100% correct solution :
>
> 3a better not pout
> 4a winter
> 8a naughty
> 9a snowman
> 12a Boxing Day
> 14a not even a mouse
> 15a Jingle Bells
> 17a checking i
We have a winner for the cryptic crossword!
Congratulation to Smylers, who managed to get a 100% correct solution :
3a better not pout
4a winter
8a naughty
9a snowman
12a Boxing Day
14a not even a mouse
15a Jingle Bells
17a checking it twice
1d Be good for goodness' sake
On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 03:22:32PM +, Hakim Cassimally wrote:
>
> Araucaria though is still going strong... he must be coming up to 90
> years old, but he's still probably the best of the Graun compilers.
Born 1921 so your assertion is correct.
Agree with the general consensus that you need
Actually I never got python. It is as opaque to me as mud. Language
differences in mostly subjective shocker.
On 1/1/10, Avleen Vig wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Aaron Trevena
> wrote:
>> Python is cryptic enough.
>
> If by that you mean "we're used to doing some weird crazy things,
On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> Python is cryptic enough.
If by that you mean "we're used to doing some weird crazy things, and
real OO is too cryptic now", then I agree ;-)
Still a couple more days more to do the crossword. I will post the
answers monday. You dont have to finish it to win. Happy new year.
On 12/31/09, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> As requested some examples and how they work. 1)
> alt.binaries.northpole.help 3 letters. Elf. Play on usenet, linux
> executab
As requested some examples and how they work. 1)
alt.binaries.northpole.help 3 letters. Elf. Play on usenet, linux
executable format, helps santa at north pole. 2) sigma(err) if (tz eq
Gmt - 12) . Summer. Sum er which is when xmas is down under. 3)
s/em-($hyphen)/$1er/
Answer dasher. The reindeer.
Ok. Some worked examples to follow this evening
On 12/31/09, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> Ok. Will try and post some worked examples this evening. Thought a
> couple up. Hopefully enough to show how (little) my mind works.
>
> On 12/31/09, Richard Foley wrote:
>> Hi Aaron,
>>
>> How's about hosting a
2009/12/30 Aaron Trevena
> Still no answers in my inbox. Most complete will win if nobody
> completes it. Maybe I should have posted to a java or python group -
> they would have finished it by now.
>
>
Sure, that will work.
Happy New Year!!
2009/12/31 Richard Foley :
> I know the Araucuria and Custos crosswords from
> the Guardian (showing my age here)...
Araucaria though is still going strong... he must be coming up to 90
years old, but he's still probably the best of the Graun compilers.
osf'
Hi Aaron,
How's about hosting a partially started crossword, with say four
representative answers filled in correctly, such that people get the kind of
thinking behind your clues. I know the Araucuria and Custos crosswords from
the Guardian (showing my age here) had particular styles which too
You only need to know what it stands for. As I keep on saying its not
very clever. Mostly bad puns and silly geeky word play
On 12/31/09, James Laver wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Aaron Trevena
> wrote:
>> Still no answers in my inbox. Most complete will win if nobody
>> completes i
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> Still no answers in my inbox. Most complete will win if nobody
> completes it. Maybe I should have posted to a java or python group -
> they would have finished it by now.
Perhaps something to do with the fact that two of the clues referenc
Python is cryptic enough.
On 12/31/09, Avleen Vig wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Aaron Trevena
> wrote:
>> Still no answers in my inbox. Most complete will win if nobody
>> completes it. Maybe I should have posted to a java or python group -
>> they would have finished it by now.
>
>
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> Still no answers in my inbox. Most complete will win if nobody
> completes it. Maybe I should have posted to a java or python group -
> they would have finished it by now.
Can you do a python one for s's and g's?
I'd give that a crack :)
Still no answers in my inbox. Most complete will win if nobody
completes it. Maybe I should have posted to a java or python group -
they would have finished it by now.
On 12/24/09, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> 2009/12/23 Smylers :
>> Aaron Trevena writes:
>>
>>> 90 downloads of the PDF and Nobody has s
2009/12/23 Smylers :
> Aaron Trevena writes:
>
>> 90 downloads of the PDF and Nobody has sent me the correct answers
>> yet.. only a few days to go.. to boxing day. Shall I extend it to new
>> year ?
>
> Yes, please! I had a quick look (and got a few answers) when I
> downloaded it, but haven't h
Aaron Trevena writes:
> 90 downloads of the PDF and Nobody has sent me the correct answers
> yet.. only a few days to go.. to boxing day. Shall I extend it to new
> year ?
Yes, please! I had a quick look (and got a few answers) when I
downloaded it, but haven't had time yet to really look at it
2009/12/18 Aaron Trevena :
> 2009/12/17 Aaron Trevena :
>> As promised.. I've put together a crossword.
>>
>> Download the PDF, print and ponder over the holiday :
>> http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk/news.html
>
> To make it interesting, as well as the glory of bing proclaimed winner
> on the website
2009/12/19 Victoria Conlan (vi...@comps.org) :
>
>> I've checked the clues/answers, hopefully I've fixed any mistakes.. if
>> anybody spots any let me know and I'll fix and republish.
>
> It may not be relevant as I've just skimmed it and my brain is fuddled
> from an extended Christmas-present-wra
I've checked the clues/answers, hopefully I've fixed any mistakes.. if
anybody spots any let me know and I'll fix and republish.
It may not be relevant as I've just skimmed it and my brain is fuddled
from an extended Christmas-present-wrapping session, but would you mind
posting the full quest
2009/12/18 Aaron Trevena :
> 2009/12/18 Piers Cawley :
>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Aaron Trevena
>> wrote:
>>> 2009/12/17 Aaron Trevena :
As promised.. I've put together a crossword.
Download the PDF, print and ponder over the holiday :
http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk/ne
2009/12/18 Piers Cawley :
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Aaron Trevena
> wrote:
>> 2009/12/17 Aaron Trevena :
>>> As promised.. I've put together a crossword.
>>>
>>> Download the PDF, print and ponder over the holiday :
>>> http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk/news.html
>>
>> To make it interesting
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> 2009/12/17 Aaron Trevena :
>> As promised.. I've put together a crossword.
>>
>> Download the PDF, print and ponder over the holiday :
>> http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk/news.html
>
> To make it interesting, as well as the glory of bing proclai
2009/12/17 Aaron Trevena :
> As promised.. I've put together a crossword.
>
> Download the PDF, print and ponder over the holiday :
> http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk/news.html
To make it interesting, as well as the glory of bing proclaimed winner
on the website and this list the winner will get an e
As promised.. I've put together a crossword.
Download the PDF, print and ponder over the holiday :
http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk/news.html
I've checked the clues/answers, hopefully I've fixed any mistakes.. if
anybody spots any let me know and I'll fix and republish.
If everybody is still stuck
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