How does the PF Username Game work?

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In summary: Recall the tropical herb. - solved by MIHAnswer = cut SONAR, then put it back together.5. The Terrible ruler of the ocean, we hear. - unsolved6. A weather vane scholar, in hiding - unsolved7. Am I hot inside? :tongue2: - solved by neutrinoAnswer = MIH: am I hot inside?8. AP: Prez. screwed up! - unsolvedAnswer = zapper: anagram of "AP Prez"9. The Terrible ruler of the ocean, we hear. - unsolvedAnswer = berkeman: anagram of "
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14. Borek. Mendeleev's Scandium is Ekaboron and lacking AN O it is an anagram of Borek.
 
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Gokul43201 said:
10. A way hot tum

That will be red hot belly. 98.

And I got myself, but Kurdt beat me.
 
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cristo said:
My answer probably isn't cryptic enough, but: chromium has chemical symbol cr, then 'is too' makes cristo.
Close enough. You're also supposed to make it lose an O, so that cristoo becomes cristo.

Kurdt said:
And is 17 Artman? M and N = MAN and the art part of part? :-p
Close, but it's simpler even than that. Take another look at it.

cristo said:
18 is Andre: 'longer DNA' is ErDNA, which when read backwards is Andre.

(It's quite obvious I don't know what ErDNA is but it at least exists, as per google!)
Correct.

Kurdt said:
14. Borek. Mendeleev's Scandium is Ekaboron and lacking AN O it is an anagram of Borek.
Good job.

Borek said:
That will be red hot belly. 98.

And I got myself, but Kurdt beat me.
Yes, it's Redbelly.

Okay, let me post a summary and more clues...
 
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21. Same clue as 10, strangely

22. Eta prime?

23. Is my junior New York Democrat insane?

24. kcascti crmnfe

25. Other AZ Sen. follows chariot racer's dad?
 
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neutrino, you are back in the game now, with a new limit of 3 solves.
 
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HOW THINGS STAND (clues in bold are as yet unsolved):

1. Dangerous brakemen. - solved by neutrino
Answer = Berkeman: anagram of "brakemen"

2. Be a moron, silly! - solved by neutrino
Answer = Moonbear: anagram of "be a moron"

3. Mosul chai. - solved by MIH
Answer = kurdt: Mosul is a town in Kurdistan, chai = tea -> T, kurd + t = kurdt

4. Cut SONAR, then put it back together. - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = Astronuc: anagram of "cut sonar"

5. Recall the tropical herb. - solved by neutrino
Answer = lisab: trpoical herb = basil, reverse it to get lisab

6. A weather vane scholar, in hiding - solved by neutrino
Answer = vanesch: hidden clue vane scholar

7. Am I hot inside? - solved by kurdt
Answer = MIH: Am I hot (hidden clue)

8. AP: Prez. screwed up! - solved by neutrino
Answer = Zapper: anagram of "AP Prez"

9. The Terrible ruler of the ocean, we hear. - solved by MIH
Answer = Ivan Seeking: Ivan is from Ivan the Terrible (first Tsar of Russia), and "ruler of the ocean" = sea king, which sounds like (hence, "we hear") Seeking

10. A way hot tum - solved by Borek
Answer = Redbelly: "way hot", as in red hot, and "tum" = tummy = belly ( I know it's kinda lame, but's its part of a set-up)

11. My God! Be physical, but in shorts. - solved by Borek
Answer = mgb phys: "short" forms of "My God", "be" and "physical" are MG (like in OMG), B and phys

12. They whip it good, but not half grand - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = Evo: "Whip it" is a single by the band Devo, half grand = D in Roman numerals, Devo - D = Evo

13. Living under the lighthouse, she was a martyr to logic. - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = hypatia: direct clue; look up Hypatia (alt. Hyapatia) of Alexandria, if you don't know the story

14. Somehow, Mendeleev's Scandium is lacking an O. - solved by kurdt
Answer = Borek: Mendeleev predicted the existence of the element Scandium, and named it Ekaboron; ekaboron - "an o" = ekbor = Borek, after unscrambling

15. Chromium is too! - solved by cristo
Answer = cristo: Chromium = Cr, so "Cr is too". Is what too? Is lacking an O, naturally. So, cristoo - o = cristo

16. "No, not any!" he rages.

17. In part, M and N are the middle letters.

18. In longer DNA, he is transcribed backwards. - solved by cristo
Answer = Andre: in "longer dna" is erdna, which reversed, makes andre

19. Antonius, who wanted your aures.

20. It is not beneath him to interact like -(1/r)e-mr

21. Same clue as 10, strangely

22. Eta prime?

23. Is my junior New York Democrat insane? - solved by neutrino
Answer = jimmysnyder: anagram of is+my+jr+NY+dem

24. kcascti crmnfe

25. Other AZ Sen. follows chariot racer's dad?
 
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Gokul43201 said:
neutrino, you are back in the game now, with a new limit of 3 solves.

Thank you, sir.

5. lisab. Recalling, i.e., reversing basil - the tropical herb.
23. jimmysnyder: anagram of is my jr ny dem. (Nice way of including "current affairs" :) )
 
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Gokul43201 said:
11. My God! Be physical, but in shorts.

Terribly obvious.

My God! Be physical
 
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Oll korrect! My previous update has been re-updated to reflect the changes.
 
  • #45
Gokul43201 said:
22. Eta prime?

That's one of the mesons. Chi? But honestly, I am stabbing in the dark.
 
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Borek said:
That's one of the mesons. Chi? But honestly, I am stabbing in the dark.
Good stab. Eta prime is sometimes called the Chi meson.

Incidentally, Chi is not the only meson in PF.
 
  • #47
24. Chemistree? Bad guess I think.
 
  • #48
Do you have an explanation?

I think you're on the right track - you just have to look more carefully.
 
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Gokul43201 said:
20. It is not beneath him to interact like -(1/r)e-mr

LowlyPion

Lowly from "not beneath him" and Pion from the Yukawa interaction -(1/r)e-mr.
 
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26. Heels broke in the evening - returned.

27. Eetu, for a Fin.

28. First course at the the atomic cafe?

29. μα'θημα: know front to back.

30. Meh ... cooties is gone, somehow.
 
  • #51
George Jones said:
LowlyPion

Lowly from "not beneath him" and Pion from the Yukawa interaction -(1/r)e-mr.
Right ho, George.
 
  • #52
Gokul43201 said:
Do you have an explanation?

I think you're on the right track - you just have to look more carefully.

Vanadium 50. Va is missing from the line of elements.
 
  • #53
Gokul43201 said:
Good stab. Eta prime is sometimes called the Chi meson.
Too right. Only my mum calls me "Eta" (That's a girly name, anyway).

And 29 is "Mathwonk" (finally that class in Greek paid off).
 
  • #54
chaoseverlasting said:
Vanadium 50. Va is missing from the line of elements.
I think you meant V (not Va), but yes, that's right.
 
  • #55
Gokul43201 said:
29. μα'θημα: know front to back.

mathwonk

"know," front to back, is "wonk."

I am classically illiterate. When I use an on-line translator for "math," I get "μαθηματικά."

Edit: scooped by a meson.
 
  • #56
You're using 20th century Greek. I went back a few years to dig up the original.
 
  • #57
Gokul43201 said:
You're using 20th century Greek. I went back a few years to dig up the original.

I was wondering what to do with the last two characters. :-p
 
  • #58
Gokul43201 said:
27. Eetu, for a Fin.

edward
 
  • #59
Gokul43201 said:
28. First course at the the atomic cafe?

Proton Soup

A proton is ionized hydrogen, the first atomic element, and soup is often the first course at a cafe.
 
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HOW THINGS STAND (clues in bold are as yet unsolved):

1. Dangerous brakemen. - solved by neutrino
Answer = Berkeman: anagram of "brakemen"

2. Be a moron, silly! - solved by neutrino
Answer = Moonbear: anagram of "be a moron"

3. Mosul chai. - solved by MIH
Answer = kurdt: Mosul is a town in Kurdistan, chai = tea -> T, kurd + t = kurdt

4. Cut SONAR, then put it back together. - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = Astronuc: anagram of "cut sonar"

5. Recall the tropical herb. - solved by neutrino
Answer = lisab: trpoical herb = basil, reverse it to get lisab

6. A weather vane scholar, in hiding - solved by neutrino
Answer = vanesch: hidden clue vane scholar

7. Am I hot inside? - solved by kurdt
Answer = MIH: Am I hot (hidden clue)

8. AP: Prez. screwed up! - solved by neutrino
Answer = Zapper: anagram of "AP Prez"

9. The Terrible ruler of the ocean, we hear. - solved by MIH
Answer = Ivan Seeking: Ivan is from Ivan the Terrible (first Tsar of Russia), and "ruler of the ocean" = sea king, which sounds like (hence, "we hear") Seeking

10. A way hot tum - solved by Borek
Answer = Redbelly: "way hot", as in red hot, and "tum" = tummy = belly ( I know it's kinda lame, but's its part of a set-up)

11. My God! Be physical, but in shorts. - solved by Borek
Answer = mgb phys: "short" forms of "My God", "be" and "physical" are MG (like in OMG), B and phys

12. They whip it good, but not half grand - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = Evo: "Whip it" is a single by the band Devo, half grand = D in Roman numerals, Devo - D = Evo

13. Living under the lighthouse, she was a martyr to logic. - solved by fuzzyfelt
Answer = hypatia: direct clue; look up Hypatia (alt. Hyapatia) of Alexandria, if you don't know the story

14. Somehow, Mendeleev's Scandium is lacking an O. - solved by kurdt
Answer = Borek: Mendeleev predicted the existence of the element Scandium, and named it Ekaboron; ekaboron - "an o" = ekbor = Borek, after unscrambling

15. Chromium is too! - solved by cristo
Answer = cristo: Chromium = Cr, so "Cr is too". Is what too? Is lacking an O, naturally. So, cristoo - o = cristo

16. "No, not any!" he rages.

17. In part, M and N are the middle letters.

18. In longer DNA, he is transcribed backwards. - solved by cristo
Answer = Andre: in "longer dna" is erdna, which reversed, makes andre

19. Antonius, who wanted your aures.

20. It is not beneath him to interact like -(1/r)e-mr - solved by George
Answer = LowlyPion: the expression is the famous Yukawa potential - see wiki, and being lowly, there's not much that's "beneath him"

21. Same clue as 10, strangely

22. Eta prime? - solved by Borek
Answer = Chi Meson: The Eta Prime is a subatomic particle sometimes referred to as the Chi Meson.

23. Is my junior New York Democrat insane? - solved by neutrino
Answer = jimmysnyder: anagram of is+my+jr+NY+dem

24. kcascti crmnfe - solved by chaoseverlasting
Answer = Vanadium: K, Ca, Sc, Ti, [missing] V [/missing], Cr, Mn, Fe are elements of the 4th period, and V is Vanadium

25. Other AZ Sen. follows chariot racer's dad?

26. Heels broke in the afternoon - returned.

27. Eetu, for a Fin. - solve by George
Answer = Edward: See wiki -> Edward, in other languages

28. First course at the the atomic cafe? - solved by George
Answer = Proton Soup (self explanatory)

29. μα'θημα: know front to back. - solved by Chi Meson (explanation from George)
Answer = Mathwonk: The Greek μάθημα (máthēma) is the origin of the word math(ematics), and you get wonk if you turn "back" the word "know"

30. Meh ... cooties is gone, somehow.

Note: I've made a small change in 26.
 
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An incredibly difficult one, perhaps:

31. What the lookout in the crow's nest yelled, when a very distant radio beacon appeared in his telescope
 
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  • #62
And here's a final one, for fun.

32. Get to the point
 
  • #63
16. "No, not any!" he rages.

Hootenany?
 
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Gokul43201 said:
And here's a final one, for fun.

32. Get to the point

Tiny Tim?
 
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Andre said:
16. "No, not any!" he rages.

Hootenany?

Too many n's
 
  • #66
Gokul43201 said:
An incredibly difficult one, perhaps:

31. What the lookout in the crow's nest yelled, when a very distant radio beacon appeared in his telescope

Probably not "Danger," if it was very distant
 
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And now, to help with the harder ones, here's a little something extra.

PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY

All the answers to the clues fit in the Crossword grid provided below, in unspecified locations. What you now get to do is one or both of two possible things:

1. You can call the locations where you think already solved answers should go. The locations on the grid are referenced by numbers which mark the position of the starting letter of each answer. Furthermore, to indicate whether the answer fits horizontally/across (A) or vertically/down (D) you append A or D to the grid number.

So, for instance, you can make the following call: 1: Berkeman goes into 6A (naturally this would be a bad call, since 6A is for a 5-letter-word, which "berkeman" isn't)

There are limitations imposed here too. You are entitled to a maximum of 5 good calls or 2 bad calls (whichever happens first). Once you reach either limit, you may no longer make calls on grid positions, but you may still continue to solve unsolved clues (see below), as long as you don't hit the separate limit for solving clues. Because of the limitation on bad calls, you may only make 1 or 2 calls at a time (depending on whether you have 2 or 1 unused bad call chances).

2. You can solve clues, just as before. The existing limitation of 4 correctly solved clues still holds (unless you've returned from a time-out, in which case, it is now 3 correctly solved clues). If you hit the limit on solving clues, or even otherwise, you can continue to call grid locations, so long as you haven't hit that separate limit (described above).


http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3654/fixedyt7.png


And here's the list of solved answers (and unsolved clues), with their clue numbers:

Code: 
1. Berkeman

2. Moonbear

3. kurdt

4. Astronuc

5. lisab

6. Vanesch

7. MIH

8. Zapper

9. Ivan Seeking

10. Redbelly

11. mgbphys

12. Evo

13. hypatia

14. Borek

15. Cristo

16. Hootenanny  

17. artman

18. Andre

[b]19. Antonius, who wanted your aures.[/b]

20. LowlyPion

21. matthyaouw

22. Chi Meson

23. Jimmysnyder

24. Vanadium

[b]25. Other AZ Sen. follows chariot racer's dad?

26. Heels broke in the afternoon - returned.[/b]

27. Edward

28. Proton Soup

29. mathwonk

[b]30. Meh ... cooties is gone, somehow.[/b]

[b]31. What the lookout in the crow's nest yelled, when a very distant radio beacon appeared in his telescope[/b]

32. tiny tim


I will periodically check people's calls, tell you which ones were good or bad, and update the grid accordingly.

All clear? Go.
 
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  • #68
Andre said:
16. "No, not any!" he rages.

Hootenany?
Correct. But it is spelled Hootenanny. So that's one more down.

NeoDevin said:
Tiny Tim?
Easy pickings, eh? Correct.

lisab said:
Probably not "Danger," if it was very distant
Yeah, what he saw was really, really distant.
 
  • #69
Gokul43201 said:
21. Same clue as 10, strangely

matthyaouw, anagram of clue 10.
 
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Gokul43201 said:
17. In part, M and N are the middle letters.

Artman?

This one is a guess, Art = in part, man has M and N.
 
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