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Originally posted by subcontrabass View PostI assume that it means that we are in search of a Q that links "early morning", "looking" and "bit of fun".
"Quaerens quem devoret" [seeking whom he might devour]
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Don Petter
Another late morning for me, and deathly quiet. What have I done? I genuinely thought the last question was about as straightforward as they come. Completely musical, referring to two of the most widely known composers and well before Simon’s cut off date.
All I can offer is to do what OFCACHAP suggests and make it as bread-and-butter as possible:
What Q connects ‘Sunrise’, ‘Hunt’ and ‘Lark’?
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Originally posted by Don Petter View Postrn,
here goes, with an attempt to recover our lost innocence by reverting to Simon’s simple circular rule of three.
Solution is one word, starting with Q.
It’s early morning and we’re looking for a bit of fun.
(Remember, classic rules, so no diagonals.)
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Don Petter
Originally posted by Tapiola View PostQuartets!
Well done Tapiola, and welcome to the inner circle (which is absolutely not what it is, I hasten to add).
Would you like to give us all an R question, in your own time?
[They were indeed, all named string quartets, by Haydn (1 & 3) and Mozart (2).]
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Norfolk Born
Welcome indeed! In view of the length of time that elapsed before the clue was posted, I can't help wondering whether I was the only person to set off in completely the wrong direction having been seduced into equating 'searching' and 'looking' with the idea of a 'quest'.
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Originally posted by Tapiola View PostQuartets!
And great to see fresh blood solving it...
OFACHAP, I was with you down the 'quest' blind alley
R.........."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Don Petter
Originally posted by Caliban View PostOFACHAP, I was with you down the 'quest' blind alley
I'm sorry no-one guessed it without the translation. I suppose that with my crossword mind always running through synonyms in the background I hoped someone would hit on 'sunrise' for early morning or 'lark' for bit of fun, and take it on from there.
I've been out so not yet grappled with Tapiola's conundrum, which looks interesting.
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