We had a great response to yesterday’s clue but only 29 people managed to register their right answers in the blog, way below our current record of 42.
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The Clue was “An exclamation some make ruefully? Quiet the reverse! (6)”. The Answer was “EUREKA”. This is a “Reverse Hidden word” clue. The letters are hidden in mAKE RUE<-fully. It’s a semi &Lit clue and the entire clue when read together also provides the definition.
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EGOCENTRIC
Ptolemy’s model was GEOCENTRIC . elevating Earth means E goes First to give EGOCENTRIC which means in vain
EGOCENTRIC – Moving E in GEOCENTRIC up
EGOCENTRIC
Def : in vain
GEOCENTRIC ( like Ptolemy’s model)
Move E to the top ( elevating earth) EGOCENTRIC
Egocentric
E go centric
GEOCENTRIC
Geocentric
Egocentric. EG(like) O CENTRIC (Ptolemy’s model earth is centre of Universe) Definition Vain
GEOCENTRIC (CD)
EGOCENTRIC
geocentric is Ptolemy’s model where E[for earth] is brought in front
EGOCENTRIC
Like Ptolemy’s model – geocentric
Elevating Earth – move E to the beginning
def.- in vain
Geocentric?
Egocentric
GEOCENTRIC
Vain is EGOCENTRIC. Shift E one place up.
{+E}G(-e)OCENTRIC
EGOCENTRIC (DD)
Misinterpreted the wordplay first time around.
EGOCENTRIC (E (Earth) elevated to the top in Geocentric)
GEOCENTRIC. E to the top.
{EGO}*CENTRIC = GEOCENTRIC
(may also be the other way round)
Geocentric
EGOCENTRIC
geocentric
EGOCENTRIC
Annotation: position of E goes up (assuming it’s a down clue) in GEOCENTRIC
Geocentric
Egocentric elevate e in geocentric meaning vain
Egocentric. Def.- in vain
Ptolemy’s model had Earth at the centre and all other planets revolving around it- like an ego centric man
Geocentric
DD / CD
EGOCENTRIC; ELEVATE FIRST E (FOR EARTH) IN GEOCENTRIC TO FRONT