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The Most Challenging Cryptic There Is

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Cracking The Cryptic

Cracking The Cryptic

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@Liamneedham29
@Liamneedham29 3 жыл бұрын
"Rhombporphyry... I just didn't think MBP would be in a word..." *less than a microsecond passes* "Oh Thumbprint I suppose..." Dude stop, you are too smart.
@davidalderson
@davidalderson 3 жыл бұрын
Half thinking Mark is a genius. Half thinking Mark is just making words up and I am too stupid to realise.
@mceajc
@mceajc 3 жыл бұрын
The speed at which Mark came up with "Thumbprint" as a couter-example for is low confidence in "MBP" appearing in an answer - that shows me so clearly how quickly his brain can pattern-match. Fascinating to watch the clues being unpicked with all the niche knowledge required!
@mjkluck
@mjkluck 3 жыл бұрын
Cryptic solving is why I started following this channel. More pease.
@sotek2784
@sotek2784 3 жыл бұрын
Your ability to solve this is jnanas!
@lordpye
@lordpye 3 жыл бұрын
Almost spit out my drink reading this. Needs more upvotes!
@terracottapie
@terracottapie 2 жыл бұрын
JNANA is one that I know simply from it being on "weird consonant slide" Scrabble tourney study lists.
@Tahgtahv
@Tahgtahv 3 жыл бұрын
Enqueue is a fairly common term in technology, meaning to add to a queue. (Compare with Dequeue, to remove from a queue.)
@juliannicholls
@juliannicholls 3 жыл бұрын
Also, a Deque (pronounced deck) which is a double-ended queue.
@StorymasterQ
@StorymasterQ 3 жыл бұрын
@@juliannicholls I propose Eueuqueue (pronounced "yuu-kyuu") for a double-ended queue.
@michaelhill4091
@michaelhill4091 3 жыл бұрын
Crossword makes for a great day. I’ve prob seen every crossword video from Mark and this may be the best. How he pulls unusual words out of his mental inventory is amazing.
@elrichthain
@elrichthain 3 жыл бұрын
"Maybe this is 'tickle-bobbins'" gave me a tickle. Bobbins, I wasn't looking for a pun!
@Sam_weiqi
@Sam_weiqi 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously amazing. I can't imagine ever being able to do this.
@sh4dowchas3r
@sh4dowchas3r 3 жыл бұрын
Wow Rhombporphory takes me back to school and glaciation, it's an erratic rock we get in the UK carried from Norway by the glaciers. It feels odd hearing Mark say a word you know and then back away from it to something even he isn't convinced by.
@sh4dowchas3r
@sh4dowchas3r 3 жыл бұрын
than again I got the spelling of the right word, I thought I knew, wrong.
@SnowTheJamMan
@SnowTheJamMan 3 жыл бұрын
These are so confusing to me (as a non native), once you or Simon explain it, the logic (mostly) makes sense, but i have NEVER managed to do a clue on my own, still love watching these.
@josephmarrow5598
@josephmarrow5598 3 жыл бұрын
As a native speaker, I've never managed it either, you're not alone
@joaoricardo9174
@joaoricardo9174 3 жыл бұрын
I think it's like any game, you kinda have to know the "rules" to play. If you give a Sudoku puzzle to someone who has never seen one before, and just say "solve it" without telling them the rules, they will have no idea what to do either
@mycroft64089
@mycroft64089 3 жыл бұрын
As an American, I would never attempt a British cryptic crossword. I mean we can't even spell offenses properly.
@andrewzmorris
@andrewzmorris 3 жыл бұрын
I can tell you that as a native speaker, the only 2 words that a native speaker would recognise are "offences" and "secession". Every other word is either foreign, someone's name or some obscure technical jargon.
@idannen
@idannen 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not a native speaker and I managed about 2 clues when I tried several cryptics... I feel you.
@mattbargeable
@mattbargeable 3 жыл бұрын
Pata Pata is the great song & dance by Miriam Makeba!
@theoryjoe1451
@theoryjoe1451 3 жыл бұрын
Every word spoken was from the English language, the only language I know, yet I understand nothing. I am watching with confusion and admiration.
@andrewzmorris
@andrewzmorris 3 жыл бұрын
Most of the words aren't really English. They're mostly Latin, French, Greek, Hindu, people's names .... Very little English.
@FireSiku
@FireSiku 3 жыл бұрын
"I understood all of those words individually" does sum up my feeling as well.
@mightymaniac8712
@mightymaniac8712 3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewzmorris If a word is/has been used by a sufficient number of english speaking people, it’s english. By that logic, there are almost no english words since almost all can be traced back to greek/latin/indo-european etc.
@andrewzmorris
@andrewzmorris 3 жыл бұрын
@@mightymaniac8712 you think a sufficient number of people are saying jnanas?
@joelmartin2549
@joelmartin2549 3 жыл бұрын
Mighty Maniac, I understand your point, the question then is, what makes a word “English”? Some words we use are letter for letter the same as their, Latin, French, Greek origins, and then some are Englishafied. Where does one draw the line?
@Jablicek
@Jablicek 3 жыл бұрын
A braid of hair is sometimes called a queue. This was eye-wateringly difficult. Well done you!
@sotek2784
@sotek2784 3 жыл бұрын
and "enqueue" in the sense of lining up for execution is a computer science concept, so...
@f.w.7843
@f.w.7843 3 жыл бұрын
Faire la queue is french for lining up
@MasterdoMagic
@MasterdoMagic 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy videos of Mark solving the Cryptic puzzles. Sudokus and most other puzzles I want to attempt to solve, those videos I can just marvel at the skills on display, really entertaining. Following on Patreon to get more of those too :)
@martynichol2600
@martynichol2600 3 жыл бұрын
Chimo from Canada! That was about the only word I'd heard of before. Amazing that anyone can get a single clue, let alone the entire puzzle.
@VeritasUnae
@VeritasUnae 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely astounding! I loved how you bounced around the clues, trying to figure out the words they created like chemical reactions creating unknown compounds from base elements. A little like ciprofloxacin maybe.
@Morphior
@Morphior 3 жыл бұрын
I got Ciprofloxacin because I have a bottle of it in my room and randomly looked at it when watching this video. What a coincidence.
@kevinthurlow8055
@kevinthurlow8055 3 жыл бұрын
I never thought I would be shouting "ciprofloxacin" at the computer... My career in chemistry helped for a change. I only heard of Friml as he is mentioned in a Tom Lehrer song. Awesome solve as usual of an incredibly difficult puzzle.
@thebestspork
@thebestspork 3 жыл бұрын
Omg same
@Morphior
@Morphior 3 жыл бұрын
@@thebestspork crazy coincidence, right?
@Ercster
@Ercster 3 жыл бұрын
I wish more people liked these cause they're fun to watch. Sudoku just has the advantage that it's more approachable and you can kind of play along :/
@fulltimeslackerii8229
@fulltimeslackerii8229 3 жыл бұрын
The unused coin is a reference to Abraham Lincoln on the American penny worth 1 cent hence nobody uses it
@peterdunlop7691
@peterdunlop7691 3 жыл бұрын
I always love getting a crossword video. This was a treat and just makes me marvel at Mark’s intelligence.
@stuartharris2165
@stuartharris2165 3 жыл бұрын
oh wow, it's a crossword, yes yes yes, more please!
@kilimanjarocruz660
@kilimanjarocruz660 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about your computer, but happy for the crossword content! Amazing as always.
@bevstarrunner9472
@bevstarrunner9472 3 жыл бұрын
I'm putting jnanas in the memory bank for my next game of Scrabble...
@joelmartin2549
@joelmartin2549 3 жыл бұрын
It won’t work, you competition won’t recognize it and will argue with you. Edit, they will say you are bananas!
@Taikoubou07
@Taikoubou07 3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that you can think of words that you never heard of.
@danielfarney1650
@danielfarney1650 3 жыл бұрын
As a pharmacist, I was screaming for 10 minutes! ROFL! So fun!! More please!
@Stephen-Fox
@Stephen-Fox 3 жыл бұрын
Watching you do crosswords is always a treat.
@AmaranthRBY
@AmaranthRBY 3 жыл бұрын
These clues are completely absurd, I'm stunned by this. Great video
@Anne_Mahoney
@Anne_Mahoney 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry about your computer disaster -- I've been there: I know how miserable it can be! Good luck.
@jovi_al
@jovi_al 3 жыл бұрын
What an incredible solve, Mark! 😍😍
@catnip420
@catnip420 3 жыл бұрын
No sudoku?! I feel cheated! What is this, cracking the cryptic or something?! Seriously though, as a foreigner these will never make any sense to me. Numbers are universal, language quirks are not. But I'm glad fans of crosswords have something to be hapy about tonight :)
@Wouter10123
@Wouter10123 3 жыл бұрын
Don't necessarily think like that! I'm not a native speaker either, but when I first found this channel a year or two ago, I started practicing English cryptics myself, and I was surprised by how quickly I could go from not understanding anything to being able to solve quite some clues in not a lot of time. Obviously not at this level (I usually don't know any of these), but I found an app where I can solve most of most puzzles in less than an hour now.
@catnip420
@catnip420 3 жыл бұрын
@@Wouter10123 Thanks! But you can't mention an app and not reveal its name! :)
@livedandletdie
@livedandletdie 3 жыл бұрын
Recondite Recherché... Pardon my French as the Brits say... but oh lord, didn't I expect to see those words in the description... Arcane and esoteric perhaps, but Recondite or Recherché... not in a million fortnights.
@nickloader3184
@nickloader3184 3 жыл бұрын
Just wow! Incredible solve. Have heard of hardly any of these. Technically got SMEUSE before Mark but only because I actually know the word use lol and there was no reversal indicator for flipping hose - had no idea it was a word though. Also realised we were deleting Ds to make definition 'remains' and CIA as agents slightly faster but completely blown away by how hysterical = rofl. Maybe the best wordplay there.
@gordonglenn2089
@gordonglenn2089 3 жыл бұрын
Another example of amazing crossword solving, thank you!
@joelmartin2549
@joelmartin2549 3 жыл бұрын
ciprofloxacin (Cipro) is a fairly common antibiotic used in the US for infections, I wonder what they call it in the UK and if they use it.
@stevieinselby
@stevieinselby 3 жыл бұрын
Well it took until the 14th answer you wrote in before it was even a word I'd heard of, and then I still didn't understand how you got it (and I like to think I'm pretty literate, but I guess I don't know enough obscure and pointless words that are never used anywhere except cryptic crosswords). I'll stick to sudoku...
@henrymarkson3758
@henrymarkson3758 3 жыл бұрын
This is way beyond challenging. Impossible is nearer the mark.
@Gentenstation
@Gentenstation 3 жыл бұрын
When he wrote Jnanas I thought there was no way that's a word. But now I just feel stupid.
@emdes54
@emdes54 3 жыл бұрын
Jnanas?!? He's making that up. Maybe it's the wine he's drinking :)
@daconor91
@daconor91 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I must be in a minority but I am only subscribed for your crossword context and only watch your crossword videos. Would love to see more regular cryptic crossword stuff
@PH34RB
@PH34RB 3 жыл бұрын
Chimo is a native american greeting indeed, I heard it from a sapper from the corps of engineer for which IIRC this was the motto. It roughly translates to 'friend'.
@andrewgrant6516
@andrewgrant6516 3 жыл бұрын
Upturns can be ticks, maybe?
@JohnWalker-hk5pg
@JohnWalker-hk5pg 3 жыл бұрын
More please
@b34z47
@b34z47 3 жыл бұрын
more crossword content lets gooooo
@1fosters
@1fosters 3 жыл бұрын
LENDERS! The one part, with all of Mark's clues, that I was able to guess.
@tabularasa0606
@tabularasa0606 3 жыл бұрын
Here I thought my English was pretty decent. I've never even seen most of these words.
@carteryott7710
@carteryott7710 3 жыл бұрын
This was incredible! JNANAS only word I knew (from playing scrabble)
@arlenejenkins1127
@arlenejenkins1127 3 жыл бұрын
Ciproflaxin, shortened as cipro for antibiotic
@kellwillsen
@kellwillsen 3 жыл бұрын
Copper is not a coin for "abram", it's a colour.
@thebestspork
@thebestspork 3 жыл бұрын
Looks at packet of antibiotics I'm taking... Ciprofloxacin... Omg
@d4r4butler74
@d4r4butler74 3 жыл бұрын
Too bad about the hardware problems, but YAY Crossword!!
@alexjohnson2473
@alexjohnson2473 3 жыл бұрын
Love the crosswords!
@Mitrasmit
@Mitrasmit 3 жыл бұрын
Echec is a French word meaning failure. Quite close to the word you initially made up for 20 across.
@mycroft64089
@mycroft64089 3 жыл бұрын
Having taken cipro as an antibiotic several times, it was a bit painful to watch.
@d4r4butler74
@d4r4butler74 3 жыл бұрын
I have had it, but I couldn't spell it! Although that might be easier now knowing there is a ROFL in it, lol.
@jcbohn3981
@jcbohn3981 3 жыл бұрын
English is not my native language, so i don't feel bad when i say that i don't know a single word from the final grid
@LednacekZ
@LednacekZ 3 жыл бұрын
So.... what language is he speaking in?
@m.f.m.8290
@m.f.m.8290 3 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain how does this work? These definitions sound like gibberish to me
@missioncardiac7599
@missioncardiac7599 3 жыл бұрын
This is just crazy level of cryptic crossword solving! Though I did get Pata-pata before Mark, (Miriam Makeba kzbin.info/www/bejne/on_IgWaep9KSlc0 ) Also I was screaming ciprofloxacin at him, but it's still amazing he got it without having heard of the antibiotic. Long may he not need such stuff!
@Thebrooky12
@Thebrooky12 3 жыл бұрын
this is cool
@tomsweldinganddesign9763
@tomsweldinganddesign9763 3 жыл бұрын
What are you drinking?
@nicknick6788
@nicknick6788 3 жыл бұрын
Not a single answer in this puzzle is in my vocabulary. 🙄
@igronus
@igronus 3 жыл бұрын
B.R.U.T.A.L.
@KarasuGamma
@KarasuGamma 3 жыл бұрын
Zero of these clues make anything resembling sense.
@Bssa125
@Bssa125 3 жыл бұрын
The only site that works for me is Gamecrookso you might want to give it a try.
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