6/12/2005: Enigmatic grave, answers
Here are the answers from cryptic crosswords the other day.. does anyone care?
The mist erased that man (6) = MISTER
"mist" + "er" are contained in "mist erased", and "that man" could define "mister"
Do you care badly about that piece of land? (4) = ACRE
"care" rearranged ("badly") can spell "acre", a synonym for "piece of land"
Halt! Inverted pots sing chaos! (4,4) = STOP SIGN
"pots" backwards ("inverted") is "stop", and "sing" rearranged ("chaos") is "sign", together they mean "Halt!"
I heard a singing group of ponies in their pen (7) = CHORALE
"heard" tips off that this is an audio clue: a ponies' pen could be a "corral" which sounds like "chorale", a singing group
Prisoners see their penalties empathized (8) = CONVICTS
"prisoners" can be "convicts" and "penalties" can be "convicts" - words that look the same (see is the hint) but with a different emphasis.. yes "empathized" was a typo, so sorry! my bad
Recently I posted a void, I blame a bad sinew (7,2,3) = NOTHING IS NEW
"a void" means "nothing", "sinew" can be rearranged (bad) to "is new", together they are the title of a recent post here
