The Times Crossword Friday Masterclass: Episode 48

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  • Опубліковано 17 гру 2024

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  • @AO968
    @AO968 11 місяців тому +68

    It's funny, sudokus drew me to this channel, but the Cryptic Fridays are always the highlight of the week for me. Please don't ever stop doing these!
    That "digital file manager" clue is pure perfection. Misleading at first, yet straightforward once you see through it.

  • @PeterMoore66
    @PeterMoore66 11 місяців тому +64

    100% correct in 1A. Ossis and Wessis are slang words for the people of East and West Germany respectively. Still used today because of some of the ingrained differences which remain since unification.

    • @10prozenthimmel
      @10prozenthimmel 11 місяців тому +2

      Came here to explain this

    • @prunabluepepper
      @prunabluepepper 11 місяців тому +1

      Yes, and all German viewers are just here screaming at the screen "Ossis!" 😅😂

    • @theadjectiveform
      @theadjectiveform 11 місяців тому +3

      I thought it was funny that he was staring at "OSSIS" trying to relate it to the clue and he actually managed to correctly deduce that "Ossi" meant an East German (with plural "Ossis"). Certainly tough for someone unfamiliar with the word!

    • @Gorm169
      @Gorm169 11 місяців тому

      @@prunabluepepper I wasn't screaming. I would not expect any non-German to know those words.

    • @prunabluepepper
      @prunabluepepper 11 місяців тому

      @@Gorm169 I was screaming inside my head so loud, it waa more like an attempt at telepathy 😂😂😂 but yeah, I don't expect non Germans to know that.

  • @chitraagarwal8259
    @chitraagarwal8259 11 місяців тому +15

    Digital File Manager is going to be stuck in my brain forever! It was just too good

  • @longwaytotipperary
    @longwaytotipperary 11 місяців тому +39

    Simon solving difficult crosswords and chatting with us is very welcome on a gloomy day! Thank you!

    • @davidrattner9
      @davidrattner9 11 місяців тому +3

      Simon's voice and solving of anything will always make days sunny and warm, know matter what it is like outside.

    • @longwaytotipperary
      @longwaytotipperary 11 місяців тому +1

      @@davidrattner9 yes! And also seeing your friends in chat! 🤗

    • @Sandra_and_Nala
      @Sandra_and_Nala 11 місяців тому +4

      Happy to meet everyone here each Friday 😊

    • @longwaytotipperary
      @longwaytotipperary 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Sandra_and_Nala yes! Hope you and Nala are having a good day!

  • @BijickY
    @BijickY 11 місяців тому +3

    Dear algorithm, we love the crossword content. Let the Friday masterclass continue!

  • @swclements1
    @swclements1 11 місяців тому +18

    There’s a very loyal following for this weekly vid - please keep it up. Highlight of the week

  • @richardlyons7582
    @richardlyons7582 11 місяців тому +20

    The Friday crossword Simon is no longer an extra, but a stable part of CTC.

  • @Prazzie
    @Prazzie 11 місяців тому +6

    Spurred on by these videos, I started attempting cryptic crosswords in November last year. English is not my first language and I have only been to the UK twice as a tourist, so these are often rather challenging for me. However, I managed to finish today's puzzle, requiring the aid of 3 dictionaries to get me through, but I did it! Now I can relax and watch the video to see how I should have gone about it. Thank you very much, these videos are the highlight of my Friday evenings.

  • @DianaDeacon-z5g
    @DianaDeacon-z5g 11 місяців тому +4

    Great entertainment and brain-stretching for a sunny Friday afternoon in Newfoundland! I was pointed at these videos by my husband, a loyal supporter of CTC. He’s the number guy, I’m the word lover.

  • @Emmibean77
    @Emmibean77 11 місяців тому +1

    This was brutal, but well done as always, Simon! These videos are my favorite. I always learn so much

  • @rhysbart
    @rhysbart 11 місяців тому

    As a south east Londoner myself I've seen a few muntjacs. Worthy of note they are native to South East Asia, England, and nowhere else in the world.
    Absolutely loved this video. Learned more new words than I expected!

  • @clivebrenchley5319
    @clivebrenchley5319 11 місяців тому +2

    Nothing better than watching these videos while gadding about on a Friday. Thanks as always.

  • @stuartgoesbirding8999
    @stuartgoesbirding8999 11 місяців тому +10

    As a birdwatching history graduate I loved the fact that Gadwall & Villein are ones I got instantly but made Simon feel like I do with almost every other clue. 😂

  • @MaritWatery
    @MaritWatery 11 місяців тому

    As a born Ossi myself, I really enjoyed you discovering that your musings about the word were correct :-)

  • @Anne_Mahoney
    @Anne_Mahoney 11 місяців тому +3

    Yes, ocelots are spotted -- they're grey, and only a little bit bigger than domestic cats. When I was in college one of the ocelots at the nearby zoo had kittens, which were the cutest things you've ever seen. You could imagine why people get the idea of trying to make pets out of them --- which BTW is very much NOT a good idea: they're wild animals, they're not cuddly. Get a regular cat instead. 🐆
    Another Friday evening to kick back with the crossword -- I love these! 😺🧡

  • @rockhopper_penguin
    @rockhopper_penguin 11 місяців тому

    These videos are the highlight of my week. I knew the word villein but there's no way I would be shouting at you through the screen for not knowing it. We all have different hinterlands that expose us to different words and we are all still learning, whereever we are on that learning curve. The lovely thing is that we all get to come here and learn together. My favourite part of these videos is seeing you, with all your experience, still learning with so much enthusiasm. Thank you for your bravery in showing us your learning curve. I really appreciate it.

  • @fuse625151
    @fuse625151 11 місяців тому +1

    I always watch your sudoku and crossword vids before bed cause they are super calming 😊 I hope you’re having a great new year!

  • @euanmurray3676
    @euanmurray3676 11 місяців тому +2

    Absolutely love this series Simon, it's a highlight of my Fridays. Nothing quite like the (very occasional...) pleasure of picking off a clue before you. Thank you for keeping these going, hope you enjoy doing them as much as I enjoy watching them.

  • @davidrattner9
    @davidrattner9 11 місяців тому +3

    Always a joy to see these on Friday!! Can never get enough of Simon and Mark explaining answers as only they can!

  • @orshy1
    @orshy1 11 місяців тому +4

    Oh, yes, of course, the muntjac... Well done, Simon.

  • @aarondobbe8400
    @aarondobbe8400 11 місяців тому

    Love this series! Thanks so much for taking us through these lovely puzzles every Friday; it's such a nice way to wind down the week.

  • @louisesuth8141
    @louisesuth8141 11 місяців тому

    Another great solve!

  • @MarcMcMillin
    @MarcMcMillin 11 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for continuing these master classes Simon & Mark!

  • @DJ_BJ
    @DJ_BJ 11 місяців тому

    The Adelaide Advertiser used to have a two speed crossword exactly like you propose. It literally had separate sets of regular & (relatively gentle) cryptic clues with the same solutions. An invaluable tool to reverse engineer parsing of cryptic clues & learning conventions.
    Just found your channel today via Dutch whispers.🤩👍

  • @grenvillephillips6998
    @grenvillephillips6998 11 місяців тому

    Really enjoyed that, so thanks!

  • @B1GB1RDB4G3L
    @B1GB1RDB4G3L 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for the vid Simon

  • @adrever1986
    @adrever1986 11 місяців тому +1

    Perfect lunchtime viewing Simon thank you!

  • @leojs5673
    @leojs5673 11 місяців тому +3

    on a rainy and chilly day in Brazil, watching Simon solve a puzzle, it almost feels like i’m in the UK.😂

  • @heatherallan9767
    @heatherallan9767 11 місяців тому

    🌱✏thank you ✨

  • @d4r4butler74
    @d4r4butler74 11 місяців тому

    Always love the Crossword content!! My favourite clue is usually the next one... but Manicurist is going to stick with me for a while (Digital File Manager, LOL).
    Sort of wish that the Setters were not anonymous, so they could comment here too, like the Sudoku Setters do. And get thank yous!

  • @Skamba
    @Skamba 11 місяців тому +1

    That 13 down clue is an absolute masterpiece.

  • @profregan6937
    @profregan6937 11 місяців тому

    Manicurist- blowing top also refers to blowing nail varnish to get it to set. Cleverer than clever .Fabulous as always.

  • @francesT5877
    @francesT5877 11 місяців тому +2

    Dan in Japanese in the context of martial arts just means level, 1st level, 2nd level to 10. It comes from a character meaning step, which is used in the word for staircase.
    Thanks as always.

    • @DarklordZagarna
      @DarklordZagarna 10 місяців тому

      Well, kind of. It means "advanced level." Shodan-- 1-dan-- means that you have reached master level.
      Apprenticeship levels are called "kyu," and depending on the pursuit in question, might run into the dozens before you even reach shodan.

  • @LednacekZ
    @LednacekZ 11 місяців тому +3

    digital file manager was amazing

  • @JyotiDas-72
    @JyotiDas-72 11 місяців тому +1

    Always a wonderful start to a Friday when there’s a fresh crossword masterclass. Thanks for keeping it going !

  • @OskarMarszalek
    @OskarMarszalek 11 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @andrewdipplecomedy
    @andrewdipplecomedy 10 місяців тому

    I love Simon to bits; but then I watch these and think he's either a massive cheat ... or some kind of wizard 😂😂 x

  • @vidaroni
    @vidaroni 11 місяців тому +1

    "No views 33 seconds ago" - Now that's a fresh cryptic! Love these. Keep 'em coming. :)

  • @fruitshuit
    @fruitshuit 11 місяців тому +3

    I think the idea of splitting up the clues in advance as a sort of homework exercise for the class is a really interesting one! I know that the part I struggle with the most when I'm trying to solve these on my own is understanding the structure of the clue--it'd be really helpful, I think, if there were training puzzles which presented the clues with the option to have the intended reading highlighted, i.e. which part is definition, which is wordplay, and then within the wordplay, which words are "process" words (e.g. highlighting among as a process word to indicate insertion or restructuring as an anagram indicator).

  • @finlandtaipan4454
    @finlandtaipan4454 11 місяців тому +1

    What a brilliant solve of a seemingly impossible puzzle!
    I sometines take pride in gettibg just one of the words before you do but today it was all ceazy and I had nothing.

  • @arty9935
    @arty9935 11 місяців тому

    Great work Simon. 13 down is an absolute belter of a clue. Love the crosswords every Friday.

  • @thescrewfly
    @thescrewfly 11 місяців тому +5

    Hanging on through most of the puzzle waiting for Simon's brain to accept Ossi as a word... for the algorithm!

  • @azrobbins01
    @azrobbins01 11 місяців тому

    Love these!

  • @mjkluck
    @mjkluck 11 місяців тому

    Woo-Hoo! Friday cryptic.

  • @nickloader3184
    @nickloader3184 11 місяців тому

    Fantastic grid and entertaining vid. Oh. Writing poetically is what I did. Dare I boast of my performance - beating Simon to finding ringgit, manicurist and avoidance - God forbid - but the rest he left me feeling like a clumsy kid.

  • @langy2068
    @langy2068 11 місяців тому

    Always happy if I solve one clue in these. Doubly so if I get it before Simon. I thought Ringgit was the second easiest (after ire) in the whole crossword, but maybe it’s just because I’m in Australia and we’re in close proximity to Malaysia.

  • @davidperkins3621
    @davidperkins3621 11 місяців тому +8

    Gadwall is not monstrous, it is a duck!

  • @SnugglesPlays
    @SnugglesPlays 11 місяців тому

    Very good Simon! Are you sure the deer in your garden is a Muntjac? You can tell a muntjac because they have little tusks! Looks quite funny.

  • @rachelpalitto8764
    @rachelpalitto8764 10 місяців тому

    Long time sudoko watcher, short time crossword watcher, first time commenter. Just wanted to let you know that the "K" in Knesset is actually pronounced. Like "ka-nesset" :)

  • @toerag572
    @toerag572 11 місяців тому +4

    Hated to see that typo looming towards the end!

  • @Raven-Creations
    @Raven-Creations 11 місяців тому

    That was quite tough today, with so many obscure words and some fiendish (but perfectly fair) wordplay. It's definitely not the usual Times offering.
    I did like the manicurist clue. Croupier was also quite nice. I'm used to spotting flower for a river, but I'd never considered it might be lava before.
    Although the dictionary supports git=idiot, I've never heard it used like that. A git is always an unsavoury character in my experience. Some people are described as a "daft git", but without "daft" the meaning would change. It works in the same ways as "daft bastard".

  • @arthurcharest9061
    @arthurcharest9061 11 місяців тому

    Thanks Simon, a delightful watch as always!

  • @joshuaharper372
    @joshuaharper372 11 місяців тому

    Muntjacs may nibble Simon's garden, but I have certainly never encountered that word before. Or gadwall. But I have been to Malaysia and what used to be east Germany, so ossis and ringgit didn't trouble me.

  • @robinstyles9997
    @robinstyles9997 11 місяців тому

    Superb and very enjoyable

  • @JohnLeeShaw
    @JohnLeeShaw 11 місяців тому +3

    Wow, some of the words in this clue are mind blowing -- no wonder I could only manage 1D (while being on sort of the right track with others). Well done, Simon, for cracking it. You're as modest as ever, but you are so clever and your knowledge is very impressive. By the way, as a former judoka I agree with your interpretation of 15D, 'martial artist master' would have been a little more correct I feel. Dan grade is when one attains the black belt (in Judo anyway) which is 1st to 5th dans (before dan is 'kyu'). Red and white striped belt is then worn by those who attain 6th-8th dan. Red belt is 9th and 10th dan. Thanks very much, Simon, have a nice weekend! 🙂

    • @gerryeneral4609
      @gerryeneral4609 11 місяців тому

      If Simon had read on a little, he would have seen: "a person who had gained such a level", so a fair clue after all.

  • @francesT5877
    @francesT5877 11 місяців тому

    Ramsons can also be called ramps which is a good thing to know.

  • @bobblebardsley
    @bobblebardsley 11 місяців тому +1

    I know the term 'gad about' but if I really think about it, I'm pretty sure the only place I know it from is Teddy Bears' Picnic. (And cryptic crosswords.)

  • @glum_hippo
    @glum_hippo 11 місяців тому

    In Japanese, dan is indeed any level of proficiency. 9th dan or 10th dan is extremely proficient. It's not limited to martial arts but also things like Go.

  • @fjr2go
    @fjr2go 11 місяців тому

    Simon, wow! really a masterclass ! /me bows

  • @missioncardiac7599
    @missioncardiac7599 11 місяців тому

    2 points (getting the word before Simon) for me today Gadwall (done a bit of bird watching), and ringgit.
    But maybe minus 2 because I hadn't heard of muntjac and ramsons.
    Anyway enjoyed it immensely.
    Digital file manger is sick!

  • @clara931
    @clara931 11 місяців тому

    I enjoy these master classes. Maybe one day I will advance far enough to give it a go myself. Or at least feel like I might be able to give tge in-laws a hand if they get stuck on a clue

  • @VonBlade
    @VonBlade 4 місяці тому

    13D is both evil _and_ brilliant. One of those "aha" moments.

  • @danecarter5454
    @danecarter5454 11 місяців тому

    You need to watch more Atomic Shrimp and his foraging of ramsons

  • @francesT5877
    @francesT5877 11 місяців тому

    I took a chance on injure instead of injury. Didn’t pan out. I knew Gadwall but certainly don’t think many people will know it. I just like birds.

  • @romasteve7292
    @romasteve7292 11 місяців тому

    Real toughie

  • @kuchcyk
    @kuchcyk 11 місяців тому +2

    The 'k" in 'Knesset' is pronounced as it comes from Hebrew

  • @palpytine
    @palpytine 11 місяців тому +1

    West Germans did indeed refer to East Germans as "Ossis"

  • @dekbrown
    @dekbrown 11 місяців тому

    I love these videos and, Simon, you are brilliant. Don’t like cryptics like this though with lots of weird and arcane language. They seem impenetrable. We didn’t all go to schools that did Latin.

  • @arkb0t379
    @arkb0t379 11 місяців тому +1

    For 1A, infiltration can refer to SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service.

  • @michaeljarcher
    @michaeljarcher 11 місяців тому

    Wait until I next see my Dad, he use to say to us kids ""stupid git" ( affection of love! )

  • @AlistairBuxton
    @AlistairBuxton 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm pretty sure "ossi" has been in one of these before. Could have been a Mark episode though.

  • @looweeg4229
    @looweeg4229 11 місяців тому

    I don't think I'll never get used to Simon doing Crosswords.

  • @stevenwilliamson6236
    @stevenwilliamson6236 7 місяців тому

    A quarter of your time was spent on Ossis!

  • @lincolnshep
    @lincolnshep 11 місяців тому

    Muntjac deer are not native to the UK. A population escaped from Woburn Abbey in the 1920s.

  • @0Taneb
    @0Taneb 11 місяців тому

    Sometimes I have to remind myself that for every word where I'm screaming at the screen because you can't see it and it's so obvious to me, there's two or three at least where you get it straight away and it's a word I've never heard of

  • @zachpekarsky6905
    @zachpekarsky6905 11 місяців тому

    Contrary to the expectation of any english-speaker, the K in knesset is actually not silent

  • @vinyl1Earthlink
    @vinyl1Earthlink 11 місяців тому

    Do you do a typo check when you are solving at full speed?

  • @andrewgrant6516
    @andrewgrant6516 11 місяців тому

    Ringgit is Malaysian

  • @brycecrux2730
    @brycecrux2730 11 місяців тому

    gadwall is a type of duck ;)

  • @debrabowen4276
    @debrabowen4276 11 місяців тому

    Simon, if you find extra time, take a touch-typing class!

  • @jokerServerDE
    @jokerServerDE 11 місяців тому

    reverse-engineering Os(s)is was super impressive to me

  • @andrewgrant6516
    @andrewgrant6516 11 місяців тому

    Anyone who still sings Teddy Bears' Picnic will know how to gad about, singing and shouting without any cares, until their Mummies and Daddies take them home to bed.

  • @RoderickEtheria
    @RoderickEtheria 11 місяців тому

    Barred crosswords or bard crosswords?

  • @michaelpdawson
    @michaelpdawson 11 місяців тому

    Gandalf is not a duck!

  • @azrobbins01
    @azrobbins01 11 місяців тому

    Digital file manager = manicurist. Brilliant!

  • @Squishy3757
    @Squishy3757 11 місяців тому +2

    Uh oh. Typo.

  • @watchmakerful
    @watchmakerful 11 місяців тому

    Usually "Knesset" is pronounced with an audible "k".

  • @sebastienlecoq3956
    @sebastienlecoq3956 11 місяців тому +1

    In 22 down, wrogn is spelt incorrectly.

  • @ahouyearno
    @ahouyearno 11 місяців тому

    East Germans are affectionately called Ossie by West Germans. "Ihr seid Ossies?" is a very normal thing to ask.

    • @niiii_niiii
      @niiii_niiii 11 місяців тому

      Wie süß 🥰🥰🥰

  • @vpr0
    @vpr0 11 місяців тому

    I wonder if Simon knows all meanings of the word sounding 😅

  • @HienNguyenHMN
    @HienNguyenHMN 11 місяців тому

    The typo! 😭😭

  • @thitherword
    @thitherword 11 місяців тому

    Simon often struggles with the easier puzzles and breezes through the difficult ones.

  • @AlonAltman
    @AlonAltman 11 місяців тому +1

    You mispronounced "Knesset", the K isn't silent. For many of us "Nick" isn't obviously a colloquial reference to police station. I've never heard of that before.

    • @michaelpdawson
      @michaelpdawson 11 місяців тому +1

      I always thought "the nick" meant jail, not a police station per se.

  • @nathanielhanson5007
    @nathanielhanson5007 9 місяців тому

    What an ignoramus