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madhatter5 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:13 am All for the better I guess, the best I could think of was "Drive to mass" which does not do you justice

My quick thought:
Retweet in a return of 60's chic.

Bird and I have been discussing the Cryptic Leaderboard offline. We decided it was time for the collectively Muggles to help finish the list. The solutions we have so far:

Two locals and a King BarbaraK
In New York, Conservative comes first Cinny
Oh, a skewer between two bishops Boharr
Hot dog that is not quite as bad as hell FrankieHeck
This constructor’s good!! Meg
Even Andy’s odd DannyVee
Evildoer’s normal inside RPardoe
In book, a cab’s run over BBaack
Audubon’s affair Bird Lives
Rush hour’s beginning Dartg
Young lady’s not so shallow, by the sound of it DPlass
Start of workweek frustrating me as well ImOnToo
Previous rate OldJudge
Girlfriends interrupted by sore back Joe Ross
Cat president Tom Wilson
How come I’m a bit silly inside? Whimsy
Spooner’s creative use of flesh TMart
Go on about weight KayW
Singing on air Carolyn
Sally drawn weekly WendyWalker
Tiny Catherine’s gone wonky CAE39
Feature hour MarkHR
Court unknown couple Woozy
Hundred race North Cindy N
Madhatter’s entertaining Reddit interview MamaE
Two articles about it Anita
Not a big deal, with daughter in crossroads? Small Wave Dave
Fifty thousand breathe air LauraM
Swindler, eavesdropper, scoundrel (primarily) SharkIciciles
Me, a Simpson? MaineMarge
Church Jeopardy: Steamy mocha leads to steamy skin ChrisKochmanski
Her brick building hcbirker
Jimmy? There’s Jimmy! Jeremy Smith
Letter from Israel: “Nose returned in can” Beth Trypin
Hundred quiet heads working CPJohnson

Do you want the names of those who never declared that they solved? Or prefer the even tougher challenge?

Here is what RPardoe and I have been able to come up with. You can see which cryptics have no answers. And here are possible answers we haven't been able to match with cryptics:
CAE39
Carolyn
TMart
Lbray53
Dr Tom (though leaning towards Cat President due to TOM/CAT, but not certain)
Sew Young

A president, nearly Abide
Two locals and a King BarbaraK
In New York, Conservative comes first Cinny
Oh, a skewer between two bishops Boharr
Hot dog that is not quite as bad as hell Frankie Heck
This constructor’s good!! Meg
Even Andy’s odd Dannyvee
Evildoer’s normal inside RPardoe
In book, a cab’s run over
Audubon’s affair Bird Lives
Rush hour’s beginning Darth
Young lady’s not so shallow, by the sound of it Dplass
Start of workweek frustrating me as well ImOnToo
Previous rate oldjudge
Girlfriends interrupted by sore back Joe Ross
Cat president
How come I’m a bit silly inside? whimsy
Spooner’s creative use of flesh TMart
Go on about weight KayW
[color=#BF0000Singing on air[/color]
Sally drawn weekly Wendy Walker
Tiny Catherine’s gone wonky
Feature hour
Court unknown couple woozy
Hundred race North
Madhatter’s entertaining Reddit interview MamaE
Two articles about it Anita
Not a big deal, with daughter in crossroads?
Fifty thousand breathe air LauraM
Swindler, eavesdropper, scoundrel (primarily) sharkicicles
Me, a Simpson? MaineMarge
Church Jeopardy: Steamy mocha leads to steamy skin ChrisKochmanski
Her brick building hcbirker
Jimmy? There’s Jimmy! Jeremy Smith
Letter from Israel: “Nose returned in can” Beth Tyrpin
Hundred quiet heads working

madhatter5 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:44 am Do you want the names of those who never declared that they solved? Or prefer the even tougher challenge?

Considering we aren't finding dictionary words, I will leave the tougher challenge to those more adept at cryptics.
I want all the help I can get! A (spoiler masked if you prefer) list of missing names would be great!

Especially as I don't know the cut-off for names to include - some in this thread might have solved after you created the list but before you posted it, so I am looking for them in vain?

Like others, I don't understand them even after seeing the spoilers.

Small Wave Dave
markhr
CpJohnson
bbaack
Cindy N
Tom Wilson


By the way I see you've got Tmart although you say you haven't

madhatter5 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:57 am By the way I see you've got Tmart although you say you haven't

Bird helped me there.

I needed one nudge each from sharkicicles and RPardoe, but I'm off the couch now.

After looking at Josh's spoiler above with the list of names...

Hundred race North Cindy N
In book, a cab’s run over bbaack
Cat president Tom Wilson
Not a big deal, with daughter in crossroads? Small Wave Dave = small + W + D in ave|ave
Hundred quiet heads working CpJohnson = C + p(iano) + Johns + on
Feature hour markhr

Updated my post to complete the answers.
Thanks to the Muggle Mind Meld.

I see that Bird Lives is looking for me on the cryptic list. I have not posted that I solved. I finally got it after all of the nudges, but can claim no credit for actually solving it..

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:51 pm I see that Bird Lives is looking for me on the cryptic list. I have not posted that I solved. I finally got it after all of the nudges, but can claim no credit for actually solving it..

I was making the same mistake. I probably mistook your post about a friend flying to France as a cryptic post that you had solved it.

Mea culpa - did the Muggle Mind Meld every solve:

Tiny Catherine’s gone wonky

hoover wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:10 pm After looking at Josh's spoiler above with the list of names...

Hundred race North Cindy N
In book, a cab’s run over bbaack
Cat president Tom Wilson
Not a big deal, with daughter in crossroads? Small Wave Dave = small + W + D in ave|ave
Hundred quiet heads working CpJohnson = C + p(iano) + Johns + on
Feature hour markhr

RPardoe and I were using the names in the posts here, including one non-solver (News is confused about you. Not bad.) and a late arrival (Pound light males in the grid.) No way we could have decoded the modest half-dozen.

Yes sorry I should have realized that of course.

RPardoe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:48 pm Mea culpa - did the Muggle Mind Meld every solve:

Tiny Catherine’s gone wonky

Post # 90.

Bird Lives wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:46 pm

hoover wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:10 pm After looking at Josh's spoiler above with the list of names...

Hundred race North Cindy N
In book, a cab’s run over bbaack
Cat president Tom Wilson
Not a big deal, with daughter in crossroads? Small Wave Dave = small + W + D in ave|ave
Hundred quiet heads working CpJohnson = C + p(iano) + Johns + on
Feature hour markhr

RPardoe and I were using the names in the posts here, including one non-solver (News is confused about you. Not bad.) and a late arrival (Pound light males in the grid.) No way we could have decoded the modest half-dozen.

I like it. Not sure I would have decoded it amongst all the others. In grid situation, I would have eventually gotten it. I love the cryptics, but they often take me several days of looking at them before completion.

whimsy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:03 pm

RPardoe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:48 pm Mea culpa - did the Muggle Mind Meld every solve:

Tiny Catherine’s gone wonky

Post # 90.

Yes, Thanks!