Posted by It’s an image featuring 50 cryptic clues to cricketing terms. It’s called ‘Whatzat!’ The ECB have commissioned it and apparently there are international and county tickets to be won.
We’re crap at this sort of thing. It took us quite some time to work out why bowler hats featured so prominently.
If you click the image, it should take you to a bigger, interactive version.
The fact that you lot like this sort of thing is very bad news for us, because it means we have to continue opening emails from marketing companies on the offchance that another one of them will do something well, even though that is HIGHLY unlikely.
Oh, I can’t even be bothered.
We had to open not one, but three emails from a marketing agency to bring you this AND we had to resize an image.
Sincere thanks, KC, for all your efforts. Why don’t you go an have a lie down? Oh, you probably are doing.
I’m stuck on:
The right hand tombstone
The group of men in front of the pavilion
The bat leaning against the wicket
The outline of the body (not any more, though – just got that one from writing it down)
The sunbeam
That adds up to 49, and I can’t find the last one.
Found it – it’s the pile of whatever by the chap with the broom.
Got the bat one now, so four to do.
Bert – the pile of stuff looks a bit frazzled to me…
Got that one now. So three to go, then I automatically win a luxury holiday for seven I think.
I can’t get:
The record
The dog + signpost
… and, as with Bert …
the men by the pavillion
and the right hand gravestone.
Having wasted most of my morning and distracted everyone in the office, the only one we have left is the group of men by the pavilion. It’s slightly driving me mad.
I’m down to two now:
The sunbeam
The men on the floor
Let’s talk business, String. I’ll trade a subtle clue for the sunbeam for a subtle clue for the record (and I’ll throw in a subtle clue for the dog if you want, special offer, today only).
You’re on. Here’s yours:
Assonant technology
I’ll give a subtle clue for any of them in return for the men by the pavilion!
Excellent, thanks.
One run needed for a record (6)
Bumper mangles dog, we hear (7)
So, just the dead men to do.
Cheers Bert. Still no joy on the fallen men I take it? Tom?
nope, nothing
Let’s pool resources. Here’s what I’ve got:
men
fallen
over
ten
tenth
standing
last man
ten pin bowling
nine down
Got six so far.
Does nobody else find that being employed gets in the way of solving these things?
Ah we cracked it. The clue is that it’s a three-word phrase that I’ve never heard used about cricket ever. If that helps, at all…
Are any of my thoughts above relevant?
very relevant – especially numbers 6&7
I’d tried that several times, without the plural. It’s a phrase I recall from the rules of park cricket when we were kids – were XX XX XXs allowed or not? If you’re playing five-a-side, it gives you five wickets to lose instead of four.
You’ve got it, Bert. Use an S on the end.
ah I see! Thanks for the explanation Bert – I hope I win some tickets after all this. And I hope they’re not in Cardiff…
Damn it. Having mocked, it’s now driving me mad. I’ve got 38 without cheating.
I’m stuck on the person falling from the castle in the top left; the record; the man in the boat; the man with the broom; the broom; the corkscrew thing on the bowling crease; the bread bat
Person?
Got that one now. Five to go. Still stuck on the man with the broom, the record, the corkscrew thing, the bread bat and the man in the boat.
Got the bread bat. That’s a stupid one.
The corkscrew one is awful. Just think about what you use it for.
Got the man with the broom now too
the man in the boat has a bucket of water
does anyone have the golf tee in the bottom left corner please?
ill swap u the golf tee one in the bottom corner for any others u need? reverse sweep for broom and opener for corkscrew
phux sake… Done no work this afternoon. Your fault KC.
Still can’t even find three of them. Which ones am I missing?! 43/50…
At least if you’re at work you’ve killed some time. I’ve spent the last hour and a half of my day off doing this.
Are you entering them on the website? If so, only the ones you haven’t solved show a hover caption when you, er, hover. So do some random hovering. There are quite a lot very close to one another.
French cricket for the bread bat.
You’re not really supposed to give them away, John
I’m on 49 and still ‘stumped’ by the record in the trees…
I’ve been stuck on 49 forever because I can’t get the stupid man cutting daisys
Things it’s not
Cutter
Off cutter
gardening
groundsman
curator
Got it now, turns out it’s a bomb that’s not been used as a cricketing expression since 1843
I was really, really upset by this
Soaring eagle. Eagle. Golden Eagle. America. Cricket. Allan Stanford. Matt Prior. Jail.
I am pretty sure I am on to something here….
I can’t believe it’s taken me all afternoon to get the one with the dog. In part, I feel pleased that my lack of “cultural” knowledge is partly to blame.
Bert – thanks for the clues. Makes perfect sense now…
Right I have got 44 without help (more or less) but I’m stuck on the following:
The bunny in the hat (Sure this is an easy one)
The record in the trees
The sandwich board
The Dog
The Signpost (Something to do with Neighbors?)
and The righthand tombstone.
Any one care to give some hints?
bunny – it’s an old magician’s what? Using a what?
the record – there’s a few on every record
the board – gervais comedy
the dog – it’s the same clue as the Ramsay St sign
tombstone – chap who died had one
I still can’t get the record. It’s making me cranky.
I still need the beam of light and boat… Starting to struggle, any clue trades?
the man in the boat – he’s throwing water out
light – the BCCI don’t like it
Got 49 – will swap any clue for the one I can’t get… the yellowish bird!
As soon as I typed it, I figured itout – D’oh!
Sam: Bert’s cryptic clue for it is excellent 🙂
I’m stuck on
The record
Right hand tombstone
TV eye test
Sunbeam
Body outline
Have the rest if anybody has any ideas.
The record – gets realeased as a what?
Right hand tombstone – the chap died after one
TV eye test – what part of the tv is the test on?
Sunbeam – a few other clues in this thread
Body outline – just get rid of the middle
49/50
Sunbeam… Clue please. I need to scratch this itch and do some work.
Thanks
Nicko: crap clues in order – how many? well played. black and white. ?. not out.
Here’s a clue for the sunbeam, D. Same one as I gave to Bert yesterday:
Assonant technology
Here’s another clue for the sunbeam:
You’re getting warmer
Ah just got the bunny and the record! So simple now.
Gervais Comedy for the Board – I dont understand what you mean?
The Righthand Tombstone is killing me.
Also the Dog and the Sign post, my thoughts-
Neighbors
Aussie
Street
Dog
Puppy
But I cant make a cricketing term out of these.
HELP!
How relevant are the dates on the tombstone?
You have to know this specific dog.
Re: dates. Not relevant, except that they are quite a long time apart.
The right hand tombstone is something you’d say at a funeral or in condolences.
Thank you for help. Made it.
Finally got all 50, but the joy of finishing has been taken away by me quietly fuming at myself for taking so long over the broken table leg. This despite the fact I got all the other table legs within 30 seconds of opening it yesterday.
Feels like I’ve been at this forever. Still can’t get the right-hand tombstone or the guy in the boat. Like Steve, took way too long to get the broken table leg and subsequently was upset with myself.
I’ve spent the best part of the afternoon on this and have got to 44. Found this and am in desperate need of help for:
– The people in the jury (if that’s what it is)
– The picket sign into the bowler hat
– The last man standing
– The broken record
– The right hand gravestone
– The big leg leaning on the table.
I’ll happily help for any of the other in exchange for some help with these!!!
I’ve since got the broken record and the one ‘jury’ related one. The others continue to haunt me
George, here’s a clue for the jury –
He carries the drinks
I’ve never been caught at big leg before
George, swap you the fielding position, the bowler who would stand behind a picket in industrial action and what you borrow from cricket to say when an person has died after a long and blameless life for a clue about the goose/seagull with the capital E , the bowler on top of the wicket and the man holding out his bats and if you feel kind why the man fishing is not fishing.
Thanks
Got the fisherman so 7 to go. Maybe my civic duty will bring inspiration. Off to vote.
Jill –
What has the fisherman done?
Seagull/E. Read that out loud.
The bowler on top of the wicket – you’re overcomplicating it. It’s right there.
The tv with the eye test – I just can’t get it. I’ve got everything else, it’s just that one, and I can’t stop until I’ve finished! Anybody got any clues?
What part of the tv is the eye test on?
Laura what kind of test is the eye test? And what part of the TV is it on? Please give me a hint for the man with the bats.
I still have 6 including those wretched skittled men.
Thanks Sam. As C. Columbus said it is easy when you know how…
Jill, turn it around: man with bats is a…
He doesn’t have a bowler hat either. Not entirely sure that helps…
Driving me mad, I can’t get the ray of light/sun beam even with the 2 clues I’ve seen above. HELP!!!!
I’m still struggling with the beam! It’s driving me mad! Got all the rest.
Nicko, don’t think of it as beam, think about where the beam ends. Possibly a bit warm?
After wasting 3 evenings on this, finally gave in and came here for the sunbeam and the man in the boat, can sleep peacefully now
Got it! Thanks!
Stuck on the dead men by the pavilion (even with reading the clues) and the runner in the green and yellow.
Now only stuck on the skittles men. Pleeeeeese help me. Gambrinus read what you wrote on the green and yellow man and choose one of the words and shorten it.
‘last man stands’ t20 game for 8 players?
What have you got for the man in blue with the brush??
Totally cheated —typed last man standing into google. Whew
whats the man with the brush??