Secret Blade?

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Today's Guardian crossword, 18 down, 'Blade decapitates pig' (3). Answer: oar. Who is the secret Blade who sets crosswords under the name Imogen?

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Today's Guardian crossword, 18 down, 'Blade decapitates pig' (3). Answer: oar. Who is the secret Blade who sets crosswords under the name Imogen?

I think it's that lady, Imogen.

 

[Kenilworth]

Today's Guardian crossword, 18 down, 'Blade decapitates pig' (3). Answer: oar. Who is the secret Blade who sets crosswords under the name Imogen?

Great crossword clue, that is.

 

[stringjunior]

Great crossword clue, that is.

Not being of the cryptic crossword persuasion, this make little sense to me. Would you explain?

I know oars have blades but where does pig fit in?

 

[Rusty view]

Not being of the cryptic crossword persuasion, this make little sense to me. Would you explain?

I know oars have blades but where does pig fit in?

Pig = Boar. Decapitate to take the head off hence 1st letter leaving Oar

 

[I should coco]

Not being of the cryptic crossword persuasion, this make little sense to me. Would you explain?

I know oars have blades but where does pig fit in?

A pig is a 'boar'

Take off the 'b' (head letter - i.e. decapitate) and you get 'oar' which is also known as a 'blade'.

 

[Kenilworth]

Not being of the cryptic crossword persuasion, this make little sense to me. Would you explain?

I know oars have blades but where does pig fit in?

Left my minions to do it

Hope that helps

 

[Grecian2000]

It's Raul.
Always calls himself Imogen at week-ends.

 

[Boxer Blade]

I'm more impressed you read the guardian

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

A further clue as to the true identity of Imogen: 23 down is 'Unpredictable Cartman keeps an odd pet!' Answer 'erratic'. Do you have a secret identity we don't know about, Eric Cartman ? This is too much of a coincidence, surely.

 

[Eric Cartman]

A further clue as to the true identity of Imogen: 23 down is 'Unpredictable Cartman keeps an odd pet!' Answer 'erratic'. Do you have a secret identity we don't know about, Eric Cartman ? This is too much of a coincidence, surely.

You've caught me

 

[coaxingstar71]

Today's Guardian crossword, 18 down, 'Blade decapitates pig' (3). Answer: oar. Who is the secret Blade who sets crosswords under the name Imogen?

Is there a Blade called "I Gnome" "O Minge" or "ie ****"?

 

[Gimli]

Well I’m glad you got the right answer because I was trying to fit Leon Clarke into 3 letters

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

You've caught me

So will you make your bloody crosswords easier! I waste half my life trying to do the wretched things. I could be spending that time doing something useful, like posting pointless comments on here...

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Wish I could understand all this, but I console myself with the thought that, all over Sheffield, there are people nodding sagely and saying “what a load of fucking shit”........

 

[DifferentClass]

Any clues involving Ron Mael?

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

I'm more impressed you read the guardian

I find it has a higher class of misprint than the Star...

 

[bornablade]

It might be referring to Harry Orr who played for us in the 1950's and 1960's.

(I say play - in about 10 years he probably made about 10 appearances).

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

‘Anus’ is the best crossword compiler

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

I find it has a higher class of misprint than the Star...

And there will never be a better Blades-related Guardian misprint than this one from the early seventies: "Woodward let fly with a surprise shit from 25 yards that rebounded off the far post into the grateful hands of home goalkeeper Phil Parkes."

Or words to that effect.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

I missed that one. And from the sound of it, Phil Parkes must have wished he'd missed it as well...

 

[Cerberus Blade]

A pig is a 'boar'

Take off the 'b' (head letter - i.e. decapitate) and you get 'oar' which is also known as a 'blade'.

I thought it was, “ore” as in iron ore.

Blade decapitates pig:

Pig = Bore (as in boring Wednesday bastard)

Take off the head letter “B” (decapitate) = ore.

Which is also know as “pig iron” or “slag”

 

[Newbury Blade]

I worked at the Grauniad for 20 years. I can confirm that they ran the following headline about Sir Vivian Fuchs, the explorer: SIR VIVIAN FUCHS AT PALACE.

 

[Newbury Blade]

... and this one during WWII: FRENCH PUSH BOTTLES UP GERMAN REAR