Hypercross: Sworn Enemies

That would have been a lot easier if I'd read the title beforehand.

can't get the hands one...

I can't figure out the first one across and the one with the motocycle.

[2] I saw that coming. You might need to get the whole gang to help you with that one.

[3] whose on the motorcycles?

I don't get the hands either

[3] and [5] Who would use hand signs?

I have all the right answers, but it is saying it isn't correct....Same from yesterday, but will we ever see that solution? Nope...

Which word is misspelled?

They are all spelled correctly :)

[7] Maybe a misspelling on the boxer or the sword-wielder? Only ones I can think of that might be a little difficult to spell.

Yup, they are all fine.

On the motorcycles:

Think of all the synonyms for "law enforcement officers" until you get one that has a really obvious theme answer.

Still working on the hands, but otherwise this one was too simple and obvious for my tastes. Somewhat clever.

Stuck on the motorcycle.

*Nevermind it just came to me*

[7], [8] Same problem here. I thought I had this thing completed five minutes ago but it won't accept it. Can't figure out what could be wrong.

[7] my guess is the boxer- or maybe I am thinking of the wrong answer

Anyone want to GM me? I have them all... I even tried capitalization, sometimes that can make a difference, but it is still not releasing me :-(

[6] a deaf person

For the boxer, I just keep hearing Howard Cosell's famous phrase.....

[11] Fair enough, but I like to reach out to those who maybe don't have the serious puzzle-solving skills that many longtime tanganites have.

ok, got it... now about yesterdays.... :-)

I don't know who the sword wielder is ... have all the others

got it- I was thinking way too general for the hands

[20] He ain't no girly-man.

[22] thanks so much... I found him with an image search... "animated sword man hero"... I love the internet

[20] 80s cartoon with Universe in the title. any salt for the first across?

Spelling on the boxer tripped me up.

what about the snake?

[24] Your puzzle problems are really of no consequence. Have you considered the violent, inner city rivalries plaguing us nowadays?

[26] It's a cobra.

[27] I finally got it, but I don't get it.

Edit: OHHHHHHHH, I get it. cute

Got them all.

[16] Who else? Think of what 50 cent, Snoop Dogg, etc. like to rap about...

[29] There are two main groups that are archrivals. The rapper-members of them like to kill eachother every now and then for fun.

[26] There's a Jungle Book story about this animal.

[29] Enough beating around the bush, I guess. The hands spell something out.

[26] Rickitickitavi

Well, I finally figured it out. That first one across is not a very good clue or answer. I want my money back!

[32]robrizob
Thank you, thank you for beating me over the head! Got it!

[34] I was particularly proud of that clue, but to each his own.

All but the hands of the signer.

[37] Not near as good as yours from yesterday, I know, but still fun, I hope.

[39] Yeah, friendly rivals maybe?

umm I don't do rappers or sports. . . can I get some googleable salt for the hands and the boxer?

I tried every 4-letter word in my dictionary that started with the right letter and might have had a natural enemy. No luck. :-(

[Yes, including the famous brand name.]

... and of course as soon as I posted that I got it. Thanks, [29]!

[43] It's possible that puzzle-solving just isn't in your blood.

Don't think I'd ever have gotten the hands without the salt. Thanks all!

The hands spell out a word. The people who would make such a sign hate Snoop Dogg (among others). Snoop's friend actually received the death penalty for his work in establishing the hand guy's rivals.

I usually suck at these, but this one was easy/fun for me. Aside from spelling issues [9]...I misspelled both. I guess being raised in a ghetto neighborhood helped me with the hands, here is some salt for it (I feel bad for thinking it, but it popped in my head unbidden)

One across salt:
Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld / J-Juh-Jimmy / Christopher Reeve

[43] google "gang list" and "fly like a butterfly sting like a bee"

[51] I believe it's "float" not "fly."

the only ones im stuck on are the police, snake, and that black and white photo. any salt?

[53] For the police, think of a reality show they star in. The snake is more specific. The black and white photo, well, focus on the caption.

[51]Thanks!

[23] - Thanks - that got it for me. For the boxer, there are a number of possibilities, but only one name fits.

And a nice change from yesterday's hard one - no brute force here. Nice puzzle.

no problem

I loved the snake and the cartoon clues -brought back happy memories. Great puzzle! Had to look up the enemy of the boxer (salt: specific names are used) but I knew who it was so it wasn't hard to find one of them that fit.

Got them all without Googling, except for the boxer. I knew the answer but had to look up spelling.

I even recognized the hand sign. Had a friend that taught me that probably over 15 years ago. (neither of us were 'club' members.)

help with the rabbit??? I have all the others with no salt, but can't figure out that one!

80% easy, but that other 20% was nearly impossible (at least for me)!

No way I would have figured out the first across (with the hands) unless my teenage son happened to look over my shoulder.

Also, it took us a ton of web searches to identify the cartoon character guy. Normally I'd have given up (I hate trying to ID pictures!), but it was the last clue I needed for the complete solve.

Very nice. I like.

[60] haven't you ever seen the commercials?

[60] I don't have any salt but I do have several baby goats you can have.

Loved this puzzle!!

Can someone please leave a little more salt on the hands? I have googled just about everything I can think of based on the salt here, and I am still clueless except that I know the first letter. Sigh.

EDIT: Geesh. I had the word all along, based on the clues here, but had the spelling of the Ali clue wrong. [beating head against wall]. Thanks to everyone for the great salt, which no doubt forced the blood to rush to my brain and finally figure out what I was doing wrong.

thanks for help with the rabbit... I was going generic, rather than thinking of that particular rabbit.

boo on the baseball clue!

Only one I'm not getting is the apple one. None of the enemies I think of (IBM, doctor, worm, etc) would work...

[68] Keep trying, BetaPrime! Don't quit so Zune!

I enjoyed this puzzle, but I didn't care for the hand sign one. It's quite likely that the problem is with me and I'm just too uptight. But I don't like the idea of using this kind of thing in a light, fun activity like a Tanga puzzle.

I don't want to be desensitized, and I certainly don't want anyone thinking that the hand signs are cool or neat or fun or whatever.

Like I said, I admit that maybe it's just me, but when I realized where that was going, I found it jarring in the context of a Tanga puzzle. (An otherwise fun one at that.)

[68] I think Google is much more of an enemy to the answer for that one.....

Hand signs... best clue in the puzzle.

Am I the only one having issues with the Native Americans pictured? =-/
EDIT: Nevermind... I feel silly now. At least I can blame the fact that it's early. =-]

I kept trying to find a way to make "GI Joe" fit as an answer to the snake one.

[73] i can't figure that one or the Cobra...

[73] - just figured the native american,,, think of a game you played as kids --- similiar to the guy on the motorcycle and his enemy.

ok got the cobra clue, but now Ali is wrong!!

finally completed

Help. I have them all but the super-hero! Any a.m. salt?

Finally got it, painful though. :)

[79] wikipedia him - that helped me alot

that had me twisted for awhile

nice puzzle

[70] I'm sorry you had that reaction, but I'm not much of a role model :(

Wait, the answer to the snake isn't "GI Joe"? :)

Cute puzzle, wish it was a bit more challenging.

1 across got me for a while but the salt helped, no need to google of search for what the sign is. the word is in the fingers! hopefully not too much salt!

I just took a look at the puzzle, and solved it pretty quick. I thought it was fun. For whatever reason, I was able to get the hands one instantly; I just went back and read the blog and saw all the difficulty with it. It take me a couple tries to spell the boxer correctly.

My eight-year old son finished this by himself! (Except the few he hadn't heard of like the guy with the sword...)

I kept thinking of the wrong boxer. He had so many rivals...

Leave it to Robrizob to make a fun and difficult puzzle

THAT one took me waaaay too long...
Not sure if it's me today or the puzzle was really that difficult!
Ha!

Nice one! Simple and clever. The only one I had a problem with was the feuding families.

[76] haha thanks man so much i was thinking of "Bad Boys" lol. im confused though this i my first hypercross to solve and do i not get tanga points for these things?

Man, the first down (angelic one) really put me on the wrong track. I used the wrong word! It was another that started with the same letter, really helps with the crossing words there. Doh!

completed.
hand sign gave me lasting trouble. think 'red' vs. 'blue' for the answer.

I really REALLY hate the hand sign one.

For those still having problems, the hands spell out the word B.L,O.O.D.

Do a wikipedia search on "blood gangs" and find their enemy.

Good gracious - spent way too long on that first one, had to get help from someone who had it solved. Sorry, but I don't live in LA, and just didn't "get" the picture.