A writer trapped in electronics manufacturer.
What am I?
Hint 1
The answer is a noun.
Hint 2
The clue is a sound alike type one, I don't know what tag to use for this.
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$\begingroup$ First attempt, go light on me :P $\endgroup$– AbhishekApr 8, 2016 at 5:34
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$\begingroup$ The title makes me think of Dr. Who here... But I've never seen that show :/ $\endgroup$– VerzweiflerApr 8, 2016 at 6:56
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2$\begingroup$ A proper crytic should have the number of letters. $\endgroup$– Chris CudmoreApr 8, 2016 at 14:10
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5$\begingroup$ @ChrisCudmore "But I don't know how to stick the D in." Nice. $\endgroup$– gannolloyApr 8, 2016 at 15:35
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1$\begingroup$ What the heck - someone should improve this tag, clicking it reveals nothing as to what type of puzzle this would be. $\endgroup$– RaystafarianApr 8, 2016 at 16:15
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Is it:
D J Krell
Which is
J. K. Rowling inside Dell
answered Apr 8, 2016 at 8:01
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$\begingroup$ A DJ is a musical therapist kind of doctor, maybe? Stuck on that part but the rest fits so well. $\endgroup$ Apr 8, 2016 at 8:10
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$\begingroup$ @Paul Evans I don't know if dj krell is a writer, your answer fits, but it's not the one I had in mind $\endgroup$– AbhishekApr 8, 2016 at 17:51
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1$\begingroup$ @Daniel isn't he the father of Sherlock Holmes' friend? $\endgroup$ Apr 9, 2016 at 7:48
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Answer could be:
Dr. Dre
Because:
He is a rapper and writes his own songs. His stage name contains "Dr." which stands for doctor. In 2008 he was one of co-founders of Beats Electronics that manufactures headphones.
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$\begingroup$ (Note the cryptic-clues tag: this is a cryptic crossword style clue.) $\endgroup$– Deusovi ♦Apr 8, 2016 at 9:45
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Proof of concept answer:
Capaldi
because
One of these people with the surname Pal who is a writer inside of the company name of Cadi (Scientific) produces Capaldi, last name of Peter, known for playing The Doctor on Doctor Who
answered Apr 8, 2016 at 13:45
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Could it be:
Linus Pauling
Because
He is a doctor - a PhD in chemistry - also two Nobel prizes!!
LG is an electronics manufacturer.
In us Paulin. Tom Paulin is a poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Paulin
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My guess would be:
Larking: this is a gerund, see here for the definition. Although chiefly known for acting, Alan Arkin is the author of many books (see here for a partial list). LG is an electronics manufacturer. Put LG around Arkin and voila! ... Now I'm thinking a bit. Adam Arkin played a doctor in the series Chicago Hope, which would fit with the title but as far as I know, he didn't write anything. Possibly this is merely a coincidence.
answered Apr 8, 2016 at 11:52
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$\begingroup$ Cryptic clues include their definitions - it's not just wordplay. $\endgroup$– Deusovi ♦Apr 8, 2016 at 12:03
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$\begingroup$ @Deusovi What do you mean "include their definitions"? Aside from the doctor thing not totally fitting, this seems pretty in line with cryptic-clued answers I've seen in the past. $\endgroup$ Apr 8, 2016 at 12:07
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$\begingroup$ @question_asker: I mean that there's no "frolicking or carefree adventure" in the clue - the wordplay is only half of the cryptic clue, and while the answer fits the wordplay nicely, it doesn't leave any of the clue for the definition. $\endgroup$– Deusovi ♦Apr 8, 2016 at 12:10
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1$\begingroup$ When egos collide, who will win... find out in the next comment... wait this is inspiring my next puzzle. $\endgroup$– DaedricApr 8, 2016 at 13:28
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With the following reasoning:
A writer (RB) is the weakest part; there are plenty of authors called RB Something
...inside an electronics manufacturer (DELL)
...gives us a Dr. Bell; there are several such people, so I went with this chap.
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Is it
Jacob M. Appel
Because
Appel ~= Apple, which is an electronics manufacturer. And Dr. Appel is an author. No idea about the rest of the clues.
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I don't have any reputation to comment, so I'm making a separate answer, but this is entirely inspired by Paul Evans' existing answer:
Dr Jekyll
Since this fits the doctor theme of the question, and (roughly) follows the same rules as the answer already given.
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$\begingroup$ It's not a good thing to take anyone else's answer. $\endgroup$– manshuApr 8, 2016 at 14:49
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$\begingroup$ I wanted to comment but as I said, I can't do it. If this turns out right I would rather Paul's answer were accepted and this one deleted. $\endgroup$– NytikApr 8, 2016 at 14:49
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$\begingroup$ Even if you had dropped a comment, it would not be constructive in anyway $\endgroup$– manshuApr 8, 2016 at 14:51
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$\begingroup$ Constructive for (potentially) getting to the right answer? I merely meant that I could not have guessed this without reading Paul's answer. I don't understand what the correct course of action would be? $\endgroup$– NytikApr 8, 2016 at 14:52
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The answer that I was looking for is
ASUS
Explanation
A "seuss" as in Dr Seuss who is a famous writer , the title refers to his pen name and the characters created by him the "Who's".
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$\begingroup$ Keep in mind that we pronounce it as aay-soos, but others may have different pronunciations, like aay-sus or aa-soos. $\endgroup$– cst1992Apr 9, 2016 at 10:17
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