Who Am I, Eventually?

Thanks DA :-)

To make it more of a repeatable puzzle format, I'll reword the challenge to

Decode this very famous Australian (5,5)

XYABZ XYCDZ

... well, that letter pattern rules out my first guess. I was just pondering the old question of whether "Y" should be classed as a vowel after stumbling upon Neddy Smith as a contender.

not Grant Kenny then?

Good question JT - is Y a vowel in this game, Mauve?

Bryan Brown

yes! That has to be it. (I forgot there were Bryan's with a Y out there)

My turn. A famous Australian with the pattern (6,6).

Phase 2: Has two of the same consonants in BOTH names.

Any early birds?

Correct Stig. Yes, I was counting Y as a consonant.

DA - so you mean, for example, 2Ts and 2Rs in each name?

Yes, thanks Mauve, that could be better worded:

Phase 2: has the same consonant TWICE in BOTH names.

Little Pattie

Great punt, Stig, but not there yet. (Phase 3 to be posted after my lunch break.)

Phase 3: That same consonant - appearing twice in both names - is soft in the first name, and hard in the second.

George Gregan

A cigar to the man...Well done, SK.

My favourite factoid is Phase 4: Despite wearing gold for his career, this guy spells ORANGE with the letters you need (in any quantity) to spell his name.

PS SK - do I have your OK to run your two amAZing azcrostics from last week, in the pre-Xmas Wordplay column? Those, plus Nib's creations, deserve a bigger arena, and the topic has a nice silly-season vibe.

Assuming your nod is granted, do you wish to be SK or your full name? (Nib - the same question applies to you.) Cheers

No problem DA...I would feel honoured. I'll stick with the anonymity of initials if that's ok.

Wow! Shane Keith ..... ? ;)

I was sure it had to be na N - Johnny Nelson or something. Good get, SK

Mauve2:

Famous Australian (3,6)

Phase 1: All letters of the first name are different and each occurs in the second name

Iva Davies?

ah, well done dg - you spoiled my fun

Next 2 (more restrictive) phases were going to be...

Phase 2:
The first name appears backwards in the second name

Phase 3:
The remaining 3 letters (around the backwards first name) spell another first name

Alright, another one...

Mauve3:

Decode this Famous Australian (5,5)

XYAAZ . XXYZB

Lobby Lloyd ?

That guess may not have registered:

Lobby LLoyd

i really dont know how i got it!

correct Mr X. Was it the double L?

New phaser: A well-known Aussie (6,5)

Phase 2: Scrabble-wise, the only one-point consonant in either name is a single N.

Phase 3 to arrive 10-ish...

DA, most certainly! Many already know me as Nib. :)

_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

A E I O U
N D G B C M P F H V W Y K J X Q Z

I haven't known any of the previous answers, don't know how I'll fare at these. :P

Phase 3: Strip both names of all Roman numerals and compass points, and you're left with only A and K.

Maxine McKew

Ker-ching. Well done, Mauve.

For the record, Phase 4: First three letters spell a pay TV channel, and last three, a suburb.

Good grab.

Nice Phase 4, DA

Mauve4

Phase 1
Dead non-Australian (6,7)

Phase 2
All five letters that appear in his first name take up the middle 5 places in his second name

Phase 3 at 1pm

oops, slight adjustment....

Mauve4 -

Phase 1:
Dead non-Australian (6,7)

Phase 2 :
All four letters that appear in his first name take up all the middle 5 places in his second name

Phase 3 at 1pm

Phase 3:
The outer letters of his second name (ie. letters 1 and 7) are both the same consonant

So Mauve, as you say 'All four letters that appear in his first name take up all the middle 5 places in his second name', that means a faux-name like GEORGE TREGGOT would be legit?

Hey, it's not George Treggot is it?

correct in every respect DA, and old George (RIP) would be chuffed to know he's still getting mentions

PS: You'll like Phase 4 - at 4pm

GEORGE TREGGOT - best funarkler there ever was!

Leslie Nielsen!

Tarnations! I don't get to use my Phase 4!

Well done, DA. You can see why I didn't use "recently-dead"

The 4th phase was that all 13 letters in his name are Scrabble 1-pointers, which sadly, is not the case for dear old Georgie

Mauve, I also like how the 5 letters that make up LESLIE NIELSEN can be mixed to make LINES. And was he not the deadpan king of one-liners?

yes, true, he was as good with the lines as Niles from Frazier

until that mysterious illness of course
(and I think it was the same illness that killed George Treggot)

or that might have been a few illnesses

(but enough of this silliness)

Illness? Silliness? 1-liners? A pox on any setter that gives LN a less than wonderful clue!

shirley no setter would be that unkind, dg

Did my earlier post go through? Yes to Wordwit, DA, and Nib as moniker is well known among friends.

I have a short attention span, so all phases set to stun:

Famous Australian (8,5)

PHASE 1: Each name starts with the same first three letters, with slight adjustment.

PHASE 2: Picking out every odd letter spells a famous fictional surname.

*SPOILER ALERT*
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PHASE 3: The following related words can be found in this name:
- ring, engage, marriage
- ire, rage, angrier
- mare, nag, mane

Germaine Greer