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Post by bw Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:24 am

1. Drippy leader of England, after a shower, has a twitch (8 )

2. Our codes when deciphered are proper and correct in appearance (8 )

3. Low temperature has mad mother yip "ha!" (11)

4. Mr.Silver and the loud roommate exchange places to reflect on the subject (8 )

5. A vehicle, a harridan, a letter - lead to a mass murder (7)

6. Hanging a trouble maker in trial? (8 )

7. People who lead severe life without taking leave (8 )

8. Go back and forth like a butterfly's female offspring (7)

9. Beseech the giant talking tree to split on return (7)

10. Put on hurt? sounds bubbly! (9)

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Post by goodcitizn Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:17 am

1. BATHETIC [BATH(e)TIC]

2. DECOROUS [Anagram - OUR CODES]

3. HYPOTHERMIA [Anagram - MOTHER YIP HA]

5. CARNAGE [CAR+NAG+e]

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Post by bw Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:19 am

#9 isn't accurate the way it is - sorry, the clues were made in a hurry!

changing it to:

9. Beseech the giant talking tree to split, shatter, on return (7)

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Post by goodcitizn Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:53 am

bw wrote:10. Put on hurt? sounds bubbly! (9)

CHAMPAGNE [Homophone=SHAM+PAIN]

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Post by goodcitizn Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:32 am

bw wrote:#9 isn't accurate the way it is - sorry, the clues were made in a hurry!

changing it to:

9. Beseech the giant talking tree to split, shatter, on return (7)

ENTREAT [Ent(giant talking tree- JRR Tolkien)+TEAR returns]


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Post by indophile Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:32 am

bw wrote:
6. Hanging a trouble maker in trial? (Cool
TAPESTRY --- T ( A PEST) RY

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Post by indophile Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:37 am

bw wrote:
4. Mr.Silver and the loud roommate exchange places to reflect on the subject (8 )
RUMINATE ---- RUMI (roomie - hom) + NATE (Nate Silver)

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Post by Hellsangel Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:25 pm

Only two clues remain to be solved:


7. People who lead severe life without taking leave (8 )

8. Go back and forth like a butterfly's female offspring (7)
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Post by MaxEntropy_Man Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:00 pm

bw wrote:

3. Low temperature has mad mother yip "ha!" (11)

HYPOTHERMIA (mother + yip + ha anag.)
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Post by indophile Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:02 pm

bw wrote:
8. Go back and forth like a butterfly's female offspring (7)
SWAGGER? (dd)

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Post by Hellsangel Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:05 pm

indophile wrote:
bw wrote:
8. Go back and forth like a butterfly's female offspring (7)
SWAGGER? (dd)

No
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Post by Hellsangel Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:49 pm

Hellsangel wrote:Only two clues remain to be solved:


7. People who lead severe life without taking leave (8 ) - Think Greek without French

8. Go back and forth like a butterfly's female offspring (7) - Think puppies and kittens

Hints above.
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Post by goodcitizn Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:31 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
8. Go back and forth like a butterfly's female offspring (7) - Think puppies and kittens
FLITTER [F(female)+LITTER]

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Post by Idéfix Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:36 pm

7. Spartans
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Post by Idéfix Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:36 pm

Take leave is part. Without is sans. word in word.
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Post by goodcitizn Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:39 pm

panileni paparao wrote:Take leave is part. Without is sans. word in word.

Nicely done, Car. Smile

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Post by Hellsangel Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:41 pm

Set solved
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Post by goodcitizn Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:43 pm

Hellsangel wrote:Set solved

Are you bw? Shocked

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Post by indophile Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:01 pm

Nice set. Thanks.

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Post by goodcitizn Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:43 pm

indophile wrote:Nice set. Thanks.

Yes, it was nice of bw to put it together despite being under the weather. Will you do the next one, Indo?

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Post by indophile Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:48 pm

Okay, I will do the next one.

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Post by garam_kuta Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:52 pm

goodcitizn wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:Set solved

Are you bw? Shocked


cryptics Snoopy-lucy-kiss
sd/-
HA

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Post by Hellsangel Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:07 pm

garam_kuta wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:Set solved

Are you bw? Shocked


cryptics Snoopy-lucy-kiss
sd/-
HA

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Post by garam_kuta Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:31 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
garam_kuta wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:Set solved

Are you bw? Shocked


cryptics Snoopy-lucy-kiss
sd/-
HA


if dreams were horses.. was all I meant

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Post by Hellsangel Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:37 pm

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if dreams were horses.. was all I meant

Oh, poor hot dog! You are allowed to dream.

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Post by garam_kuta Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:44 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
garam_kuta wrote:
if dreams were horses.. was all I meant

Oh, poor hot dog! You are allowed to dream.

ewwww.. no..no..yuck, I wouldn't dream that for you

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Post by Hellsangel Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:50 pm

garam_kuta wrote:

ewwww.. no..no..yuck, I wouldn't dream that for you

What did you dream for *yourself* then, hot dog?
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Post by bw Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:22 pm

damn - all cleaned up! Sad

have to up the ante next time.

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Post by bw Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:24 pm

garam_kuta wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
garam_kuta wrote:
if dreams were horses.. was all I meant

Oh, poor hot dog! You are allowed to dream.

ewwww.. no..no..yuck, I wouldn't dream that for you

eww? yuck?


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Post by bw Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:49 pm

1. Drippy leader of England, after a shower, has a twitch (8 )

BATH+E(leader of England)+TIC meaning DRIPPY

2. Our codes when deciphered are proper and correct in appearance (8 )

DECOROUS (anag of OUR CODES)

3. Low temperature has mad mother yip "ha!" (11)

HYPOTHERMIA (anag of MOTHER + YIP + HA)

4. Mr.Silver and the loud roommate exchange places to reflect on the subject (8 )

RUMINATE ( RUMI(homophone of ROOMIE) + NATE swapped)

5. A vehicle, a harridan, a letter - lead to a mass murder (7)

CAR+NAG+E

6. Hanging a trouble maker in trial? (8 )

TAPESTRY - T(A+PEST)RY

7. People who lead severe life without taking leave (8 )

SPARTANS - S(PART)ANS - PART(leave) inside SANS(without)

8. Go back and forth like a butterfly's female offspring (7)

FLITTER - F(female) + LITTER

9. Beseech the giant talking tree to split on return (7)

ENTREAT- ENT+(anag of TEAR rev) - i goofed up on this one and assumed it was a simple reversal of TEAR. when i saw the error, i had to break the rules of anagrams since the anagram of a synonym is not allowed. bad me!

10. Put on hurt? sounds bubbly! (9)[/quote]

CHAMPAGNE (sounds like SHAM + PAIN)

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