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Post by indophile Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:13 pm

Some recycled.

1.   One who flees from the new regime. (6)
2.   Jack loses his head in part of church. (4)
3.   Gloomy deer crossing river. (6) 
4.   Maroon filament. (6)
5.   Clothes announced as parents’ gift. (5)     
6.   Clown in bare skin with nothing on. (7)
7.   Figure out a means of escape. (7) 
8.   Precarious position within a month in Iceland. (2, 4, 3)
9.   Dracula’s feast starts out to be led out over drawbridge. (5)
10. Disarmed beauty complains of impure blood lines. (6)

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Post by Obnoxious Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:21 pm

10. WHINES? sounds like veins?

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Post by Obnoxious Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:24 pm

6. buffoon? buff+o+on.

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Post by Obnoxious Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:26 pm

9. BLOOD first letters.

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Post by b_A Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:41 pm

Whines for 10 is incorrect. Buffoon and Blood are correct.

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Post by indophile Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:53 pm

Obnoxious:
b_A is correct. Your BUFFOON (#6) & BLOOD (#9) are correct. WHINES for # 10 is incorrect. But you are in the neighborhood of the correct answer.

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Post by b_A Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:19 pm

4. STRAND ?

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Post by Obnoxious Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:03 pm

8. ON THIN ICE cont.

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Post by bw Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:26 pm

1.   One who flees from the new regime. (6)

EMIGRE (anag of REGIME)

3.   Gloomy deer crossing river. (6) 

MO(R)OSE (R crossed by MOOSE)

4.   Maroon filament. (6)

STRAND (dbl defn)

5.   Clothes announced as parents’ gift. (5)  

DOWRY?
  
7.   Figure out a means of escape. (7) 

GETAWAY( GET A WAY)

10. Disarmed beauty complains of impure blood lines. (6)

VENOUS (sounds like VENUS (de milo))

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Post by bw Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:49 pm

2.   Jack loses his head in part of church. (4)

NAVE (KNAVE(jack) loses "K")

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Post by indophile Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:35 am

DOWRY for #5 is incorrect. Only # 5 remains to be solved. All others are solved. Hints for #5 are given here.

5. Clothes announced as parents’ gift. (5)

hint1: Homophone
hint2: The "gift" can be good or bad, and there's no way that gift can be rejected or exchanged.

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Post by bw Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:01 am

indophile wrote:DOWRY for #5 is incorrect. Only # 5 remains to be solved. All others are solved. Hints for #5 are given here.

5.   Clothes announced as parents’ gift. (5)

hint1: Homophone
hint2: The "gift" can be good or bad, and there's no way that gift can be rejected or exchanged.

GENES (sounds like JEANS)

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Post by indophile Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:52 am

Yes. GENES/JEANS homophone.

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