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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:44 pm

Some recycled.



1. Wipe out the period showing early beginnings. (5)

2. Ed dude ran NH mean man! Really crafty and dishonorable. (11)

3. Mother turns back Scandinavian crazy woman. (6)

4. Mr. Marx backs into queen of talk. (5)

5. Cigar and smoke ruin sweaters. (9)

6. First the televangelist with a tall drink inside. (7)

7. Seals screams of little birds. (7)

8. Joy is in nurturing relations. (7)

9. Bird held to type a hennery. (6)

10. Hot savage nurses with prominent pointy protuberances. (6)

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Post by Mosquito Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:48 pm

10. BEASTS?
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Post by Mosquito Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:50 pm

5. CARDIGANS - CIGAR+AND(anag)+S
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Post by Mosquito Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:55 pm

8. ELATION? Cont.
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Post by Mosquito Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:58 pm

9. Bird held to type a hennery. (6)

PEAHEN(Cont)
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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:58 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:5. CARDIGANS - CIGAR+AND(anag)+S

Yes

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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:00 pm

PI -- PEAHEN (#9) & ELATION (#Cool are correct too.

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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:01 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:10. BEASTS?

LOL, but incorrect.

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Post by Mosquito Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:14 pm

4. Mr. Marx backs into queen of talk. (5)

OPRAH(harpo rev.)
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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:15 pm

PI -- OPRAH for #4 is correct.

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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:19 pm

UPDATE:

The following clues remain to be solved.

1. Wipe out the period showing early beginnings. (5)

2. Ed dude ran NH mean man! Really crafty and dishonorable. (11)

3. Mother turns back Scandinavian crazy woman. (6)

6. First the televangelist with a tall drink inside. (7)

10. Hot savage nurses with prominent pointy protuberances. (6)

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Post by Jeremiah Mburuburu Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:25 pm

2. underhanded = crafty and dishonourable; anagram of ed, dude, ran, NH.

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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:28 pm

JM:---- UNDERHANDED for #2 is correct.

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Post by Jeremiah Mburuburu Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:32 pm

1. erase = wipe out; era = period.

i'm not sure of the solution, and i don't know the technical terms to explain or justify this one.

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Post by Mosquito Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:47 pm

Jeremiah Mburuburu wrote:1. erase = wipe out; era = period.

i'm not sure of the solution, and i don't know the technical terms to explain or justify this one.

ERA+SE(SHowing Early beginnings(First letters))
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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:17 pm

ERA+S+E is correct. ("beginnings refers to the first letters S & E of "showing" & "early."

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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:25 pm

UPDATE # 2:

The following 4 clues remain to be solved.

3. Mother turns back Scandinavian crazy woman. (6)

6. First the televangelist with a tall drink inside. (7)

7. Seals screams of little birds. (7)

10. Hot savage nurses with prominent pointy protuberances. (6)

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Post by charvaka Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:01 pm

3. MADAME? MA for Mother, DANE for Scandinavian, but somehow gets an M instead of N Smile.
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Post by chameli Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:14 pm

6 FRISBEE ...lonnie

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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:43 pm

charvaka wrote:3. MADAME? MA for Mother, DANE for Scandinavian, but somehow gets an M instead of N Smile.

MADAME is an incorrect answer. But you are on the right track.

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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:44 pm

chameli wrote:6 FRISBEE ...lonnie

Beer

No, FRISBEE is not correct.

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:47 pm

charvaka wrote:3. MADAME? MA for Mother, DANE for Scandinavian, but somehow gets an M instead of N Smile.
AMENDA maybe, a woman's name
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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:51 pm

AMENDA is incorrect.

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:35 pm

indophile wrote:AMENDA is incorrect.
MAENAD - had to look that up
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:35 pm

#7 CYGNETS (signets)
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Post by indophile Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:58 pm

Both MAENAD and CYGNETS are correct.

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Post by charvaka Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:17 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
indophile wrote:AMENDA is incorrect.
MAENAD - had to look that up
Whoa. Good one.
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:59 pm

#10 Hot + RNs THORNS
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Post by Hellsangel Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:06 am

#6 OR( I GIN) AL but that is 8 letters
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Post by indophile Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:09 am

THORNS for #10 and ORIGINAL for # 6 are both correct. Yes, I messed up on the letter count for ORIGINAL. Thanks.

Does anyone know a way to get around that annoying smily that results when you put the number "eight" in parentheses?

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Post by b_A Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:43 pm

Put a space after 8 like this.(8 )

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Post by indophile Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:08 pm

Thanks.

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