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Post by Guest Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:07 am

These are all clues I have seen elsewhere

1. Early Christians send in pub drinks ( 8 )

2. Illuminate buoy (7)

3. Peculiarities about Oregon turncoats ( 8 )

4. Desire T-shirt mended (6)

5. Lowly farmer waves to the audience (4)

6. Passionate Mr.Action gets frisky ( 8 )

7. Trait carrier in green pea, oddly. (4)

8. Speak against poetry ( 8 )

9. Famous boxer claims I love garlicky spread (5)

10. Runaway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:39 am

2. Illuminate buoy (7) --------- LIGHTEN (dd)

3. Peculiarities about Oregon turncoats ( 8 ) ----- TRAIT(OR)S

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:41 am

4. Desire T-shirt mended (6) ------ THIRST (T-shirt -- anag)

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:45 am

7. Trait carrier in green pea, oddly. (4) ---- GENE (odd letters)

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:55 am

9. Famous boxer claims I love garlicky spread (5) ---- A(IO)LI --- Ali for boxer and I +O for I love; "Claim" own/keeping inside.

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:16 am

1. Early Christians send in pub drinks ( 8 ) ----- A(POST)LES

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:33 am

6. Passionate Mr.Action gets frisky ( 8 ) ---- ROMANTIC (Mr. Action -- anag)

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:52 am

5 SURF

8 CON-VERSE
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Post by indophile Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:03 pm

10. Runaway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6) ---- CARATS ----- (rat + cars - r) - anag. Actually just guessing:-Smile

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Post by Guest Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:40 pm

Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.

Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)

10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)

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Post by artood2 Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:54 pm

blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.

Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)

10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)



TARMAC

(CARAT + M)
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Post by Guest Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:21 pm

artood2 wrote:
blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.

Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)

10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)



TARMAC

(CARAT + M)

My, aren't you the resident geek?

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Post by artood2 Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:21 am

blabberwock wrote:
artood2 wrote:
blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.

Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)

10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)



TARMAC

(CARAT + M)

My, aren't you the resident geek?



nah just a subtle hint that you need to arrest the declining standards of your cryptics:P
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Post by Guest Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:10 am

artood2 wrote:
blabberwock wrote:
artood2 wrote:
blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.

Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)

10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)



TARMAC

(CARAT + M)

My, aren't you the resident geek?



nah just a subtle hint that you need to arrest the declining standards of your cryptics:P

Oh, the deadly combination of sarcasm and snobbishness!

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