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Post by indophile Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:39 pm

These are not polished cryptics, but try them for fun. There is an inherent theme that runs through all of them:-Smile



1. Brought litigation against a government official for drug abuse. (7)

2. What you do to relax your wife is to stare, and yell. (10)

3. Comforting to hear about what trees do in the spring. (6)

4. Two physicians discuss anomaly. (7)

5. Cover up the sounds of what the English barber does. (7)
6. Steal what a crook sees and hums. (10)

7. Reportedly what a bullfighter needs to do is unnecessary. (9)

8. How golfers create divots is unclear, sounds like. (5)
9. What owners of waterfront stores do for greedy shouters. (7)
10. Guy settles dispute about employee leaving Arby's to work at Wendy’s. (10)

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Post by indophile Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:11 pm

Correction for # 10.

10. Guy settles argument about employee leaving Arby's to work at Wendy’s. (10)

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Post by Mosquito Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:37 am

They are homophones I see! I suck at these!
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Post by indophile Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:05 am

Right! They are all homophones. Funny ones too.

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:55 pm

ANSWERS

All are homophones.

1. Brought litigation against a government official for drug abuse. (7) ----- SUDAFED/sued a fed

2. What you do to relax your wife is to stare, and yell. (10) ------ RUBBERNECK/rub her neck

3. Comforting to hear about what trees do in the spring. (6) --------- RELIEF/re-leaf

4. Two physicians discuss anomaly. (7) ----- PARADOX/pair of docs

5. Cover up the sounds of what the English barber does. (7) ------- ECLIPSE/e clips
6. Steal what a crook sees and hums. (10) ------- BURGLARIZE/burglar eyes

7. Reportedly what a bullfighter needs to do is unnecessary. (9) ----- AVOIDABLE/avoid a bull

8. How golfers create divots is unclear, sounds like. (5)---MISTY/miss t
9. What owners of waterfront stores do for greedy shouters. (7) ---- SELFISH/sell fish

10. Guy settles argument about employee leaving Arby's to work at Wendy’s. (10) ---- ARBITRATOR/arby-traitor

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