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Post by indophile Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:39 pm

Some recycled.

1. Talks with birds. (5)

2. City for Helen’s abductor. (5)

3. Take care – only insiders can do this. (4,3)

4. Temple for a deity in Pennsylvania. (6)

5. Fish worn on a woman’s finger. (7)

6. Two physicians discuss an anomaly. (7)

7. What you do to relax your wife is to stare and yell. (5)

8. Encouragement for Jack. (4)

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Post by Obnoxious Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:56 pm

4. SYLVAN.

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Post by indophile Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:26 pm

Silk Smitha wrote:4. SYLVAN.

Nope

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Post by Obnoxious Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:12 pm

indophile wrote:
Silk Smitha wrote:4. SYLVAN.

Nope

PAGODA-P(A GOD)A

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Post by Obnoxious Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:37 pm

2. PARIS (dd)

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Post by Obnoxious Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:52 pm

8. JACK? dd

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Post by Obnoxious Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:53 pm

5. DIAMOND.

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Post by indophile Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:13 pm

PARIS (dd) for #2 & P(A GOD)A for #4 are correct.
Others are not.

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Post by Guest Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:49 am


3. Take care – only insiders can do this. (4,3)

LOOK OUT (Dbl Dfn)

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Post by Guest Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:07 am



5. Fish worn on a woman’s finger. (7)

HERRING (HER RING)

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Post by indophile Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:31 am

LOOK OUT (#3) and HERRING (#5) are both correct.

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Post by Guest Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:41 am


8. Encouragement for Jack. (4) [/quote]

LIFT?

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Post by indophile Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:56 pm

LIFT for #8 is correct.

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Post by indophile Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:12 am

Update with hints

1. Talks with birds. (5)

hint: Double Definition









6. Two physicians discuss an anomaly. (7)

hint: Homophone

7. What you do to relax your wife is to stare and yell. (5)

hint1: Homophone;

hint2: wife is wife, or any woman for that matter

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Post by indophile Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:27 pm

indophile wrote:Update with hints

1. Talks with birds. (5)

hint: Double Definition -------------- CHATS

6. Two physicians discuss an anomaly. (7)

hint: Homophone -----------------------------------PARADOX (pair of docs - hom)

7. What you do to relax your wife is to stare and yell. (5)

hint1: Homophone;

hint2: wife is wife, or any woman for that matter
------------ RUBBERNECK (rub her neck - hom) --- letter count is off by 50%, sorry:Embarassed

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