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Post by indophile Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:37 pm

1. Prudish people rarely impress me on first meeting. (4)
2. Stiff back. (5)
3. Steal Hindustani instrument to strum. (4)
4. Provoke fashionable quote. (6) 
5. Elegant but impudent. (5)
6. Two chest coverings are for most valiant. (7)
7. A gift for putting party before country. ( 8 )
8. Say, love mistaken inside for food. (7)

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Post by goodcitizn Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:39 pm

I will wait 3 hours so others can crack.

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Post by bw Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:13 pm

1. Prudish people rarely impress me on first meeting. (4)

PRIM (first letters)

2. Stiff back. (5)

SPINE? (dbl defn)

3. Steal Hindustani instrument to strum. (4)

LOOT? (sounds like LUTE)

4. Provoke fashionable quote. (6) 

INCITE (IN + CITE)

5. Elegant but impudent. (5)

SASSY? (dbl defn)

6. Two chest coverings are for most valiant. (7)

BRAVEST (BRA+VEST)

7. A gift for putting party before country. ( 8 )

DONATION?

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Post by indophile Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:20 pm

#s 1,3,4,6,7 are correct.
#s 2& 5 are incorrect.

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Post by bw Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:23 pm

#2

STERN

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Post by goodcitizn Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:34 pm

2. Stiff back. (5)

STERN [dd]

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Post by goodcitizn Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:36 pm

5. Fresh?

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Post by indophile Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:41 pm

STERN is correct for # 2.

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Post by indophile Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:42 pm

goodcitizn wrote:5. Fresh?

No.

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Post by goodcitizn Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:17 am

5. Saucy

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Post by Hellsangel Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:46 am

5. SMART dd
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Post by indophile Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:08 am

Hellsangel wrote:5. SMART dd

 Yes.

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Post by indophile Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:10 am

Only # 8 remains to be solved.

8. Say, love mistaken inside for food. (7)

hint: Not a homophone.


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Post by indophile Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:43 pm

indophile wrote:Only # 8 remains to be solved.

8. Say, love mistaken inside for food. (7)

hint: Not a homophone.

hint2: The "food" in the clue is an all pork highly seasoned sausage.


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Post by Hellsangel Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:03 pm

indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:Only # 8 remains to be solved.

8. Say, love mistaken inside for food. (7)

hint: Not a homophone.

hint2: The "food" in the clue is an all pork highly seasoned sausage.


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CHORIZO? Not very kosher Smile
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Post by indophile Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:26 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:Only # 8 remains to be solved.

8. Say, love mistaken inside for food. (7)

hint: Not a homophone.

hint2: The "food" in the clue is an all pork highly seasoned sausage.


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CHORIZO? Not very kosher Smile

No.

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Post by Hellsangel Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:41 pm

indophile wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:Only # 8 remains to be solved.

8. Say, love mistaken inside for food. (7)

hint: Not a homophone.

hint2: The "food" in the clue is an all pork highly seasoned sausage.


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CHORIZO? Not very kosher Smile

No.

SAVELOY - Is that Kosher? Smile
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Post by indophile Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:15 pm

SA(VELO)Y is correct. It's not kosher either. In fact it's less kosher than CHORIZO (pork+beef). SAVELOY is all pig brains.

Set solved on that cheerful note.Smile

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