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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 5:13 pm

1. Punctuation in biography-phenomenal!(6)

2. Helps steer boat right to milk supplier(6)

3. Minor film actor, not special but remarkable(13)

4. Credit is repeatedly a disaster(6)

5. Get roped in for a descent?(6)





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Post by Mosquito Mon May 02, 2011 5:19 pm

3. Minor film actor, not special but remarkable(13)

EXTRAORDINARY(Extra+Ordinary)
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Post by Mosquito Mon May 02, 2011 5:22 pm

1. Punctuation in biography-phenomenal!(6)

HYPHEN
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Post by Mosquito Mon May 02, 2011 5:29 pm

5. Get roped in for a descent?(6)

DEPORT. I dont see a clue for reversal.
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Post by Mosquito Mon May 02, 2011 5:34 pm

4. Credit is repeatedly a disaster(6)

MISERY?
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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 5:34 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:5. Get roped in for a descent?(6)

DEPORT. I dont see a clue for reversal.
No
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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 5:34 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:4. Credit is repeatedly a disaster(6)

MISERY?
No
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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 5:35 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:1. Punctuation in biography-phenomenal!(6)

HYPHEN
Yes
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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 5:35 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:3. Minor film actor, not special but remarkable(13)

EXTRAORDINARY(Extra+Ordinary)
Yes
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Post by Mosquito Mon May 02, 2011 7:01 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
PseudoIntellectual wrote:5. Get roped in for a descent?(6)

DEPORT. I dont see a clue for reversal.
No

FORAY?
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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 7:04 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
PseudoIntellectual wrote:5. Get roped in for a descent?(6)

DEPORT. I dont see a clue for reversal.
No

FORAY?
RAPPEL straight clue.
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Post by Guest Mon May 02, 2011 8:40 pm

Hellsangel wrote:1

4. Credit is repeatedly a disaster(6)


CRISIS (CR - credit + IS + IS)

A nice clue. Did you form it?

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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 8:43 pm

blabberwock wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:1

4. Credit is repeatedly a disaster(6)


CRISIS (CR - credit + IS + IS)

A nice clue. Did you form it?
Not mine.
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Post by Guest Mon May 02, 2011 9:03 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
2. Helps steer boat right to milk supplier(6)


RUDDER ( R + UDDER)

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Post by Hellsangel Mon May 02, 2011 9:15 pm

blabberwock wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
2. Helps steer boat right to milk supplier(6)


RUDDER ( R + UDDER)
Yes
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