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Post by indophile Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:59 am

Some recycled.

1.   Entrepreneur not about to acquire Axis company. ( 6 )
2.   Homosexual gets on Latin and asks wife first for vacation. ( 7 )
3.   Happiest sort of deadlines? ( 8 ) 
4.   Not hundred percent in former performance. (7)
5.   In midday, horse gets in shape. (7) 
6.   Can’t go every which way, debts rife. (10)
7.   Short sermon before sin ritual. (7) 
8.   Secure real estate. (4)  
9.   Runs the show by calling abroad. ( 8 ) 
10.  New cab lane brought harmony. (7)

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:19 pm

10. CAB LANE -> BALANCE
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:22 pm

5 NOON NAG -> NONAGON
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:24 pm

8. LAND dd
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:26 pm

4. IN EX ACT
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Post by indophile Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:34 pm

INEXACT (#4), NONAGON (#5), LAND (#Cool, &  BALANCE (#10) are all correct.

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:09 pm

3. HAPPIEST -> EPITAPHS?
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:28 pm

2. GETAWAY?
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Post by indophile Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:11 pm

Hellsangel wrote:3. HAPPIEST -> EPITAPHS?
Yes

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:14 pm

Hellsangel wrote:2. GETAWAY?
Yes. G(ET + AW)AY ---- "et" is and in Latin, "asks wife" first letters are "aw" 

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:32 pm

Update. The following clues remain to be solved.

1.   Entrepreneur not about to acquire Axis company. ( 6 )
6.   Can’t go every which way, debts rife. (10)
7.   Short sermon before sin ritual. (7) 
9.   Runs the show by calling abroad. ( 8 ) 

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Post by bw Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:48 pm


9.   Runs the show by calling abroad. ( 8 ) 

OVERSEES (sounds like OVERSEAS)

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Post by bw Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:49 pm


7.   Short sermon before sin ritual. (7) 

SERVICE (SER before VICE)

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Post by bw Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:54 pm

1.   Entrepreneur not about to acquire Axis company. ( 6 )

TYCOON ( Y(axis) + CO(company) inside reverse of NOT)

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Post by bw Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:49 pm

6.   Can’t go every which way, debts rife. (10)

CONTAGIOUS (anag of CAN'T+GO + IOUs(debts))

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Post by b_A Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:54 pm

Why do they look so easy once they are solved?  scratch

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Post by indophile Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:49 am

Set solved. Yes, SERVICE and OVERSEES are relatively easy, the other two may have been a little hard.

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