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Post by indophile Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:53 am

Some recycled.

1.   Parson flirts regularly to gain. (6)
2.   Hulk gets tense and roars. (5)  
3.   Unable to perceive a slat. ( 5 )
4.   Erase a type of clue that doesn’t have a beginning. (5)  
5.   Armored vehicles capture the capital of Helmand, yielding holiday in U.S. (11) 
6.   Poet composing sonnet about New York. ( 8 ) 
7.   Itch causing parasites in central Iceland. (4)                                         
8.   Country  girl is able to lead. (6)  
9.   Unshaven man upbraids comb. (4) 
10. Charm one’s way in. ( 8 )

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Post by Obnoxious Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:56 am

7. LICE cont.

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Post by Obnoxious Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:57 am

6. TENNYSON. sonnet anag+ny in mid.

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Post by Obnoxious Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:58 am

5.T(H)ANKS+GIVING

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Post by indophile Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:49 pm

THANKSGIVING (#5), TENNYSON (#6), and LICE (#7) are all correct.

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Post by indophile Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:26 pm

Update. These clues remain.

1.   Parson flirts regularly to gain. (6)
2.   Hulk gets tense and roars. (5)  
3.   Unable to perceive a slat. ( 5 )
4.   Erase a type of clue that doesn’t have a beginning. (5)        
8.   Country  girl is able to lead. (6)  
9.   Unshaven man upbraids comb. (4) 
10. Charm one’s way in. ( 8 )

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Post by Obnoxious Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:59 am

8. BELIZE?

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Post by bw Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:23 am

10. Charm one’s way in. ( 8 )

ENTRANCE (dbl defn)

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Post by bw Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:34 am


3.   Unable to perceive a slat. ( 5 )

BLIND (Dbl Defn)

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Post by bw Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:53 am

8.   Country  girl is able to lead. (6)

CANADA ( ADA(girl) + CAN leading)

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Post by bw Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:55 am

4.   Erase a type of clue that doesn’t have a beginning. (5)

CROSS (ACROSS (a type of clue) - A)   

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Post by bw Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:58 am

9.   Unshaven man upbraids comb. (4) 

SIKH (sounds like SEEK) or SEEK (sounds like SIKH)

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Post by bw Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:01 am


2.   Hulk gets tense and roars. (5)

TITAN (sounds like TIGHTEN)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:04 am

ENTRANCE (#10), BLIND (#3), CANADA (#Cool, CROSS (#4), SEEK (#9), TITAN (#2) are all correct.

Only # 1 remains to be solved. 


1.   Parson flirts regularly to gain. (6)


It will be extremely easy to solve this clue if I so much as give a remotely plausible hint. So I would let it get destroyed by itself.  Smile

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Post by bw Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:11 am

1.   Parson flirts regularly to gain. (6)

PROFIT(PaRsOn FlIrTs - alternate letters)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:13 am

Yes.
Set solved.

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