THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
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THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
Some recycled.
1. Egg on Turkey or wheat in France. (7)
2. Bury a girl in the break. ( 8 )
3. Star twinkle in daylight. ( 8 )
4. Sort the French arouse. (6)
5. Chinaman’s target is butt. ( 5 )
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
7. Crop produced by real cultivation. (6)
8. Shake a container for arrows. (6)
9. Torment a light bearer aloud. (7)
10. Stains on top of dress, that’s right! (4)
1. Egg on Turkey or wheat in France. (7)
2. Bury a girl in the break. ( 8 )
3. Star twinkle in daylight. ( 8 )
4. Sort the French arouse. (6)
5. Chinaman’s target is butt. ( 5 )
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
7. Crop produced by real cultivation. (6)
8. Shake a container for arrows. (6)
9. Torment a light bearer aloud. (7)
10. Stains on top of dress, that’s right! (4)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
9. TORTURE torcher homo.
Last edited by Obnoxious on Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:09 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Got the number wrong.)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
Obnoxious wrote:7. BARLEY by real anag.
BARLEY (#7), TORTURE (#9), QUIVER (# are all correct.
DOTS for #10 is incorrect.
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
Update with hints. Definitions are bolded.
1. Egg on Turkey or wheat in France. (7)
hint1: A+B
hint2: Use French word for wheat
2. Bury a girl in the break. ( 8 )
hint1: A+B
hint2: Use a girl's name
3. Star twinkle in daylight. ( 8 )
hint1: A+B
hint2: Think of a star in terms celestial bodies - planets, comets, stars, etc.
4. Sort the French arouse. (6)
hint1: A+B
hint2: A synonym and a common French word (article)
5. Chinaman’s target is butt. ( 5 )
hint1: 2 def.
hint2: Chinaman in the clue is a type of bowled ball in cricket (off-break, leg-break, googly, full-toss, etc.)
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
hint1: Reversal
hint2: Local game is like a game in a bar / club.
10. Stains on top of dress, that’s right! (4)
hint1: A+B
hint2: Starts with a "d."
1. Egg on Turkey or wheat in France. (7)
hint1: A+B
hint2: Use French word for wheat
2. Bury a girl in the break. ( 8 )
hint1: A+B
hint2: Use a girl's name
3. Star twinkle in daylight. ( 8 )
hint1: A+B
hint2: Think of a star in terms celestial bodies - planets, comets, stars, etc.
4. Sort the French arouse. (6)
hint1: A+B
hint2: A synonym and a common French word (article)
5. Chinaman’s target is butt. ( 5 )
hint1: 2 def.
hint2: Chinaman in the clue is a type of bowled ball in cricket (off-break, leg-break, googly, full-toss, etc.)
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
hint1: Reversal
hint2: Local game is like a game in a bar / club.
10. Stains on top of dress, that’s right! (4)
hint1: A+B
hint2: Starts with a "d."
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
#3 Sunshine
#4 Erotos?
#5 Stump
#10 Dirt
#4 Erotos?
#5 Stump
#10 Dirt
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
SUN+SHINE (#3), STUMP (#5) are correct.
EROTOS (#4) and DIRT (#10) are incorrect.
EROTOS (#4) and DIRT (#10) are incorrect.
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
Yes, DYES (d + yes) is correct.smArtha wrote:#10 dyes (yes :-)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
No. it's TR + OU BLE (or wheat, in French) as a verb.
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
Update. Do you want me to let these ride through the weekend or do you want the answers? These are pretty straightforward and are not that hard.
2. Bury a girl in the break. ( 8 )
hint1: A+B
hint2: Use a girl's name
4. Sort the French arouse. (6)
hint1: A+B
hint2: A synonym and a common French word (article)
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
hint1: Reversal
hint2: Local game is like a game in a bar / club.
2. Bury a girl in the break. ( 8 )
hint1: A+B
hint2: Use a girl's name
4. Sort the French arouse. (6)
hint1: A+B
hint2: A synonym and a common French word (article)
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
hint1: Reversal
hint2: Local game is like a game in a bar / club.
Last edited by indophile on Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:04 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : #3 was solved before.)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
4. Sort the French arouse. (6)
hint1: A+B
hint2: A synonym and a common French word (article)
KINDLE ( KIND (sort) + LE)
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
hint1: Reversal
hint2: Local game is like a game in a bar / club.
DARTS (STRAD reversed)
hint1: A+B
hint2: A synonym and a common French word (article)
KINDLE ( KIND (sort) + LE)
6. Old expensive violin returned for local game. (5)
hint1: Reversal
hint2: Local game is like a game in a bar / club.
DARTS (STRAD reversed)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
2. Bury a girl in the break. ( 8 )
INTERVAL
INTERVAL
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 3/27
KINDLE (#4), DARTS (#6), and INTER+VAL (#2) are all correct.
Set solved.
Set solved.
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