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THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by indophile Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:49 am
Some are recycled.
1. Few boxes, empty initially. (6)
2. Bird calls with a rattling sound in throat. (4)
3. Warm, cold, or laid back. (7)
4. Cast and off-screen characters immersed in impasse. (5-3)
5. Polish worker practices hand job. (10)
6. Vernacular for tree bark. (6)
7. Money for animal shelter. (5)
8. Fiber used in dress is altered. (5)
9. Inquisitive about, for example, a bouquet. ( 8 )
10. Good! Infection is holding out on relapse. ( 8 )
1. Few boxes, empty initially. (6)
2. Bird calls with a rattling sound in throat. (4)
3. Warm, cold, or laid back. (7)
4. Cast and off-screen characters immersed in impasse. (5-3)
5. Polish worker practices hand job. (10)
6. Vernacular for tree bark. (6)
7. Money for animal shelter. (5)
8. Fiber used in dress is altered. (5)
9. Inquisitive about, for example, a bouquet. ( 8 )
10. Good! Infection is holding out on relapse. ( 8 )
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by bw Sat Jun 28, 2014 5:50 am
1. Few boxes, empty initially. (6)
SPARSE (SPARS + E)
4. Cast and off-screen characters immersed in impasse. (5-3)
STAND OFF (hidden)
7. Money for animal shelter. (5)
POUND
8. Fiber used in dress is altered. (5)
SISAL
SPARSE (SPARS + E)
4. Cast and off-screen characters immersed in impasse. (5-3)
STAND OFF (hidden)
7. Money for animal shelter. (5)
POUND
8. Fiber used in dress is altered. (5)
SISAL
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by indophile Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:00 am
bw wrote:1. Few boxes, empty initially. (6)
SPARSE (SPARS + E) ----------------------------------- Yes
4. Cast and off-screen characters immersed in impasse. (5-3)
STAND OFF (hidden) ---------------------------------- Yes
7. Money for animal shelter. (5)
POUND ---------------------------------------------------- Yes, a dd
8. Fiber used in dress is altered. (5)
SISAL -------------------------------------------------- Yes (hid)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by indophile Sat Jun 28, 2014 5:32 pm
Update with hints. Definitions bolded.
2. Bird calls with a rattling sound in throat. (4)
hint1: Homophone
hint2: Wading bird
3. Warm, cold, or laid back. (7)
hint1: A+B+C
hint2: reversal
5. Polish worker practices hand job. (10)
hint1: dd
6. Vernacular for tree bark. (6)
hint1: homophone
hint2: "bark" is the homophone indicator
9. Inquisitive about, for example, a bouquet. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
10. Good! Infection is holding out on relapse. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
hint2: reversal
2. Bird calls with a rattling sound in throat. (4)
hint1: Homophone
hint2: Wading bird
3. Warm, cold, or laid back. (7)
hint1: A+B+C
hint2: reversal
5. Polish worker practices hand job. (10)
hint1: dd
6. Vernacular for tree bark. (6)
hint1: homophone
hint2: "bark" is the homophone indicator
9. Inquisitive about, for example, a bouquet. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
10. Good! Infection is holding out on relapse. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
hint2: reversal
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by b_A Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:02 pm
indophile wrote:Update with hints. Definitions bolded.
2. Bird calls with a rattling sound in throat. (4)
hint1: Homophone
hint2: Wading bird
3. Warm, cold, or laid back. (7)
hint1: A+B+C
hint2: reversal
5. Polish worker practices hand job. (10)
hint1: dd
6. Vernacular for tree bark. (6)
hint1: homophone
hint2: "bark" is the homophone indicator
9. Inquisitive about, for example, a bouquet. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
10. Good! Infection is holding out on relapse. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
hint2: reversal
2. Duck ( duct ) ?
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by bw Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:58 pm
10. Good! Infection is holding out on relapse. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
hint2: reversal
VIRTUOUS ( OUT rev inside VIRUS)
hint1: word-in-word
hint2: reversal
VIRTUOUS ( OUT rev inside VIRUS)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by bw Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:59 pm
3. Warm, cold, or laid back. (7)
hint1: A+B+C
hint2: reversal
CORDIAL ( C(old) + OR + DIAL(laid rev))
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by bw Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:34 pm
9. Inquisitive about, for example, a bouquet. ( 8 )
hint1: word-in-word
NOSEGAY (NOSY around 'eg' + 'a').
the letter count should be 7.
hint1: word-in-word
NOSEGAY (NOSY around 'eg' + 'a').
the letter count should be 7.
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by bw Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:43 pm
2. Bird calls with a rattling sound in throat. (4)
hint1: Homophone
hint2: Wading bird
RAIL (sounds like RALE)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by indophile Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:43 am
Only 5 and 6 remain. More hints given here.
bw- Thanks for pointing out the error wrt the letter count on NOSEGAY.
5. Polish worker practices hand job. (10)
hint1: dd
hint2: The worker's job is in a salon.
6. Vernacular for tree bark. (6)
hint1: homophone
hint2: "bark" is the homophone indicator
hint3:You get a non-edible oil from the seeds of the tree in the clue. The tree is native to China and some southeast Asian countries. The oil is used in paints, varnishes, etc.
hint4: Vernacular is language, and language is ......
bw- Thanks for pointing out the error wrt the letter count on NOSEGAY.
5. Polish worker practices hand job. (10)
hint1: dd
hint2: The worker's job is in a salon.
6. Vernacular for tree bark. (6)
hint1: homophone
hint2: "bark" is the homophone indicator
hint3:You get a non-edible oil from the seeds of the tree in the clue. The tree is native to China and some southeast Asian countries. The oil is used in paints, varnishes, etc.
hint4: Vernacular is language, and language is ......
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 6/26
by indophile Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:09 am
Hellsangel wrote:5. MANICURIST
6. TONGUE from TUNG
Yes for both.
Set solved.
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