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THURSDAY CRYPTICS!
1. Flim-flam is found in wolve's clothing (6)
2. Ostentatiously display cereal bowl [8]
3. Sat on the fence abandoned and sick at heart (10)
4. Maroon thread (6)
5. In piano, Tchaikovsky is used for Nick (5)
6. Corrupt way of paying a poet? [8]
7. Nothing judicious takes time to become apparent (10)
8. Sloppily in my going topless brought disrepute [8]
9. This situation starts to seem numbing and frankly untoward (5)
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
11. Priestly class members drop in to see a composer (6)
12. Produce root from an average crop (7)
13. Vessel in seafood supply (7)
14. Indecision shows us soft in reason [8]
15. Paper sign for factual programs (13)
2. Ostentatiously display cereal bowl [8]
3. Sat on the fence abandoned and sick at heart (10)
4. Maroon thread (6)
5. In piano, Tchaikovsky is used for Nick (5)
6. Corrupt way of paying a poet? [8]
7. Nothing judicious takes time to become apparent (10)
8. Sloppily in my going topless brought disrepute [8]
9. This situation starts to seem numbing and frankly untoward (5)
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
11. Priestly class members drop in to see a composer (6)
12. Produce root from an average crop (7)
13. Vessel in seafood supply (7)
14. Indecision shows us soft in reason [8]
15. Paper sign for factual programs (13)
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4. STRAND
8. IGNOMINY
8. IGNOMINY
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Hellsangel wrote:8. IGNOMINY
Yes. Pls always give reasoning. That helps others just getting involved.
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goodcitizn wrote:Hellsangel wrote:8. IGNOMINY
Yes. Pls always give reasoning. That helps others just getting involved.
Theirs not to reason why...
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Hellsangel wrote:5. NOTCH
Yes, hidden.
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4. STRAND (edited to add above) dd
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Right, double definition.Hellsangel wrote:4. STRAND
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Hellsangel wrote:11 BRAHMS
Yes. [Brahm(in)s]
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Hellsangel wrote:3. VACILLATED
Yes. Vac(ill)ated.
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Hellsangel wrote:7. O-S(T)ENSIBLE
Yes.
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9. This situation starts to seem numbing and frankly untoward (5)
SNAFU (starting letters of "seem numbing and frankly untoward")
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14. Indecision shows us soft in reason [8]
SUSPENSE ( "us" +p(soft) in SENSE)
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13. Vessel in seafood supply (7)
FURNISH ( URN inside FISH)
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Hellsangel wrote:15 DOCUMENT-ARIES
Yes.
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bw wrote:
9. This situation starts to seem numbing and frankly untoward (5)
SNAFU (starting letters of "seem numbing and frankly untoward")
Yes.
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bw wrote:
14. Indecision shows us soft in reason [8]
SUSPENSE ( "us" +p(soft) in SENSE)
Yes.
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bw wrote:
13. Vessel in seafood supply (7)
FURNISH ( URN inside FISH)
Yes.
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2. Ostentatiously display cereal bowl [8]
BRANDISH (BRAN(cereal) + DISH(bowl))
BRANDISH (BRAN(cereal) + DISH(bowl))
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Sorry, I goofed. It should be,
1. Flim-flam is found in sheep's clothing (6)
1. Flim-flam is found in sheep's clothing (6)
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12. Produce root from an average crop (7)
PARSNIP (PAR(average) + SNIP(crop))
nice!
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6. Corrupt way of paying a poet? [8]
PERVERSE (per verse)
haha, i like this type of clues.
PERVERSE (per verse)
haha, i like this type of clues.
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bw wrote:
13. Vessel in seafood supply (7)
FURNISH ( URN inside FISH)
Yes.
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bw wrote:2. Ostentatiously display cereal bowl [8]
BRANDISH (BRAN(cereal) + DISH(bowl))
Yes.
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bw wrote:
12. Produce root from an average crop (7)
PARSNIP (PAR(average) + SNIP(crop))
nice!
Yes.
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bw wrote:6. Corrupt way of paying a poet? [8]
PERVERSE (per verse)
haha, i like this type of clues.
Yes. Boy, you are on a roll. I thought this might take a while to solve!
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The following clues remain:
1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
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goodcitizn wrote:The following clues remain:
1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
#1 has no CH references, i assume?
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bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:The following clues remain:
1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
#1 has no CH references, i assume?
No! (Try singing Mary had a ... ). For the other just think of what occurs in spring or fall.
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1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
(haha, i had mixed up the meaning of flimflam with that of folderol and was trying to think of relevant synonyms of folderol)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
(haha, i had mixed up the meaning of flimflam with that of folderol and was trying to think of relevant synonyms of folderol)
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bw wrote:
1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
Yes.
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LOL!bw wrote:1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
(haha, i had mixed up the meaning of flimflam with that of folderol and was trying to think of relevant synonyms of folderol)
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goodcitizn wrote:LOL!bw wrote:1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
(haha, i had mixed up the meaning of flimflam with that of folderol and was trying to think of relevant synonyms of folderol)
they were both handles used by the same person and that's why the mix up.
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bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:LOL!bw wrote:1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
(haha, i had mixed up the meaning of flimflam with that of folderol and was trying to think of relevant synonyms of folderol)
they were both handles used by the same person and that's why the mix up.
Sure, understandable! I think the last clue is too vague perhaps. I was thinking about the event that occurs somewhere around March 22nd or September 20th.
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goodcitizn wrote:bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:LOL!bw wrote:1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
(haha, i had mixed up the meaning of flimflam with that of folderol and was trying to think of relevant synonyms of folderol)
they were both handles used by the same person and that's why the mix up.
Sure, understandable! I think the last clue is too vague perhaps. I was thinking about the event that occurs somewhere around March 22nd or September 20th.
you pretty much gave it away now!
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
EQUINOX ( OX following EQUINE without E(without tail))
i like obscure clues as long as they are fair.
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thanks, GC. that was a nice set with all clues fair. enjoyed cracking "perverse" and "parsnip" in particular.
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bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:LOL!bw wrote:1. Flim-flam found in sheep's clothing (6)
FLEECE (dbl definition)
(haha, i had mixed up the meaning of flimflam with that of folderol and was trying to think of relevant synonyms of folderol)
they were both handles used by the same person and that's why the mix up.
Sure, understandable! I think the last clue is too vague perhaps. I was thinking about the event that occurs somewhere around March 22nd or September 20th.
you pretty much gave it away now!
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
EQUINOX ( OX following EQUINE without E(without tail))
i like obscure clues as long as they are fair.
Yes. I didn't want you to suffer too much as in Barnacles! Thanks for solving the set. Since this got done before Thursday, let me post another set tomorrow. Toodles.
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goodcitizn wrote:bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:bw wrote:goodcitizn wrote:
LOL!
they were both handles used by the same person and that's why the mix up.
Sure, understandable! I think the last clue is too vague perhaps. I was thinking about the event that occurs somewhere around March 22nd or September 20th.
you pretty much gave it away now!
10. One animal follows another with no tail in spring or fall (7)
EQUINOX ( OX following EQUINE without E(without tail))
i like obscure clues as long as they are fair.
Yes. I didn't want you to suffer too much as in Barnacles! Thanks for solving the set. Since this got done before Thursday, let me post another set tomorrow. Toodles.
BARNACLE was a fair clue - just had to remember NaCl!
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bw wrote:thanks, GC. that was a nice set with all clues fair. enjoyed cracking "perverse" and "parsnip" in particular.
It was good to see Hellsbells and you go at it with gusto. Glad you had fun. Let me work on another for tomorrow.
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