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THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:56 am
Some recycled.
Please provide brief explanations for your answers for the benefit of others.
1. Communications confusion for a long time. ( 8 )
2. Sprinkle Indian cooking spice over blow fish. (7)
3. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, again a destroyer of housing and urban development. (6)
4. Virus abatement - cut short, and ring city. (6)
5. Bank duty? A sigh!. (5)
6. Raise extremely light skirt, on condition. (4)
7. Brook stocking defect. (3)
8. Pull of raucous dorm. (4)
9. Brute love, twice on grass, Greek style. (5)
10. An old man with a score less than a century. (12)
Please provide brief explanations for your answers for the benefit of others.
1. Communications confusion for a long time. ( 8 )
2. Sprinkle Indian cooking spice over blow fish. (7)
3. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, again a destroyer of housing and urban development. (6)
4. Virus abatement - cut short, and ring city. (6)
5. Bank duty? A sigh!. (5)
6. Raise extremely light skirt, on condition. (4)
7. Brook stocking defect. (3)
8. Pull of raucous dorm. (4)
9. Brute love, twice on grass, Greek style. (5)
10. An old man with a score less than a century. (12)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:58 am
Hellsangel wrote:6. L(IF)T ------- Ligh(IF) T
7. RUN ------- Yes, dd
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by Guest Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:04 pm
3. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, again a destroyer of housing and urban development. (6)
HUDHUD (abbr. cyclone)
5. Bank duty? A sigh!. (5)
LEVEE (hom of LEVY)
HUDHUD (abbr. cyclone)
5. Bank duty? A sigh!. (5)
LEVEE (hom of LEVY)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by Guest Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:21 pm
8. Pull of raucous dorm. (4)
HAUL/HALL?
HAUL/HALL?
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:51 pm
Beatrix Kiddo wrote:3. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, again a destroyer of housing and urban development. (6)
HUDHUD (abbr. cyclone) ------ Yes. HUD + HUD (HUD again)
5. Bank duty? A sigh!. (5)
LEVEE (hom of LEVY) ---------------- Yes
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by indophile Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:52 pm
Beatrix Kiddo wrote:8. Pull of raucous dorm. (4)
HAUL/HALL? ----- Yes
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:58 pm
Update.
1. Communications confusion for a long time. ( 8 )
2. Sprinkle Indian cooking spice over blow fish. (7)
4. Virus abatement - cut short, and ring city. (6)
9. Brute love, twice on grass, Greek style. (5)
10. An old man with a score less than a century. (12)
1. Communications confusion for a long time. ( 8 )
2. Sprinkle Indian cooking spice over blow fish. (7)
4. Virus abatement - cut short, and ring city. (6)
9. Brute love, twice on grass, Greek style. (5)
10. An old man with a score less than a century. (12)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by Guest Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:40 pm
1. Communications confusion for a long time. ( 8 )
MESSAGES
MESS (confusion) + AGES (longtime)
MESSAGES
MESS (confusion) + AGES (longtime)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:51 pm
Beatrix Kiddo wrote:1. Communications confusion for a long time. ( 8 )
MESSAGES
MESS (confusion) + AGES (longtime) -------------- Yes.
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by Guest Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:24 pm
2. Sprinkle Indian cooking spice over blow fish. (7)
H(ERR)ING
H(ERR)ING
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:19 am
Hellsangel wrote:10. NONAGENARIAN
No. but you are on the right track. (Hint: the first sentence of Lincoln's Gettysburg address)
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:20 am
Yes. EBHellsangel wrote:4. EB(B) O LA
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by indophile Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:21 am
Hellsangel wrote:9 O O + HAY -> YAHOO
Yes.
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by indophile Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:21 am
Beatrix Kiddo wrote:2. Sprinkle Indian cooking spice over blow fish. (7)
H(ERR)ING
Yes.
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:23 am
Last clue remaining and a hint.
10. An old man with a score less than a century. (12)
hint: First sentence of Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
10. An old man with a score less than a century. (12)
hint: First sentence of Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by Hellsangel Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:38 am
indophile wrote:Hellsangel wrote:10. NONAGENARIAN
No. but you are on the right track. (Hint: the first sentence of Lincoln's Gettysburg address)
OCTOGENARIAN? from four score?
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Re: THURSDAY CRYPTICS - 10/16
by indophile Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:45 am
Hellsangel wrote:indophile wrote:Hellsangel wrote:10. NONAGENARIAN
No. but you are on the right track. (Hint: the first sentence of Lincoln's Gettysburg address)
OCTOGENARIAN? from four score?
Yes. "Score" means 20. Lincoln's speech starts --- "Four score and seven years ago......." That is 87 years ago. That speech was given in 1863, and 1863 - 87 = 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence.
In this clue - "century" is 100. Less "score" is 100-20 = 80, i.e, OCTOGENARIAN
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