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Post by indophile Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:26 pm

1. Correspondents are stable mates. (10)

2. Course is wet around the middle of estuary. (4)

3. Squeezed citrus is so provincial. (6)

4. Vivacity begins everyday like a new one. (4)

5. Country flyers primarily operated empty Concorde. (6)

6. Trunk call to deliver cricket ball. (4)

7. Donkey butt craze is savage. (Cool

8. Make semi progress toward monstrosity. (4)

9. But lo! A lover’s promises. (5)

10. Again modifies dieters’ cocktail. (7)

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Post by indophile Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:28 pm

The letter count for # 7.

7. Donkey butt craze is savage. (8 )

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Post by Mosquito Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:15 pm

3. RUSTIC. CITRUS anag.
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Post by Mosquito Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:18 pm

6. BOLE bowl homo
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Post by Mosquito Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:27 pm

8. EVIL dont know how.
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Post by Mosquito Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:29 pm

4. ELAN. first letters.
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Post by Guest Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:34 pm

1. Correspondents are stable mates. (10)

ANCHORMEN?

5. Country flyers primarily operated empty Concorde. (6)

FRANCE ( F + RAN + CE)

7. Donkey butt craze is savage. ( 8 )

ASSASSIN ( ASS + ASS + IN)

9. But lo! A lover’s promises. (5)

AVOWS ( A + VOWS)

10. Again modifies dieters’ cocktail. (7)

REEDITS (anag of DIETERS)

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Post by Guest Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:35 pm

oops, ANCHORMEN has only 9 letters.

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Post by Mosquito Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:37 pm

blabberwock wrote:oops, ANCHORMEN has only 9 letters.

I thought of COMPANIONS. but not sure.
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Post by Guest Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:31 pm

8. Make semi progress toward monstrosity. (4)


OGRE (half of PROGRESS)

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Post by Guest Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:00 am

1. Correspondents are stable mates. (10)


PENFRIENDS ( PEN = stable + FRIENDS)

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Post by indophile Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:08 am

UPDATE:

Only two clues remain unsolved.



2. Course is wet around the middle of estuary. (4)



9. But lo! A lover’s promises. (5) (bw - AVOWS is incorrect)

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Post by Guest Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:46 am

2. Course is wet around the middle of estuary. (4)

SO(U)P

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Post by indophile Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:56 am

SO(U)P for #2 is correct.

SOP (wet/moist) surrounding the middle letter of "est U ary" = Course, i.e., the course of a meal (salad, soup, appetizer, main entre, dessert ...).

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Post by Guest Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:02 am

indophile wrote:SO(U)P for #2 is correct.

SOP (wet/moist) surrounding the middle letter of "est U ary" = Course, i.e., the course of a meal (salad, soup, appetizer, main entre, dessert ...).

Sorry, I should explain the logic better.

Need a hint for the last one. I thought AVOWS was right.

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Post by indophile Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:12 am

9. But lo! A lover’s promises. (5)

Hint1: Use every word that appears in the clue, i.e., not a single word is wasted.

Hint2: The solution is an A+B together with a deletion

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Post by Hellsangel Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:24 am

indophile wrote:9. But lo! A lover’s promises. (5)

Hint1: Use every word that appears in the clue, i.e., not a single word is wasted.

Hint2: The solution is an A+B together with a deletion
AVERS
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Post by indophile Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:28 am

AVERS is correct. ------ A + loVER'S ("but lo" indicates deletion of lo)

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Post by Guest Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:02 pm

indophile wrote:AVERS is correct. ------ A + loVER'S ("but lo" indicates deletion of lo)

Wow, had no idea "but" could mean that.

Thanks for the set. I will post a set next week so that you too can participate once in a while!

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