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Thursday Cryptics
These are all clues I have seen elsewhere
1. Early Christians send in pub drinks ( 8 )
2. Illuminate buoy (7)
3. Peculiarities about Oregon turncoats ( 8 )
4. Desire T-shirt mended (6)
5. Lowly farmer waves to the audience (4)
6. Passionate Mr.Action gets frisky ( 8 )
7. Trait carrier in green pea, oddly. (4)
8. Speak against poetry ( 8 )
9. Famous boxer claims I love garlicky spread (5)
10. Runaway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
1. Early Christians send in pub drinks ( 8 )
2. Illuminate buoy (7)
3. Peculiarities about Oregon turncoats ( 8 )
4. Desire T-shirt mended (6)
5. Lowly farmer waves to the audience (4)
6. Passionate Mr.Action gets frisky ( 8 )
7. Trait carrier in green pea, oddly. (4)
8. Speak against poetry ( 8 )
9. Famous boxer claims I love garlicky spread (5)
10. Runaway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
2. Illuminate buoy (7) --------- LIGHTEN (dd)
3. Peculiarities about Oregon turncoats ( 8 ) ----- TRAIT(OR)S
3. Peculiarities about Oregon turncoats ( 8 ) ----- TRAIT(OR)S
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4. Desire T-shirt mended (6) ------ THIRST (T-shirt -- anag)
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7. Trait carrier in green pea, oddly. (4) ---- GENE (odd letters)
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9. Famous boxer claims I love garlicky spread (5) ---- A(IO)LI --- Ali for boxer and I +O for I love; "Claim" own/keeping inside.
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1. Early Christians send in pub drinks ( 8 ) ----- A(POST)LES
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6. Passionate Mr.Action gets frisky ( 8 ) ---- ROMANTIC (Mr. Action -- anag)
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10. Runaway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6) ---- CARATS ----- (rat + cars - r) - anag. Actually just guessing:-
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.
Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)
10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)
10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
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blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.
Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)
10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
TARMAC
(CARAT + M)
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
artood2 wrote:blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.
Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)
10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
TARMAC
(CARAT + M)
My, aren't you the resident geek?
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
blabberwock wrote:artood2 wrote:blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.
Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)
10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
TARMAC
(CARAT + M)
My, aren't you the resident geek?
nah just a subtle hint that you need to arrest the declining standards of your cryptics:P
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
artood2 wrote:blabberwock wrote:artood2 wrote:blabberwock wrote:Hmm. All too easy, it seems. I will up the ante the next time.
Only one remains (I had made a typo in the original clue, sorry!)
10. Runway model's nose piercing boosted diamond's weight (6)
TARMAC
(CARAT + M)
My, aren't you the resident geek?
nah just a subtle hint that you need to arrest the declining standards of your cryptics:P
Oh, the deadly combination of sarcasm and snobbishness!
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