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Post by indophile Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:39 pm

All except one are recycled.

1. Wander around Costa Rica but dock at Mediterranean island. (7)

2. Maiden with nothing on for a month. (4)

3. Royal Horticultural Society welcomes pruned thyme and pulses. (7)

4. See store destroyed by vandals. (7)

5. Inequity is dark hair. (6)

6. Appropriate to hear each side. (7)

7. Roman Catholic in pursuit of love after Spring break. (7)

8. Salute to a stunning discovery. (5)

9. God is a loud drip. (4)

10. Squash member nearly throwing up outside. (7)

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Post by Mosquito Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:02 pm

1. CORSICA?

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Post by Guest Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:15 pm

2. Maiden with nothing on for a month. (4)

JOAN? (O inside JAN)

3. Royal Horticultural Society welcomes pruned thyme and pulses. (7)

RHYTHMS (pruned THYME(YTHM) inside RHS - not sure how the anagram is indicated)

8. Salute to a stunning discovery. (5)

TOAST (hidden)

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Post by Guest Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:29 pm

10. Squash member nearly throwing up outside. (7)

PUMPKIN (MP inside PUKIN)


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Post by indophile Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:01 am

CORSICA for # 1, RHYTHMS for #3, TOAST for #8, and PUMPKIN for #10 are all correct.

While JOAN for # 2 (O inside JAN) could fit the clue and could be a good answer, the answer I have is:
MOON --- M+O+ON (Moon is used occasionally to mean a month).

Yes, on # 3, the anagram indicator is missing. Thanks for pointing it.

I will post hints for the rest of the clues in a few hours.

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Post by indophile Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:22 pm

Hints.

4. See
store destroyed by vandals. (7)
Anagram and A+B

5. Dark hair is an inequity. (6)
dd (kind of a stretch; at least I've not heard the term used that way)

6. Appropriate to hear each side. (7)
Homophone, and A+B

7. Roman Catholic in pursuit of love after Spring break.
(7)
Word-in-word, and A+B

9. God is a loud drip. (4)
Homophone (kind of a stretch) of the Dolly/Dali type.




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Post by Mosquito Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:31 pm

6. ALRIGHT? ALL+RIGHT(homo)?
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Post by indophile Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:17 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:6. ALRIGHT? ALL+RIGHT(homo)?

No, it's PURLOIN -- PUR (homophone of PER for "each") + LOIN (side) = APPROPRIATE (grab) = PURLOIN

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Post by indophile Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:46 pm

ANSWERS FOR THE REMAINING.

4. See store destroyed by vandals. (7) ----- LOOTERS (LO + OTERS (STORE-anag)
5. Dark hair is an inequity. (6) ----- UNFAIR (dd)
7. Roman Catholic in pursuit of love after Spring break.
(7) ---- DIV (O+RC)E
9. God is a loud drip. (4) ------ LORD (LARD-hom)

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Post by Guest Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:52 pm

I was just taking a look at the hints. Sad

Indo, could you please wait 24 hours before posting the answers?

For #7, how is the word-in-word indicated?

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Post by indophile Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:51 pm

Okay, I thought with the weekend starting no one would bother about cryptics.

Yes, for #7 - "Roman Catholic pursues love in Spring break" - would have been better:-)

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