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Post by indophile Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:42 pm

Most are recycled.

1. Media frenzy over new girl. (6)

2. Free to die without Ganges cleansing. (9)

3. Condiment for a sailor. (3,4)

4. Qualify for advance. (4)

5. Security for a decade is proclaimed. (6)

6. Grow stiff at English inset. (6)

7. Chefs’ team erred into clams. (7)

8. Wet grass – home for an animal. (6)

9. Outstanding self-control. (7)

10. Clown holds a can, hemming in. (7)

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Post by Mosquito Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:12 pm

1. MAIDEN. (media anag+n for new)
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Post by indophile Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:15 pm

PseudoIntellectual wrote:1. MAIDEN. (media anag+n for new)

Yes.

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Post by indophile Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:41 pm

Correction for # 6

Grow stiff at English inset. (6)

6. Grow as stiff attentive introvert. (6)

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Post by indophile Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:44 pm

indophile wrote:Correction for # 6

Grow stiff at English inset. (6)

6. Grow as stiff attentive introvert. (6)

Please replace "Grow stiff at English inset" with "Grow as stiff attentive introvert." The letter count remains the same at (6).

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:39 am

3. Condiment for a sailor. (3,4)

SEA SALT?

4. Qualify for advance. (4)

PASS?

6. Grow stiff at English inset. (6)

FATTEN (hidden)

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:42 am

5. Security for a decade is proclaimed. (6)


TENURE (sounds like TEN YEAR)

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:50 am

7. Chefs’ team erred into clams. (7)


STEAMER (hidden) (shouldn't it be clam?)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:23 am

To BW:

SEA SALT (#3), PASS (#4), TENURE (# 5), FATTEN (# 6), AND STEAMER (# 7) are all correct. On # 7 since I was setting the clue based on a steamed dish of clams I used plural "clams" instead of the singular "clam." A minor attempt at deception; glad you caught it.

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:28 am

Cryptics Update:

The following four clues remain to be solved.

2. Free to die without Ganges cleansing. (9)

8. Wet grass – home for an animal. (6)

9. Outstanding self control. (7)

10. Clown holds a can, hemming in. (7)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:15 pm

Update & hints.

2. Free to die without Ganges cleansing. (9)

hints: word-in-word & anagram

8. Wet grass – home for an animal. (6)

hint: A+B

9. Outstanding self control. (7)

hint: dd

10. Clown holds a can, hemming in. (7)

hint: word-in-word & A+B

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Post by Guest Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:51 am

9. Outstanding self control. (7)

hint: dd


MASTERY?

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Post by Guest Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:58 am

8. Wet grass – home for an animal. (6)

hint: A+B


SODDEN (SOD(grass) + DEN)

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Post by Guest Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:03 am

2. Free to die without Ganges cleansing. (9)

hints: word-in-word & anagram


DISENGAGE (anag of GANGES inside DIE)

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Post by indophile Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:37 pm

SODDEN for # 8 and DISENGAGE for #2 are correct.

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Post by indophile Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:43 pm

For # 9 the answer is BALANCE.

For #10, it is -- WAITING---- WA(I+TIN)G

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