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Post by indophile Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:09 pm

Some recycled.

1. Bug under lead clarinet ruins sound . (7)

2. A speedster and a nimble opener in conversation. (7)

3. Periodical strike. (5)

4. In favor of sexy bottomline. (6)

5. A carbon life form that’s very simple. (6)

6. Catching criminal identity with promises. (10)

7. Switches tonic for gin glasses. (7)

8. Set out on long struggle. ( 8 )

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:06 pm

#4 PRO-FIT
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Post by Mosquito Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:42 pm

5. LIVING? DD
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Post by Guest Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:20 am

5. A carbon life form that’s very simple. (6)

FACILE (anag of A + C + LIFE)

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:28 am

6. Catching criminal identity with promises. (10)


CONTAGIOUS ( CON(criminal) + TAG(id) + IOUs)

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:34 am

7. Switches tonic for gin glasses. (7)

FORGING (hidden)

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:51 am

3. Periodical strike. (5)

PUNCH (Dbl Defn)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:13 am

PUNCH (#3), PROFIT(#4), FACILE (#5), CONTAGIOUS (#6) --- are all correct.

LIVING for #5 is incorrect.

FORGING for #7 is incorrect. The correct answer for #7 is -

GOGGLES = glasses ----- in TOGGLES replace T with G (gin&tonic drink is affectionately known as G&T)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:48 pm

Update with hints.

1. Bug under lead clarinet ruins sound . (7)

hint: homophone and A+B

2. A speedster and a nimble opener in conversation. (7)

hint: homophone of A+B

8. Set out on long struggle. ( 8 )

hint: A+B

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:37 pm

8. Set out on long struggle. ( 8 )

hint: A+B

HEADACHE?

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:21 pm

HEADACHE for #8 is correct (head+ache).

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Post by Mosquito Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:34 am

1. CRICKET-c+ricket(sounds like wreck it)
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Post by indophile Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:27 pm

CRICKET is incorrect. The answer is -

1. Bug under lead clarinet ruins sound . (7)

TROUBLE --- sound is homophone indicator. "rubble" for ruins, "rouble" as homophone of rubble: put "t" of clarinet (lead) under rouble to get trouble = bug.
I agree this is not a clean clue.

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Post by indophile Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:32 pm

Only #2 remains.
2. A speedster and a nimble opener in conversation. (7)
hint1: homophone of A+B
hint2: Sometimes the word is used to describe the nature of sex.

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Post by Guest Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:57 pm

indophile wrote:Only #2 remains.
2. A speedster and a nimble opener in conversation. (7)
hint1: homophone of A+B
hint2: Sometimes the word is used to describe the nature of sex.

QUICKIE (sounds like QUICK + KEY)

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Post by indophile Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:42 pm

Yes.

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