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Post by indophile Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:04 pm

Some recycled.

1. Made to press metal. (7,4)

2. Cursory curry often mixed after papadam beginning. (11)

3. Heard twins shave. (4)

4. Hybrid Ford. (5)

5. Strict schoolmaster never accepted. (5)

6. Solar lights require this on a bright day, you see. ( 8 )

7. Reportedly gobbled up even number. ( 8 )

8. Exercise put back after Jose’s agreement. (5)

9. Idiot has no right to drop his pants. (4)

10. Initially police lock-up housed a social outcaste. (6)

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:23 pm

indophile wrote:Some recycled.

1. Made to press metal. (7,4) FORGING IRON -dd

2. Cursory curry often mixed after papadam beginning. (11) PERFUNCTORY (P + CURRY + OFTEN)

3. Heard twins shave. (4) PAIR/PARE

4. Hybrid Ford. (5)

5. Strict schoolmaster never accepted. (5)

6. Solar lights require this on a bright day, you see. ( 8 )

7. Reportedly gobbled up even number. ( 8 )

8. Exercise put back after Jose’s agreement. (5)

9. Idiot has no right to drop his pants. (4)

10. Initially police lock-up housed a social outcaste. (6) -P-ARIAH
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Post by indophile Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:26 pm

For:

#1 FORGING IRON ---- unacceptable (doesn't fit the clue)

#2 PERFUNCTORY --- Yes; #3 PAIR/PARE --- Yes

#10 PARIAH is correct, but I would explain it as P(initial letter of Police)+RIAH (lock=hair-rev), with A housed inside P+RIAH -- P(A)RIAH

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Post by Guest Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:23 pm


9. Idiot has no right to drop his pants. (4)

MOON (MORON(idiot) - R (no right))

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Post by Guest Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:37 pm

5. Strict schoolmaster never accepted. (5)

STERN (hidden)

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Post by Guest Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:47 pm

1. Made to press metal. (7,4)

WROUGHT IRON?

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Post by Guest Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:53 pm

7. Reportedly gobbled up even number. ( 8 )

EIGHTEEN? (sounds like ATE IN?)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:37 am

MOON for #9; STERN for # 5; WROUGHT IRON for # 1, and EIGHTEEN for # 7 are all correct.

However, I would explain EIGHTEEN (# 7) as a homophone of ATE EEN (EEN is used for EVEN)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:41 am

UPDATE. The following 3 clues remain to be solved.

4. Hybrid Ford. (5)

6. Solar lights require this on a bright day, you see. ( 8 )

8. Exercise put back after Jose’s agreement. (5)

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:53 am

UPDATE with hints.

4. Hybrid Ford. (5)

Hint: Double Definition

6. Solar lights require this on a bright day, you see. ( 8 )

Hint: Double Definition
8. Exercise put back after Jose’s agreement. (5)

Hint: reversal, Spanish, and placement

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Post by Hellsangel Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:57 pm

indophile wrote:UPDATE with hints.

4. Hybrid Ford. (5)

Hint: Double Definition

6. Solar lights require this on a bright day, you see. ( 8 ) SUNSPOTS?

Hint: Double Definition
8. Exercise put back after Jose’s agreement. (5) SI -TUP

Hint: reversal, Spanish, and placement


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Post by indophile Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:02 pm

SITUP for # 8 is correct. PUT is reversed, and Jose says SI in agreement.

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Post by indophile Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:34 pm

SUNSPOTS for #6 is incorrect.

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Post by Guest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:24 am

4. Hybrid Ford. (5)
CROSS (looked up the thesaurus - had no idea ford meant a crossing)

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Post by Guest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:29 am

6. Solar lights require this on a bright day, you see. ( 8 )

RADIANCE?

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Post by indophile Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:17 pm

CROSS for #4 is correct.

While RADIANCE for #6 is not a bad answer, I was looking for - SUNSHINE.
(breaking the clue -- Solar lights require this|| on a bright day you see)

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