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Thursday Cryptics
Some recycled.
1. Sewing implements not quite unnecessary. (7)2. A group of directors on a ship. (6)
3. Green tea brewed for a youngster. ( 8 )
4. This stops you running to join up. (6)
5. Brought litigation against a government official for abusing drug. (7)
6. Some soberness in the capital. (5)
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5)
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
1. Sewing implements not quite unnecessary. (7)2. A group of directors on a ship. (6)
3. Green tea brewed for a youngster. ( 8 )
4. This stops you running to join up. (6)
5. Brought litigation against a government official for abusing drug. (7)
6. Some soberness in the capital. (5)
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5)
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
indophile- Posts : 4338
Join date : 2011-04-29
Location : Glenn Dale, MD
Re: Thursday Cryptics
1. needles, needless minus s
Idéfix- Posts : 8808
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
3. Green tea brewed for a youngster. ( 8 )
==> teenager
==> teenager
artood2- Posts : 1321
Join date : 2011-04-30
Re: Thursday Cryptics
2. A group of directors on a ship. (6)
boards?
boards?
artood2- Posts : 1321
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
aboard, a + board, meaning "on a ship"artood2 wrote:2. A group of directors on a ship. (6)
boards?
Idéfix- Posts : 8808
Join date : 2012-04-26
Location : Berkeley, CA
Re: Thursday Cryptics
1. NEEDLES (NEEDLESs)
3. TEENAGER (green tea - anag)
2. ABOARD (a board (group of directors) = on a ship
5. SUDAFED (sued a fed - hom)
6. BERNE (Some soberness in the capital)
3. TEENAGER (green tea - anag)
2. ABOARD (a board (group of directors) = on a ship
5. SUDAFED (sued a fed - hom)
6. BERNE (Some soberness in the capital)
indophile- Posts : 4338
Join date : 2011-04-29
Location : Glenn Dale, MD
Re: Thursday Cryptics
Update. These remain.
4. This stops you running to join up. (6)
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5)
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
4. This stops you running to join up. (6)
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5)
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
indophile- Posts : 4338
Join date : 2011-04-29
Location : Glenn Dale, MD
Re: Thursday Cryptics
---------- hint: homophoneindophile wrote:Update. These remain.
Hints:
4. This stops you running to join up. (6) ------------- hint: Double definition
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5) --------------------------- hint: Deletion
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
indophile- Posts : 4338
Join date : 2011-04-29
Location : Glenn Dale, MD
Re: Thursday Cryptics
indophile wrote:---------- hint: homophoneindophile wrote:Update. These remain.
Hints:
4. This stops you running to join up. (6) ------------- hint: Double definition
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5) --------------------------- hint: Deletion
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
8-BETTA sounds like bit of.
Obnoxious- Posts : 752
Join date : 2012-05-09
Re: Thursday Cryptics
Silk Smitha wrote:indophile wrote:---------- hint: homophoneindophile wrote:Update. These remain.
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
8-BETTA sounds like bit of.
No. Think of zodiac signs.
indophile- Posts : 4338
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Re: Thursday Cryptics
indophile wrote:Silk Smitha wrote:indophile wrote:---------- hint: homophoneindophile wrote:Update. These remain.
8. Parts of a loud fish. (6)
8-BETTA sounds like bit of.
No. Think of zodiac signs.
PIsces- sounds like pieces?
Obnoxious- Posts : 752
Join date : 2012-05-09
Re: Thursday Cryptics
Yes, I set it up as PIECES (Pisces-hom)
indophile- Posts : 4338
Join date : 2011-04-29
Location : Glenn Dale, MD
Re: Thursday Cryptics
Answers for 4 and 7.
4. This stops you running to join up. (6)
STITCH (dd, one is the pain you get in your tummy when you run some distance, and the other is when you join two cloth pieces, repairing skin gashes, etc.
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5)
ROBINg (robing as opposed to disrobing, dressing as opposed to undressing)
4. This stops you running to join up. (6)
STITCH (dd, one is the pain you get in your tummy when you run some distance, and the other is when you join two cloth pieces, repairing skin gashes, etc.
7. Almost dressing a bird. (5)
ROBINg (robing as opposed to disrobing, dressing as opposed to undressing)
indophile- Posts : 4338
Join date : 2011-04-29
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