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Offline The Peepmaster

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Cryptic Clues
« on: August 05, 2008, 11:51:19 PM »
I have a love of Cryptic Crosswords. The Sunday Times has a particularly good one, and it also gives an "answer" each week, which readers are invited to create a clue for.

I've never won.

Here is my attempt for this week. The "answer" is "Team Spirit". My clue is "Collective enthusiasm is somehow meat and drink for the most part". I have my fingers crossed for the ?20 prize.

Previous failures include (the "answer" followed by my clue):

Dispersal: Less rapid, clumsy, distribution.

Frontispiece: Recipe of tins' ingredients illustrated in book.

Drawbridge: Crossing from back room to make a grand entrance.

Ideologist: Visionary replaces loose digit.


Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Malc

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2008, 02:34:09 AM »
No wonder you never win the prize, those are rubbish.

Fyodor

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2008, 01:48:37 PM »
Come on Roger, lets be avin yer. Youve board me to deth with your clews, spit em out.
They're rather good, actually.

Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2008, 06:47:05 PM »
This country's in a right mess.


Iran.
That's the only one I can remember, Fydo.

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2008, 06:55:40 PM »
That's a great one, Roger. Rather like: "Entering a different country". (One of this week's clues).
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2008, 06:56:42 PM »
This country's in a right mess.


Iran.
That's the only one I can remember, Fydo.


Giranisy?
I apologise, in advance.

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2008, 06:58:51 PM »
That's a great one, Roger. Rather like: "Entering a different country". (One of this week's clues).


Gernentia?
I apologise, in advance.

Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2008, 07:58:17 PM »
That's a great one, Roger. Rather like: "Entering a different country". (One of this week's clues).
I saw that one---I was slightly thrown by the "e" at the end of "Argentine"!

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2008, 08:06:02 PM »
Gosh - I hadn't noticed that! I just stuck Argentina in straight away. No wonder I couldn't get 16 across.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2008, 09:19:58 PM »
it's way above me
I like simple clues.
Like you see with them. answer ears

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2008, 08:54:05 PM »
I like to draw a horsie in each square.

Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2008, 09:07:36 PM »
Quote from:  ;D=907.msg14885#msg14885 date=1218657245
I like to draw a horsie in each square.
;D

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2008, 09:15:12 PM »
What's THIS?

 ;D=907.msg14885#msg14885 date=1218657245
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2008, 09:27:52 PM »
What's THIS?

 ;D=907.msg14885#msg14885 date=1218657245

It's a smiley, followed by a number, letters, number, hash, letters, number, the word 'date', an equals sign and some numbers!

I think Roger has tried to put a smiley instead of Jack's name and ruined the string.

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Re: Cryptic Clues
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2008, 09:43:19 PM »
What are you talking about? On my screen, I've just got a smiley. I was replying to Jack's horsie gag. I hate computers.