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Pingu · « **Reply #175 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:27:51 am »

Just realised that I can't count - it should've been (6,5)

Peter · « **Reply #176 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:32:17 am »

Carbon Fibre

clarion · « **Reply #177 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:35:08 am »

I don't get that.

Pingu · « **Reply #178 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:36:58 am »

Quote from: Peter on September 26, 2011, 10:32:17 am

Carbon Fibre

Peter · « **Reply #179 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:37:27 am »

Quote from: clarion on September 26, 2011, 10:35:08 am

I don't get that.

Car (mini) b in bonfire

clarion · « **Reply #180 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:50:46 am »

Thanks. I'd got a b in fire, but not bonfire. Good one.

citoyen · « **Reply #181 on:** September 26, 2011, 04:16:43 pm »

Sorry for jumping in out of turn, but this just came to me...

Damn shells! (6)

Wowbagger · « **Reply #182 on:** September 26, 2011, 05:09:32 pm »

Blasts?

Gareth Rees · « **Reply #183 on:** September 26, 2011, 06:36:55 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on September 26, 2011, 04:16:43 pm

Damn shells! (6)

SNAILS

[OED: Snails, int. Obs. An abbreviation of God's nails, used as a petty oath or exclamation.]

citoyen · « **Reply #184 on:** September 26, 2011, 09:35:51 pm »

No and no. Though both good answers.

d.

Peter · « **Reply #185 on:** September 27, 2011, 09:15:33 pm »

Shucks

citoyen · « **Reply #186 on:** September 27, 2011, 09:25:45 pm »

Yup!

d.

citoyen · « **Reply #187 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:04:25 am »

If no one else wants to pick up the baton, here's another I just came up with…

"Musical number performed by foe or twat." (3,3,3)

Wowbagger · « **Reply #188 on:** October 05, 2011, 09:32:41 am »

Eat for two? Eat for two?

And then it dawned on me.

citoyen · « **Reply #189 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:16:54 am »

I think you've got it.

d.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #190 on:** October 05, 2011, 11:54:07 am »

I remember one of those very old Auraucaria double puzzles - at least 30 years ago - when the answer was "Indian Ocean" but we got very hung up on "Indian Canoe" as a possible answer.

clarion · « **Reply #191 on:** October 05, 2011, 12:30:08 pm »

My favourite wrong 'right answer' was also from the Guardian. I don't remember the exact clue, but it was along the lines of: Work by gay

We had:

B_GG_R_ / _P_R_

One of our number was insistent that the answer was 'Buggery Sport'.

Dinamo · « **Reply #192 on:** October 19, 2011, 12:39:04 am »

A clue from todays i that has me puzzled !!!

Plastic train from US (8,7)

any ideas ?

Peter · « **Reply #193 on:** October 19, 2011, 10:12:51 am »

American Express?

Dinamo · « **Reply #194 on:** October 19, 2011, 07:44:12 pm »

Quote from: Peter on October 19, 2011, 10:12:51 am

American Express?

Amazing, once you see it you kick yourself.

Dinamo · « **Reply #195 on:** December 02, 2011, 03:42:45 am »

Finally finished a Cryptic from the 'i' paper today

No. 252 by DAC ( although l haven't attempted them all
)

A clue from the crossword......

Gentleman showing hesitation in fancy bow tie store (6,7)

PeeJay · « **Reply #196 on:** December 02, 2011, 08:47:54 am »

Bertie Wooster ??

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PeeJay · « **Reply #197 on:** December 02, 2011, 12:35:01 pm »

Here's one I liked from a Guardian Quiptic a couple of weeks ago:

Garfunkel recording that's seen in gallery? (4,2,3)

Dinamo · « **Reply #198 on:** December 02, 2011, 01:20:46 pm »

Quote from: PeteJ on December 02, 2011, 12:35:01 pm

Here's one I liked from a Guardian Quiptic a couple of weeks ago:

Garfunkel recording that's seen in gallery? (4,2,3)

Work of Art

HTFB · « **Reply #199 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:56:52 pm »

CERN result's no big "Gosh!", possibly? (5,5)