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Cryptic Clues

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posted on 5/3/12

Couldn't make them a bit easier could you mate?

comment by Mr A (U12035)

posted on 5/3/12

Not unless i phone up The Daily Telegraph lol. Sitting at work and have been struggling for hours!

posted on 5/3/12

8. Tier, think about it.

posted on 5/3/12

9. Tash?

comment by Mr A (U12035)

posted on 5/3/12

AARGH!! It always gets to the stage where it's physically impossible as you've been staring at it all day. Cheers though

posted on 5/3/12

6. Maximum

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1 Ebbing

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2. Rain Doctor

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3. Changeover

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4. Rust

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5. Strike down
6. Could be overall also
7. Groundless
10. Concerning

posted on 5/3/12

TOOR, do you compile crosswords for the telegraph?

comment by Mr A (U12035)

posted on 5/3/12

Want more?

posted on 5/3/12

comment by Otis Driftwood (U1449)
posted 14 minutes ago
TOOR, do you compile crosswords for the telegraph?
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I don't. I do however have a gift with crosswords and English in general when I choose to be on form.

comment by Och Aye The Noo (U12035)
posted 35 seconds ago
Want more?

Sure!

comment by Mr A (U12035)

posted on 5/3/12

11. Mixed fruit is cut ahead of time (10)
12. Late transport (6)
13. The bolivar exchanged for a biscuit (4,6)
14. Man in the clutches of diva - nervous? (4)
15. Leaves on the table (5,5)
16. Having a clear ringing sound - that's elementary (7)
17. Nothing's to be seen on the German river
18. Racy cadets upset faint-heart (7-3)
19. Human resources in firm will need set amount processed (10)
20. Cards placed on seat in court? (5,5)
21. Wasteland may be less civilised near cape (10)
22. After function dandy escaped (3,3)
23. Cut speed (4)

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11 Futuristic

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14 ivan

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18 scaredy cat

posted on 5/3/12

11. Futuristic( I enjoyed that one)
12.
13.
14. Ivan(in reverence to Ivan the Terrible as we call him, Ivan the Angry as he is named in other countries)
15. Green Salad(easy one)
16. Silvery
17. Oder(the O is for nothing and 'der' is a common German definite article. I've just realised I've began explaining these now...)
18. Scaredy Cat(anagram of 'racy cadets'
19. Throughput(HR abbreviation for Human Resources, placed inside 'tough' which is 'firm' and then place 'put' for 'set'. Difficult one but fun.
20. Kings Bench
21. Wilderness(come on, you had to have got that one)
22. Got Off(another easy one)
23. Clip(a double definition)

posted on 5/3/12

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comment by Mr A (U12035)

posted on 5/3/12

RAP

TOOR, I am very impressed, i did get a couple but just posted them all as I wasn't 100% with some of them appreciate the help though.

Last 2

The bolivar exchanged for a biscuit (4,6) B _ _ H / _ L _ V _ R

and

Late transport (6) H _ A _ S _

comment by Mr A (U12035)

posted on 5/3/12

Also, thanks Sir Bob

posted on 5/3/12

Bath Oliver

comment by Mr A (U12035)

posted on 5/3/12

j'baby. Is that a guess cause i cant work out where that came from?

posted on 5/3/12

comment by johnsonsbaby (U10461)
posted 2 minutes ago
Bath Oliver
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Excellent.

'Tisn't a guess. A good answer.

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