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Quite pleased with it, but I'll give you a while before I put a letter in.

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 November 2009 16:02 (fourteen years ago) link

Florid?

ailsa, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:11 (fourteen years ago) link

Correct

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 November 2009 16:13 (fourteen years ago) link

nice.

ailsa, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:21 (fourteen years ago) link

I think, strictly, I expect 'x next to y' to be in solution order (so that clue indicates 'blasto'), but I'm not 100% sure.

(xp yes, that 'florid' is neat)

woofwoofwoof, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:23 (fourteen years ago) link

Una, confused, gets vegetable, becomes zombie (9)

woofwoofwoof, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link

nope

Elgin would be crazy to lose his... (7)
... Elgin's crazy all by himself (6)

George Mucus (ledge), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:12 (fourteen years ago) link

marbles single

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:15 (fourteen years ago) link

not much of a challenge. CONGRATULATIONS anyway.

George Mucus (ledge), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:20 (fourteen years ago) link

Congratulations Hal, enjoy yourself (6,5)

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:22 (fourteen years ago) link

Dunno.

One thousand and fifty in love with a kind of life (9)

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 05:58 (fourteen years ago) link

Ready for time in emergency room (5)

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 06:25 (fourteen years ago) link

Second one's eager.

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 5 November 2009 08:02 (fourteen years ago) link

Yes. Want letters for the other one?

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 13:16 (fourteen years ago) link

Plz. It's bugging me.

For my last one:

- - - - m - - - -

woofwoofwoof, Thursday, 5 November 2009 14:06 (fourteen years ago) link

---m-----

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 14:24 (fourteen years ago) link

---m--o--

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 14:36 (fourteen years ago) link

If only I still had my Baron Saturday screenname, then I know I could get the zombie one.
Keep thinking it must be "unanimate" but it doesn't seem to work.

Congratulations Hal, enjoy yourself (6,5)

Keep thinking this has Hank in it, so Thanks, Something but no.

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link

woofwoof's is automaton.

This one needs put out of its misery:
Loving? It's a business proposal (6) -e----
...may be set up wrong, so here's a more literal (less interesting) re-cluing:
Delicate business offer (6)

subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:44 (fourteen years ago) link

Yes to automaton.

OH! It's tender. Think the first wording was fine. I was just being dense.

woofwoofwoof, Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:54 (fourteen years ago) link

Yes indeed (and sorry for robbing you of one of your "woof"s last time)

subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link

no hanks

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Thursday, 5 November 2009 16:37 (fourteen years ago) link

Is darraghmac's one hooray henry?

ailsa, Thursday, 5 November 2009 22:21 (fourteen years ago) link

yep

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 11:11 (fourteen years ago) link

enjoy yourself?

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 11:51 (fourteen years ago) link

bon vivants, your common garden hooray henry, i'd've thought?

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 11:58 (fourteen years ago) link

yyyeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 12:45 (fourteen years ago) link

as long as ailsa was able to figure it out my conscience is clear

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 13:09 (fourteen years ago) link

tender.

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:28 (fourteen years ago) link

One thousand and fifty in love with a kind of life (9)
---m--o-s

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link

glamorous?

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link

glamorous?

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link

xp i swear

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link

One thousand and fifty have no love for a cold dwelling (5)

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:42 (fourteen years ago) link

igloo?

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link

(didn't get no love = oo for a second there and wasn't sure)

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:46 (fourteen years ago) link

Thousand and fifty has programming tool to fly without thrust (5)

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:48 (fourteen years ago) link

glide

:)

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link

A thousand shelter an artist (4)

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:01 (fourteen years ago) link

Klee

irmão tuomas (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:06 (fourteen years ago) link

Thousand and fifty have to scratch bug (6)

irmão tuomas (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:06 (fourteen years ago) link

God dammit gl, kl, amor, ml, o, aml, -ous, -a, pull yourselves together, kick out the losers and give me the right word next time.

Glitch thankyou I am on it now.

woofwoofwoof, Friday, 6 November 2009 17:07 (fourteen years ago) link

Glitch :D

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:07 (fourteen years ago) link

Trendy one thousand and fifty have our promissory notes, the basterds (11)

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:08 (fourteen years ago) link

inglourious

irmão tuomas (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:12 (fourteen years ago) link

Was just gonna post "lol"

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:12 (fourteen years ago) link

One thousand and fifty round the bend? Artist's work!

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link

(5)

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link

Mural

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:29 (fourteen years ago) link


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