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utile?

is the right answer

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:22 (thirteen years ago) link

^ tryin to imagine that delivered in deayton monotone but w/ hull acent

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:25 (thirteen years ago) link

I have a fucked-up Black Country meets Hull accent tbh

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:27 (thirteen years ago) link

i don't know what a black country accent sounds like- pls to list local celebs

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:30 (thirteen years ago) link

Sounds like Brummie to the untrained ear but is different. Noddy Holder's accent is more Black Country than Brum. Lenny Henry too I think.

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:32 (thirteen years ago) link

Robert Plant was born in West Brom but spent too long in the States obv.

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:32 (thirteen years ago) link

i have only heard l henry speak at length out of those. generally in the period between recognising him and finding the remote, so my recollection is probably imperfect.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:34 (thirteen years ago) link

dally with erotic Spartan(13)

procrastinate

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:42 (thirteen years ago) link

yep.

List of values, perhaps listed, probably valueless (10)

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:52 (thirteen years ago) link

nihilistic?

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:14 (thirteen years ago) link

not really on the right track there tbh

it may be a bit cryptic tbh, i'm sure ledge will be all up in arms about it

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:27 (thirteen years ago) link

I have v. strict rules for clues meself, but only when I'm setting

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:29 (thirteen years ago) link

logarithms

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:29 (thirteen years ago) link

?

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:29 (thirteen years ago) link

jeez i get a ? after 11 seconds?

no

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:30 (thirteen years ago) link

they're both p good answers, if that keeps you motivated.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:30 (thirteen years ago) link

nah I was indicating it was a guess

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link

how would you indicate assured certainty?

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link

B-|

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:32 (thirteen years ago) link

P---------

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:26 (thirteen years ago) link

predictable?

It's a rest day, WE WANT TO SHOP (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link

clearly not

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link

more wrong answers: prospectus, priorities

postcards from the (ledge), Friday, 2 July 2010 09:44 (thirteen years ago) link

properties

hmmph fully expect a kicking now.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 09:48 (thirteen years ago) link

triple cryptic def? first one the 'list' is superfluous. second one is good, i did think about listed buildings. third one like a comment on the credit crunch or something? if so it's just not true, i guess is my problem. overall i give it a C.

postcards from the (ledge), Friday, 2 July 2010 09:55 (thirteen years ago) link

'c' ur way to licking my balls

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 09:59 (thirteen years ago) link

ok, europe

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 10:13 (thirteen years ago) link

Bangs guest silly for a pain in the arse (7,3)

Don't mention de Boer (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 July 2010 10:51 (thirteen years ago) link

lol sb

Adge Cutler & the Özils (NickB), Friday, 2 July 2010 10:56 (thirteen years ago) link

what have I done now?

Don't mention de Boer (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 July 2010 10:57 (thirteen years ago) link

boom boom

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:00 (thirteen years ago) link

Only wrote that clue for the punchline tbh

Don't mention de Boer (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:00 (thirteen years ago) link

Payoff in Q4 attack? (9)

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:04 (thirteen years ago) link

punchline I LIKE

postcards from the (ledge), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:08 (thirteen years ago) link

punchline but why?

Don't mention de Boer (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:09 (thirteen years ago) link

Steps man joins Norwegian trio in response (4)

Adge Cutler & the Özils (NickB), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:13 (thirteen years ago) link

haha

xxp q=queue

postcards from the (ledge), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:16 (thirteen years ago) link

Didn't think it was that funny tbh xp

Adge Cutler & the Özils (NickB), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:17 (thirteen years ago) link

oh dear this is a worrying trend

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:18 (thirteen years ago) link

punzzles

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:18 (thirteen years ago) link

crossword chuckles

Adge Cutler & the Özils (NickB), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:20 (thirteen years ago) link

anagroans

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:21 (thirteen years ago) link

quiptic

postcards from the (ledge), Friday, 2 July 2010 11:22 (thirteen years ago) link

Norwegian Mum turns up nothing, really.

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