yeah i can't front i'm not actually even close to any of these
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:00 (thirteen years ago) link
bang on time- detonator?
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:02 (thirteen years ago) link
"Ah Willie, Willie, was my love less worthThan apples with their green leaves piled above?I counted rosiest apples on the earthOf far less worth than love."
nope.
― ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:03 (thirteen years ago) link
darragh - nope.
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:06 (thirteen years ago) link
i like the garden of eden angle but after that ....
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:06 (thirteen years ago) link
c'mon let's get some answers, i've got five minutes left here...
― ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:11 (thirteen years ago) link
doesn't really make sense as a cryptic clue, but is the journalist one "deadlines"?
― joe, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:12 (thirteen years ago) link
fubc-sebagornq
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:12 (thirteen years ago) link
reporters?
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:15 (thirteen years ago) link
haqreengrqneernef
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:15 (thirteen years ago) link
bead- i thought beady eyed, but tbh
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
ercbegntrfgevat
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
alarmists?
― Chaim Poutine (NickB), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
damnit i THOUGHT the council house answer!
shoulda got the journalists one tbf
― ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:17 (thirteen years ago) link
lately indebted one threw me but is a good clue
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:17 (thirteen years ago) link
wait did we get the journalists one yet?
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link
yup. xp might need that explained...
― ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link
i was close to it!
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
i kinda get #2, don't get #1
― ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Journalists one is nice. Quite like the 4-5 too.
Crucial for #1: peach = betray, accuse
― tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:20 (thirteen years ago) link
^ my new thing learned for the day
― ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link
^ !
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Ohhhh.. #2: double def, front sight of a gun
― tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I just looked up peach on thesaurus.com - still couldn't make it fit into an answer, right enough.
― ailsa, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:22 (thirteen years ago) link
this is total new word def day for me. Wait! Very!
― tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
still can't get #2 to parse but friday evening settling in at this stage
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Ey thanks and kudos to GP for this shot in the arm btw
Cor, also did not know about bead = sight on a gun. This is very informative (and pretty obscure) stuff all round.
― ailsa, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Can someone explain 'lately indebted'? I get #1 and the 'bang' one now, thanks guys.
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
and i'd like to thank the makers of the chambers iphone app for helping me find these ridic words
― tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Lately indebted basically other way of saying overdue, no?
― ailsa, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I think it's just an &lit: 'lately indebted' = late on your debts = arrears
― tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
that was xp
I knew bead = sight on gun, but didn't click.
yeah arrears just late on debt
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
'wearer of a necklace' not really sure bout this part though
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
necklaces have beads. sometimes. this is the weakest thing yet imo.
― ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah the rest of that batch are pretty solid clues tho
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:37 (thirteen years ago) link
How does the 'council' one work?
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
you pay rates based on the value of your house as determined by the council, right?
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
so if they 'don't appreciate' etc- underrated
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Ah, right, right. Good work everyone!
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
well, it is actually, but thanks
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I'll try and paste the last batch of these sometime next week.
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:48 (thirteen years ago) link
V works in council housing section fyi V
dawn broke in not so poor a way as this (9)
i have the answer, can post in rot-13, but for the life of me the dawn broke part is as well to be a random addition.
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
aye, rot-13 it because I can't figure it, but might be able to figure it back?
― ailsa, Monday, 9 August 2010 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i will be impressed
comin up
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
qrfgvghgr
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 22:18 (thirteen years ago) link
OK, nothing leaping out at me. I can see the use of "broke", I can see "not so poor as way as this", but can't see how they would fit together at all?
Would put good money on ledge cracking it though.
― ailsa, Monday, 9 August 2010 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link