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Azerbadjian?

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 02:25 (eighteen years ago) link

Saskatchewan!

― reclusive hero (reclusive hero), Saturday, 24 December 2005 04:15 (eighteen years ago) link

But of course. Your turn!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 07:33 (eighteen years ago) link

(The near-impossible country one was yhkrzobhet (rot13) by the way.

Orytvhz -> "V" ercynprq ol "hkbe" ("jvsr" va Yngva) -> orythkbehz -> punatrq -> yhkrzobhet)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Saturday, 24 December 2005 10:56 (eighteen years ago) link

Yowza.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 11:14 (eighteen years ago) link

Mixed-up muppet sauce (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:07 (eighteen years ago) link

I think, in a crossword, that would be gettable, in that you would have some letters and you'd get the answer and then slowly work out exactly where it came from with regard to the clue. But as a standalone, yikes, it's nasty!

(xpost - mole?)

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:09 (eighteen years ago) link

(Yup)

I almost wish I hadn't read/decoded the clue, as I think it is almost gettable in that the two countries ARE usually mentioned in the same breath.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:11 (eighteen years ago) link

by the clue I meant the hint

State nothing country (6)

French peak chills famous lover's family (8)

Superman's booty? (4-2-5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Estimate sounds like somebody telling you a sob story (7)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:10 (eighteen years ago) link

Superman's booty? (4-2-5)

Buns of steel?

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:30 (eighteen years ago) link

French peak chills famous lover's family

Montague

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:31 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes and yes!

It's smelly around labor leader's stooge (6)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:35 (eighteen years ago) link

In translation, German song sounds like it's about Louisiana musician (4-4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:49 (eighteen years ago) link

And:

The sound of top German songs (6)

Hillbilly leader and first knight (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 17:33 (eighteen years ago) link

(4-4) means it's hyphenated, (4, 4) means separate words.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 18:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Lieder.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 18:46 (eighteen years ago) link

State nothing country (6)

State no country without me. (6)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 18:50 (eighteen years ago) link

OK, then (4,4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 19:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Narnia?

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 19:28 (eighteen years ago) link

No.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 19:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Dang! I was thinking N+Ar(me)nia

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 20:00 (eighteen years ago) link

Hm. OK, I'll allow it, but it wasn't what I was thinking of.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 20:11 (eighteen years ago) link

Oregon

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 09:02 (eighteen years ago) link

No trains for Christmas? (4)

Trap drum (5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link

That's the one.

Noel. Snare.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 December 2005 18:20 (eighteen years ago) link

Nobody here but us chickens, Chris.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

Someone has to leave a light on.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 December 2005 22:25 (eighteen years ago) link

I wanted you "state nothing country" to be "Borneo" but I don't think it is.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 December 2005 22:32 (eighteen years ago) link

No, but there does seem to be a good clue to be made there.

Royal drink: bottom's up! (5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:09 (eighteen years ago) link

You calling me a muppet, Redd?

(kidding)

― OleM aka The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:26 (eighteen years ago) link

Regal! Good one.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:27 (eighteen years ago) link

French-German dance? (9)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Give gin up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (4-4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 03:23 (eighteen years ago) link

Song sounds like it's about Ukranian waterway? (3,2,1,5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 13:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Fleece artist hides out during five straight months, tops. (5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 13:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Almost a king among gods at home is manipulator of drones. (9)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 18:06 (eighteen years ago) link

The fleece artist is Jason.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 December 2005 18:48 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes.

OleM's is allemande.

Look both ways. (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 21:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Look both ways = peep?

Can somehow fit a bottomless hole that may cover a madman's scalp(7,3)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 11:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Yup.

A little backwards information (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:17 (eighteen years ago) link

data

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:23 (eighteen years ago) link

Uncertain value of small stones (6,11)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:25 (eighteen years ago) link

No idea about that one... give us some letters? While I'm here:

Spooner's arctic spirits indicate the target (4,5)

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 29 December 2005 13:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Goal posts!

Mini-hint on my "can somehow fit" one: (3-4,3) is also a frequently used spelling (and possibly even (3,4,3)?).

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:32 (eighteen years ago) link

Drawing a blank...

This from today's Araucaria, didn't get it but thought "wow" when I found out the answer.

A "Y" is one also (4)

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Letters for "can somehow fit...":

Letter no 3 of the answer is the first letter in the title of this thread.
Letter no 5 is the first letter in the title of this thread.
Letter no 10 (ie the last one) is the first letter in the title of this thread.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Thursday, 29 December 2005 20:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Uncertain value of small stones (6,11)

g----l p---------h

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:20 (eighteen years ago) link

Haha I get it now! (The definition part is kinda missing, though.)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Can somehow fit a bottomless hole that may cover a madman's scalp(7,3)

OK, after much struggling, and thanks to the letters, this is "tinfoil hat".

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 30 December 2005 10:14 (eighteen years ago) link

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