The official bored-at-work cryptic crossword pass it on thread.

Mixed review doesn't blind Morris (6,6)

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"einundzwanzig" is still going over my head.

Force of about 50,000 "Fat Men" is just a definition of the answer. What is the singular of 'Fat Men'?

einendzwanzig is german for 21, 21d was senhora, frau is german for senhora.

einendzwanzig is german for 21, 21d was senhora, frau is german for senhora.

Ah, I thought it must be something like that. Thanks. (Feeling a bit Brazilian?)

Ah, had to go googling the figure of these singular Fat Men, which I had in fact tried first time round but got an answer which didn't add up - err, multiply up - so I'd decided that I was barking up the wrong tree. Wikipedia provides a more helpful answer in that respect. Cheers ledge.

Heh sorry for slightly off clues. ;) And for derailing, as said...

Yep I'm Norwegian, Mr Cadet, but I've held a love for these blasted things since Fred Dellar's music-related xwds in the NME in the late 80's... I fondly remember

Peter's O'Tool (12)

in 1986 -- I'd already noted some anagrams and other structure here and there, but then the penny dropped just how wide the possibilities were. It is akin to what moley said in this thread I started: "... put me into a world filled with mad, perverse British aristocrats and eccentrics from the 18th century."

Heh xwds and that thread show a major thing with me actually, I love creative stuff where there is COMPLETE freedom within VERY STRICT formal constraints... :p

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crossword/cryptic/

I feel bad that I forgot who anatol was. Anatol, are you familiar with another Ole M, Ole Mathison, a talented Norwegian sax player who lives in NYC?

Mixed review doesn't blind Morris (6,6)

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Stevie Wonder!

I din't know his real name until now - what's the deal with the change from Judkins to Morris?

Norwegian mother's favorite radio format? (3) (for anat ole)

are you familiar with another Ole M, Ole Mathison

I'm not, I'm afraid.

Mor!

rub fool into wise man (7)

massage

Ah, I thought wise man would be sage, but couldn't get it to work...

Randy Andy gets fifty bob (5)

Dylan

Wave wavy cones around me (6)

Cosine

Buddhist chant about the beginning of time gets seal of approval (1,1,1)

Single key cut a lens (7)

xpost ledge otm

Single key cut a lens (7)
cadence?

Beer getting extra strong Italian brewed tea and gin (9)

Reclue:
Beer getting extra strongly brewed tea and gin (9)

Flash emperor and country bass player (6)

Letters later today.

Mingus!

No idea about the beer though.

Was Lorax's "single key..." answer right? I don't get it either way, so some letters or an explanation would be much appreciated.

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Beefeater?

:)

teabagger..... :(

Sorry, no Lorax was wrong about single key. Here is a letter.

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stab in the dark, concave?

cuticle

no and no but maybe darragh was on the right lines?

monocle

i see

^^^ winner

Protects it again, for safer returns perhaps?(7)

Be off and stare if you want to search (6)

Strong but aged, even if one bends (6)

ok that's covered what i can from my desk!

(not a clue)

Is the last one folder?

ya

as first efforts, they may be a little unwieldy. letters?

google!

Protects it again, for safer returns perhaps?(7)

shields?

google, y

shields,n

so, i killed this then.

Protects it again, for safer returns perhaps?(7)

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it's normally dead anyway, it only shudders into life occasionally and momentarily.

regards?