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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

Well done! Sorry about your struggle.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Friday, 30 December 2005 10:20 (eighteen years ago) link

Tin? TIN?!? I was trying to make an anagram out of CANfiol! Damn you all to hell!

The Araucaria one: A "Y" is one also (4)
A-I-

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 30 December 2005 10:21 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh my God, that's BRILLIANT!! (I'll not spoil it for anyone else, but, really, that is BRILLIANT!!!!)

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 30 December 2005 10:33 (eighteen years ago) link

OK. This is one of these British ones, right? Involving names of UK rivers, right? So it's Aire, right?

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 30 December 2005 14:32 (eighteen years ago) link

Nope (and Aire wouldn't fit anyway)

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 30 December 2005 14:33 (eighteen years ago) link

OK, I see what it is.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 30 December 2005 14:44 (eighteen years ago) link

It's good, isn't it?

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 30 December 2005 15:01 (eighteen years ago) link

For the new year, here's some letters for various unsolved ones:

State nothing country (6)
-a-----

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

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

-a-- -i--

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

-a-- t---

Hillbilly leader and first knight (4)
-e--

And a new one:

Unstable, new, sexy, around the bend! (8)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 30 December 2005 18:56 (eighteen years ago) link

One more:

Supple iron wire (6)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 30 December 2005 19:10 (eighteen years ago) link

I am happy to contribute to the long slow death of this thread.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 30 December 2005 20:31 (eighteen years ago) link

What is the "Y" one? I give up.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 December 2005 23:59 (eighteen years ago) link

Ayin

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Saturday, 31 December 2005 00:42 (eighteen years ago) link

the "y" one is axis. i don't think i'm in a fit state to look at all these new ones.

― ledge (ledge), Saturday, 31 December 2005 00:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh. I even thought of that. But it's "an x", so... bleh!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 31 December 2005 01:32 (eighteen years ago) link

In in bed with the French sauce (8)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 16:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Woah there! Although I've pretty much given up on your earlier ones. Flunky? And even more uncertainly, feline?

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 16:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, those are right.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 16:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Can we slow down a bit? I find all the outstanding clues a bit demoralizing.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 16:41 (eighteen years ago) link

I think most of them are from me (as a way of dealing with holiday stress!). But I don't think anybody's going to get around to solving them, so I think you all should feel free to contribute clues while I lay off.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 16:44 (eighteen years ago) link

Shall we call year zero (or year 2006), and go back to solver-setting with your 'In in bed with the French sauce (8)' as the current one? Do people like this idea?

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 16:52 (eighteen years ago) link

That sounds good, but if we give up on them please can the original posters give the answers? (I've been lurking here; it's good practice, thanks! I can do easier cryptics but rarely a full newspaper crossword, so I'm in awe of you guys on this thread.)

Oh yeah,
Give gin up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (4-4)
must be "part time" (= "emit trap", upwards). But that's my lot, from the ones left. And you will get no fresh clue-blood out of this stone, I'm afraid.

― Rebecca (reb), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Yup.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link

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