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Auld lang syne.

Did we have another clue for that upthread, or was that in an actual crossword I did recently?

Dent setter's iron (7)

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 19 January 2006 16:00 (eighteen years ago) link

This may be my worst yet. I think they may be more fun to put together than to solve.
This is certainly my approach to clue construction

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Thursday, 19 January 2006 16:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Want to say "impress," but don't know how the IM works.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Thursday, 19 January 2006 16:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes. Setter's = setter is = I am = im

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 19 January 2006 16:08 (eighteen years ago) link

IM = I'm = the setter (of the clue)

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 19 January 2006 16:09 (eighteen years ago) link

Fix broken plates (6)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:20 (eighteen years ago) link

Here's another:

Closet saint or leave in a vat (7)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:31 (eighteen years ago) link

First one is staple

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 19 January 2006 18:41 (eighteen years ago) link

Yup. Other is
--o----

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Thursday, 19 January 2006 21:46 (eighteen years ago) link

Storage?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 00:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Yup.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 02:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Elvis didn't want to go to this church beside the Spanish Main (7)

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 09:35 (eighteen years ago) link

Aaargh - you know when you get an answer in yourhead which you don't think is right but every time you look at the clue it's there in your head?

Seville, for no other reason than it has Elvis in it and is Spanish.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 10:58 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm a frayed knot.

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 11:03 (eighteen years ago) link

how many letters?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 11:16 (eighteen years ago) link

I kill myself,, I really do.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 11:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Anyway, I got storage, so here's one I just amde up!

Something mystifying's going down at church, I see. (7)

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 11:19 (eighteen years ago) link

You've heard the overworked postman gag I trust...

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 11:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes, yes I have :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 11:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Cryptic...

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:14 (eighteen years ago) link

That wasn't too hard I guess.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:29 (eighteen years ago) link

I see = IC though? Bit cheeky!

The Elvis one: c------

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:31 (eighteen years ago) link

costello?

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:36 (eighteen years ago) link

no too many letters

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Cheeky? I thought it was quite clever, a nod to the "I hear" convention but actually forming part of the word!

TELL ME IT WAS A GOOD CLUE DAMMIT I NEED REASSURANCE

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:38 (eighteen years ago) link

IT WAS A GOOD CLUE DAMMIT

(but then I'm no judge, look at the crap I've posted)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:42 (eighteen years ago) link

It was good, kid; keep it up, you'll go far [Tousles Markelby's hair in patronising fashion]

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Mark's head in a mixed short blade (4)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:44 (eighteen years ago) link

(sorry, couldn't resist)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Chelsea!

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:46 (eighteen years ago) link

Nice one.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:48 (eighteen years ago) link

BALD

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:50 (eighteen years ago) link

:-)

Just to even it up:

Gerry's belly makes Welshman go back (3)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 13:12 (eighteen years ago) link

Here's another one for Mark:

Shook up Elvis gets the French a Cadillac (7)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:18 (eighteen years ago) link

FAT xpost

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:32 (eighteen years ago) link

(Please explain the Welshman part)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:36 (eighteen years ago) link

Taf/Taff/Taffy - stereotypical Welsh name, cf. Jock, Paddy, etc.

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Seville.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 20 January 2006 23:21 (eighteen years ago) link

Aerial mix-up victim's harem at aerial mix-up. (6, 7)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 21 January 2006 04:32 (eighteen years ago) link

It's not that hard!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 22 January 2006 00:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Amelia Earhart!

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 09:44 (eighteen years ago) link

Old King tried to hold back the tide - he was a confused cunt (4)

Sorry - came up with the idea of filthy x-word clues at the w/end. I was pissed though. And Private Eye pretty much do it already.

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 11:16 (eighteen years ago) link

I don't think PE have ever used cunt or fuck though, sadly.

Cnut.

Do I have to make up a dirty one now? I will have a think...

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 11:19 (eighteen years ago) link

Fuck art: international relations reformed merry man (5,4)

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 11:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Friar Tuck. Continuing with the theme:

Cockney chum takes other key, the cad (12)

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 12:19 (eighteen years ago) link

motherfucker! nice!

― Sam (chirombo), Monday, 23 January 2006 13:00 (eighteen years ago) link

This may be a bit tenuous:

Synagogue confused with learner wearing bit -- nonsense! (8)

― Sam (chirombo), Monday, 23 January 2006 13:06 (eighteen years ago) link

bullshit.

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Easy tiger.

What's the synagogue bit about?

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:22 (eighteen years ago) link

shul is yiddish for synagogue (from the same root as school). anagrammed along with 'bit' and 'l' for learner.

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:25 (eighteen years ago) link

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