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

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Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 4 September 2009 13:26 (fourteen years ago) link

correct

mccannesque outrage (onimo), Friday, 4 September 2009 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link

See flying saucer after beers, if drunk (7)

ledge, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:23 (fourteen years ago) link

Frisbee

krakow, Friday, 4 September 2009 22:07 (fourteen years ago) link

Second note without lead for example makes an unholy racket (5,5)

Some may disagree with my definition! ;-)

krakow, Sunday, 6 September 2009 09:51 (fourteen years ago) link

Dunno.

Hammer tong slave port in Texas (9)

Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:25 (fourteen years ago) link

_ L _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ L

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link

Galveston

ailsa, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link

Galveston.

Inclination towards prison spell (8)

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link

d'oh. Okay, just the clue then.

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link

How does Galveston work?

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:38 (fourteen years ago) link

Anagram ("hammer") of "tong slave".

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link

"tong slave" hammered into a different shape = Galveston, which is a port in Texas.

xpost!

ailsa, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link

Thanks. I was looking at/for Gavel=Hammer somehow.

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 21:12 (fourteen years ago) link

Yours is "Black Metal" krakow, yes?

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link

Aye, that it is. I wasn't convinced on the clueing and it did seem to cause a pause. Criticisms welcome.

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link

not sure about 'b' for second note, that suggests 'd' to me instead. other than that, works well enough.

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Monday, 7 September 2009 23:08 (fourteen years ago) link

How come d? I'm not well-versed in music theory, so assumed that notes went in alphabetical order.

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 23:31 (fourteen years ago) link

Sorry. I should google first, post second! I see that they go C D E F G A B

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link

I was looking at "re" or "ray" like Do Re (Ray) Mi :-(

ailsa, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 07:16 (fourteen years ago) link

close relationship (7)

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:30 (fourteen years ago) link

divorce

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:30 (fourteen years ago) link

I was looking at "re" or "ray" like Do Re (Ray) Mi :-(
Me too.

Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:31 (fourteen years ago) link

shit darra that was quick!

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:33 (fourteen years ago) link

yeah but was it right?

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:33 (fourteen years ago) link

it was.

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:36 (fourteen years ago) link

well i'm not making any more clues after my string of schoolboy errors, tbh.

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:37 (fourteen years ago) link

Inclination towards prison spell (8)

_______T

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 16:00 (fourteen years ago) link

penchant

Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link

Correct

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 17:23 (fourteen years ago) link

Nice clue. I tried quite hard with that one but couldn't get it, a bit of a d'oh! moment now I see the answer.

Close relationship is also good.

krakow, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link

Stylish ilx poster has too much time for cheap fast food joint (7, 7)

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:42 (fourteen years ago) link

i just can't seem to fit my username in there anywhere, tbh. stumped.

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:44 (fourteen years ago) link

actual poster in question is actual noted fast food connoisseur, actually

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:54 (fourteen years ago) link

chicken cottage

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:57 (fourteen years ago) link

yay

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 09:04 (fourteen years ago) link

great clue btw

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 09:10 (fourteen years ago) link

thx - i was just on my way to work this morning and the name of my new local cc establishment was half obscured by a road sign, saw the 'ken c' and went from there.

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 09:22 (fourteen years ago) link

doesn't really work but you should get it anyway

I would shortly knock out cup juggling dates here (2,5)

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 12:37 (fourteen years ago) link

OK cupid

ailsa, Friday, 11 September 2009 15:04 (fourteen years ago) link

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 15:07 (fourteen years ago) link

nice.

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Friday, 11 September 2009 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link

Since there seems to be a bit of a lull, I'll jump in with another clue to get the ball rolling again.

Other team halted development of thrash (5,5)

krakow, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:22 (fourteen years ago) link

death metal

thomp, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:24 (fourteen years ago) link

i can't come up with them but here's one from today's paper that's stumping me:

Don't say anything like "spradget" (1, 3, 4)

thomp, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:25 (fourteen years ago) link

oh, wait, i just got that. haha it's awful

thomp, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:26 (fourteen years ago) link

and should be (3, 1, 4). i fail at this thread

thomp, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:26 (fourteen years ago) link

You were right on my one of course.

krakow, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:32 (fourteen years ago) link

still haven't got spradget one.

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Wednesday, 16 September 2009 09:42 (fourteen years ago) link

ha!

What are the benefits of dating a younger guy, better erections? (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 September 2009 10:00 (fourteen years ago) link


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