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How does it work exactly?

tal farlow's pather panchali (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 November 2009 15:51 (sixteen years ago)

Oblast = Russian province. To hit = blast, next to "o" which is nothing .

ailsa, Monday, 2 November 2009 15:52 (sixteen years ago)

Yep, what ailsa said. Kind of clumsy, sorry, but I got preoccupied with hit->blast for your "global" clue, then the only 6-letter word I could make out of it was that, and it wouldn't leave my head. Is "next to" bad form for "after" or is it OK on either side?

subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 2 November 2009 15:57 (sixteen years ago)

Oh, I thought this was the answer to "Red State, almost (6)"

tal farlow's pather panchali (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 November 2009 15:59 (sixteen years ago)

Ha, no, still scratching my head over that one myself.

subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 2 November 2009 16:00 (sixteen years ago)

Quite pleased with it, but I'll give you a while before I put a letter in.

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 November 2009 16:02 (sixteen years ago)

Florid?

ailsa, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:11 (sixteen years ago)

Correct

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 November 2009 16:13 (sixteen years ago)

nice.

ailsa, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:21 (sixteen years ago)

I think, strictly, I expect 'x next to y' to be in solution order (so that clue indicates 'blasto'), but I'm not 100% sure.

(xp yes, that 'florid' is neat)

woofwoofwoof, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:23 (sixteen years ago)

Una, confused, gets vegetable, becomes zombie (9)

woofwoofwoof, Monday, 2 November 2009 16:56 (sixteen years ago)

nope

Elgin would be crazy to lose his... (7)
... Elgin's crazy all by himself (6)

George Mucus (ledge), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:12 (sixteen years ago)

marbles single

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:15 (sixteen years ago)

not much of a challenge. CONGRATULATIONS anyway.

George Mucus (ledge), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:20 (sixteen years ago)

Congratulations Hal, enjoy yourself (6,5)

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:22 (sixteen years ago)

Dunno.

One thousand and fifty in love with a kind of life (9)

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 05:58 (sixteen years ago)

Ready for time in emergency room (5)

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 06:25 (sixteen years ago)

Second one's eager.

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 5 November 2009 08:02 (sixteen years ago)

Yes. Want letters for the other one?

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 13:16 (sixteen years ago)

Plz. It's bugging me.

For my last one:

- - - - m - - - -

woofwoofwoof, Thursday, 5 November 2009 14:06 (sixteen years ago)

---m-----

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 14:24 (sixteen years ago)

---m--o--

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 14:36 (sixteen years ago)

If only I still had my Baron Saturday screenname, then I know I could get the zombie one.
Keep thinking it must be "unanimate" but it doesn't seem to work.

Congratulations Hal, enjoy yourself (6,5)

Keep thinking this has Hank in it, so Thanks, Something but no.

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:15 (sixteen years ago)

woofwoof's is automaton.

This one needs put out of its misery:
Loving? It's a business proposal (6) -e----
...may be set up wrong, so here's a more literal (less interesting) re-cluing:
Delicate business offer (6)

subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:44 (sixteen years ago)

Yes to automaton.

OH! It's tender. Think the first wording was fine. I was just being dense.

woofwoofwoof, Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:54 (sixteen years ago)

Yes indeed (and sorry for robbing you of one of your "woof"s last time)

subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 5 November 2009 15:57 (sixteen years ago)

no hanks

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Thursday, 5 November 2009 16:37 (sixteen years ago)

Is darraghmac's one hooray henry?

ailsa, Thursday, 5 November 2009 22:21 (sixteen years ago)

yep

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 11:11 (sixteen years ago)

enjoy yourself?

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 11:51 (sixteen years ago)

bon vivants, your common garden hooray henry, i'd've thought?

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 11:58 (sixteen years ago)

yyyeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 12:45 (sixteen years ago)

as long as ailsa was able to figure it out my conscience is clear

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 13:09 (sixteen years ago)

tender.

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:28 (sixteen years ago)

One thousand and fifty in love with a kind of life (9)
---m--o-s

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:29 (sixteen years ago)

glamorous?

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:36 (sixteen years ago)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n1/n5833.jpg

BIG STROON aka the santaclara drug (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:40 (sixteen years ago)

glamorous?

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:41 (sixteen years ago)

xp i swear

banned of bros. (darraghmac), Friday, 6 November 2009 15:41 (sixteen years ago)

One thousand and fifty have no love for a cold dwelling (5)

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:42 (sixteen years ago)

igloo?

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:45 (sixteen years ago)

(didn't get no love = oo for a second there and wasn't sure)

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:46 (sixteen years ago)

Thousand and fifty has programming tool to fly without thrust (5)

Large Hadron Collander (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:48 (sixteen years ago)

glide

:)

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:51 (sixteen years ago)

A thousand shelter an artist (4)

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:01 (sixteen years ago)

Klee

irmão tuomas (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:06 (sixteen years ago)

Thousand and fifty have to scratch bug (6)

irmão tuomas (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:06 (sixteen years ago)

God dammit gl, kl, amor, ml, o, aml, -ous, -a, pull yourselves together, kick out the losers and give me the right word next time.

Glitch thankyou I am on it now.

woofwoofwoof, Friday, 6 November 2009 17:07 (sixteen years ago)

Glitch :D

Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:07 (sixteen years ago)

Trendy one thousand and fifty have our promissory notes, the basterds (11)

George Mucus (ledge), Friday, 6 November 2009 17:08 (sixteen years ago)


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