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ailsa, Thursday, 24 December 2009 12:50 (sixteen years ago)

Yeah, I just realised "like" is superfluous there and that spoils the clue.

Domnesty International (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 December 2009 12:54 (sixteen years ago)

I didn't think so, it might make you think "sound like" which is nicely ambiguous rather than "cattle sound", the "like" being that it is like putting L next to owing. Or something. It worked for me anyway.

ailsa, Thursday, 24 December 2009 12:57 (sixteen years ago)

haha thanks you've reminded me why I did it now.

Domnesty International (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 December 2009 12:58 (sixteen years ago)

Monkeys in Budapest (4)
Girl four around city of third man (6)

Cage, Trintignant, Sheen (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 24 December 2009 13:03 (sixteen years ago)

Apes
Vienna

Domnesty International (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 December 2009 13:06 (sixteen years ago)

Noodle's right, right on the hour. Sticky! Smelly! (5)

Domnesty International (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 December 2009 13:08 (sixteen years ago)

Dunno

About the greatest city in Colombia (4)

'tza you, santa claus? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 December 2009 00:00 (sixteen years ago)

Myrrh for Noodle's.

Parenthetic hound (woofwoofwoof), Saturday, 26 December 2009 00:10 (sixteen years ago)

myrrh is right.

James's is Cali

Domnesty International (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 26 December 2009 09:51 (sixteen years ago)

When Santa travels with unknown mass, acceleration, and speed (4)

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Saturday, 2 January 2010 11:12 (sixteen years ago)

xmas! very nice

nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 January 2010 11:50 (sixteen years ago)

I see inside someone who looks secretly hot (5)

nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 18:36 (sixteen years ago)

spicy

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 23:43 (sixteen years ago)

damnit i had 'tom' for someone who looks secretly

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 00:04 (sixteen years ago)

Whine about original spice (5)

nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 00:42 (sixteen years ago)

fancy that! sounds like you could get splinters (5, 5)

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 00:43 (sixteen years ago)

Games company angry about money awarded in law suit (7)

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 09:28 (sixteen years ago)

letters? mine's --m----

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:00 (sixteen years ago)

Mine:
---r-

nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:01 (sixteen years ago)

Keep thinking yours should be "alimony"

nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:02 (sixteen years ago)

'comp---'?

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:08 (sixteen years ago)

curry

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:08 (sixteen years ago)

my letters will give it away, but

w---- ----h

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:09 (sixteen years ago)

WS

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:13 (sixteen years ago)

:)

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:16 (sixteen years ago)

explain curry?

--m---s

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:16 (sixteen years ago)

cry around ur, whine about original

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:17 (sixteen years ago)

although to be very picky, curry is not a spice! (spent ages going through the spices i know so i'm terribly bitter tbh)

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:17 (sixteen years ago)

aha; i looked on oed and found 'to give (a person) curry: Austral. slang. To abuse, reprove, express anger at a person.', which confused me.

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:21 (sixteen years ago)

australians do not like curry; disgusting savages,

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:23 (sixteen years ago)

Had got "ur" but was trying to make it e.g. "gourd" like something to do with "oh god", which was clearly not right on at least two levels

⍨ (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:30 (sixteen years ago)

OK, ok,

Whines about original for Momus and his brother (7)

nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:41 (sixteen years ago)

whines about original to gain favour?

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:43 (sixteen years ago)

Whine about original preparation of meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables, cooked with a quantity of bruised spices and turmeric, and used as a relish or flavouring, esp. for dishes composed of or served with rice.

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:53 (sixteen years ago)

curries!

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:55 (sixteen years ago)

just a bit of feedback- that was a little easy.

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:55 (sixteen years ago)

damn i thought longer clues were harder. btw actually it was curry, you idiot.

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Friday, 8 January 2010 16:00 (sixteen years ago)

Games company angry about money awarded in law suit (7)

I thought this might be DAMAGES but ... not 100% sure why?

Not the real Village People, Friday, 8 January 2010 19:39 (sixteen years ago)

SEGA+MAD reversed

damn i thought longer clues were harder. btw actually it was curry, you idiot.
roffle

nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 January 2010 03:16 (sixteen years ago)

jesus harsh

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Saturday, 9 January 2010 03:40 (sixteen years ago)

Surely he was joking.

lex submerge (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 January 2010 03:52 (sixteen years ago)

we can only hope. anyway, about time for a clue.

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Saturday, 9 January 2010 03:58 (sixteen years ago)

leading up to present day? (6)

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Saturday, 9 January 2010 04:01 (sixteen years ago)

A couple wild guesses: advent, portal. (I'm not good at these even after I see the answer but I'd like to get one right sometime)

CaptainLorax, Saturday, 9 January 2010 05:09 (sixteen years ago)

SEGA+MAD reversed

Ah! I got damages and tried to work backwards, thinking it was GAMES + AD (?) rearranged.

Not the real Village People, Saturday, 9 January 2010 07:04 (sixteen years ago)

btw yes darra I was joking. YOU IDIOT. (joke)

CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Saturday, 9 January 2010 18:36 (sixteen years ago)

cpt lorax- advent is correct.

ledge- the internet is a notoriously difficult medium to transmit sarcasm correctly & i firmly believe u should take this into account in future.

Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Saturday, 9 January 2010 20:44 (sixteen years ago)

well that's a good idea

Chelsea Rabbit Rapist (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 9 January 2010 20:47 (sixteen years ago)

Sweet

CaptainLorax, Saturday, 9 January 2010 22:33 (sixteen years ago)


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