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correctera

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:07 (sixteen years ago)

"slut" is key.

don't get etc btw.

postcards from the (ledge), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:09 (sixteen years ago)

It's short for et cetera

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:11 (sixteen years ago)

peter cetera?

postcards from the (ledge), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:11 (sixteen years ago)

it's the 'short, romantic' bit that's stumping me. sorry am thick.

postcards from the (ledge), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:12 (sixteen years ago)

etcetera shortened, all the rest in 'the' romantic language. imo, probably

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:13 (sixteen years ago)

yep. no complaints here.

postcards from the (ledge), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:16 (sixteen years ago)

I think you'll find, actually, that the lengthy explanations provided at great time and possibly expense (in the opportunity cost sense) were actually on foot of your complaints. Actually.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:18 (sixteen years ago)

so what's 'getting nothing for being old and not being entertained' (8)

thomp, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:22 (sixteen years ago)

is the 'so what's' part of it, or are you quoting a clue?

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:26 (sixteen years ago)

quoting. today's paper. stuck. annoyed.

thomp, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:27 (sixteen years ago)

any letters? I want us all on the same starting point here. also, stuck with blank canvas on this one.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:28 (sixteen years ago)

contempt?

serious nonsense (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 1 July 2010 01:52 (sixteen years ago)

(mostly random guessing (i suck at these) so probably wrong here)

serious nonsense (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 1 July 2010 01:54 (sixteen years ago)

I think you'll find, actually, that the lengthy explanations provided at great time and possibly expense (in the opportunity cost sense) were actually on foot of your complaints. Actually.

I do apologise, if I ever again feel like making a simple and polite request for elucidation I'll be sure to bite my tongue and live with my ignorance.

so what's 'getting nothing for being old and not being entertained' (8)

honorary = hoary around nor (nor=not, 'being entertained' some kind of indicator of container/contents apparently). btw this is the go-to place when stuck on grauniad or indie or ft:
http://fifteensquared.net/

postcards from the (ledge), Thursday, 1 July 2010 08:38 (sixteen years ago)

a) Do that

b) Nobody asked for your internet-searched answer maaaayne

now giz' clue

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:17 (sixteen years ago)

got it with my (+colleagues) own pure brain power. would've finished the damn thing if it weren't for 11ac, stupid bloody obscure sheep breeds.

Tearjerker encapsulates something transcendental - well that's what I think! (7)

postcards from the (ledge), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:39 (sixteen years ago)

opinion

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:41 (sixteen years ago)

o - pi - nion

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:41 (sixteen years ago)

damnit really thought that one might have lasted longer than a minute

postcards from the (ledge), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:43 (sixteen years ago)

sorry, too much time on my hands this morning

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:43 (sixteen years ago)

Useful native Americans round Illinois (5)

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:46 (sixteen years ago)

utile?

sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:20 (sixteen years ago)

is the right answer

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:22 (sixteen years ago)

^ tryin to imagine that delivered in deayton monotone but w/ hull acent

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:25 (sixteen years ago)

I have a fucked-up Black Country meets Hull accent tbh

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:27 (sixteen years ago)

i don't know what a black country accent sounds like- pls to list local celebs

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:30 (sixteen years ago)

Sounds like Brummie to the untrained ear but is different. Noddy Holder's accent is more Black Country than Brum. Lenny Henry too I think.

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:32 (sixteen years ago)

Robert Plant was born in West Brom but spent too long in the States obv.

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:32 (sixteen years ago)

i have only heard l henry speak at length out of those. generally in the period between recognising him and finding the remote, so my recollection is probably imperfect.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:34 (sixteen years ago)

dally with erotic Spartan(13)

sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:39 (sixteen years ago)

procrastinate

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:42 (sixteen years ago)

yep.

sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:46 (sixteen years ago)

List of values, perhaps listed, probably valueless (10)

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 10:52 (sixteen years ago)

nihilistic?

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:14 (sixteen years ago)

not really on the right track there tbh

it may be a bit cryptic tbh, i'm sure ledge will be all up in arms about it

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:27 (sixteen years ago)

I have v. strict rules for clues meself, but only when I'm setting

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:29 (sixteen years ago)

logarithms

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:29 (sixteen years ago)

?

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:29 (sixteen years ago)

jeez i get a ? after 11 seconds?

no

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:30 (sixteen years ago)

they're both p good answers, if that keeps you motivated.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:30 (sixteen years ago)

nah I was indicating it was a guess

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Cruz (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:31 (sixteen years ago)

how would you indicate assured certainty?

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:31 (sixteen years ago)

B-|

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:32 (sixteen years ago)

P---------

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:26 (sixteen years ago)

predictable?

It's a rest day, WE WANT TO SHOP (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:09 (sixteen years ago)

clearly not

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 1 July 2010 23:02 (sixteen years ago)

more wrong answers: prospectus, priorities

postcards from the (ledge), Friday, 2 July 2010 09:44 (sixteen years ago)

properties

hmmph fully expect a kicking now.

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Friday, 2 July 2010 09:48 (sixteen years ago)

triple cryptic def? first one the 'list' is superfluous. second one is good, i did think about listed buildings. third one like a comment on the credit crunch or something? if so it's just not true, i guess is my problem. overall i give it a C.

postcards from the (ledge), Friday, 2 July 2010 09:55 (sixteen years ago)


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