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darragh - nope.

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:06 (fifteen years ago)

i like the garden of eden angle but after that ....

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:06 (fifteen years ago)

c'mon let's get some answers, i've got five minutes left here...

ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:11 (fifteen years ago)

doesn't really make sense as a cryptic clue, but is the journalist one "deadlines"?

joe, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:12 (fifteen years ago)

fubc-sebag
ornq

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:12 (fifteen years ago)

reporters?

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:15 (fifteen years ago)

haqreengrq
neernef

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:15 (fifteen years ago)

bead- i thought beady eyed, but tbh

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:16 (fifteen years ago)

ercbegntr
fgevat

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:16 (fifteen years ago)

alarmists?

Chaim Poutine (NickB), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:16 (fifteen years ago)

damnit i THOUGHT the council house answer!

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:16 (fifteen years ago)

shoulda got the journalists one tbf

ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:17 (fifteen years ago)

lately indebted one threw me but is a good clue

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:17 (fifteen years ago)

wait did we get the journalists one yet?

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:18 (fifteen years ago)

yup. xp might need that explained...

ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:18 (fifteen years ago)

i was close to it!

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:19 (fifteen years ago)

i kinda get #2, don't get #1

ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:19 (fifteen years ago)

Journalists one is nice. Quite like the 4-5 too.

Crucial for #1: peach = betray, accuse

tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:20 (fifteen years ago)

^ my new thing learned for the day

ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

^ !

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:22 (fifteen years ago)

Ohhhh.. #2: double def, front sight of a gun

tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:22 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, I just looked up peach on thesaurus.com - still couldn't make it fit into an answer, right enough.

ailsa, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:22 (fifteen years ago)

this is total new word def day for me. Wait! Very!

tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:23 (fifteen years ago)

still can't get #2 to parse but friday evening settling in at this stage

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

Ey thanks and kudos to GP for this shot in the arm btw

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

Cor, also did not know about bead = sight on a gun. This is very informative (and pretty obscure) stuff all round.

ailsa, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

Can someone explain 'lately indebted'? I get #1 and the 'bang' one now, thanks guys.

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

and i'd like to thank the makers of the chambers iphone app for helping me find these ridic words

tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:28 (fifteen years ago)

Lately indebted basically other way of saying overdue, no?

ailsa, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:28 (fifteen years ago)

I think it's just an &lit: 'lately indebted' = late on your debts = arrears

tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:29 (fifteen years ago)

that was xp

tetrahedron of space (woof), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:29 (fifteen years ago)

I knew bead = sight on gun, but didn't click.

yeah arrears just late on debt

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:31 (fifteen years ago)

'wearer of a necklace' not really sure bout this part though

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:32 (fifteen years ago)

necklaces have beads. sometimes. this is the weakest thing yet imo.

ledge, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:33 (fifteen years ago)

yeah the rest of that batch are pretty solid clues tho

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:37 (fifteen years ago)

How does the 'council' one work?

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:45 (fifteen years ago)

you pay rates based on the value of your house as determined by the council, right?

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:46 (fifteen years ago)

so if they 'don't appreciate' etc- underrated

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:47 (fifteen years ago)

Ah, right, right. Good work everyone!

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:47 (fifteen years ago)

well, it is actually, but thanks

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:48 (fifteen years ago)

I'll try and paste the last batch of these sometime next week.

Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 30 July 2010 16:48 (fifteen years ago)

V works in council housing section fyi V

"It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 16:48 (fifteen years ago)

dawn broke in not so poor a way as this (9)

i have the answer, can post in rot-13, but for the life of me the dawn broke part is as well to be a random addition.

"It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 22:02 (fifteen years ago)

aye, rot-13 it because I can't figure it, but might be able to figure it back?

ailsa, Monday, 9 August 2010 22:09 (fifteen years ago)

i will be impressed

comin up

"It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 22:16 (fifteen years ago)

qrfgvghgr

"It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 22:18 (fifteen years ago)

OK, nothing leaping out at me. I can see the use of "broke", I can see "not so poor as way as this", but can't see how they would fit together at all?

Would put good money on ledge cracking it though.

ailsa, Monday, 9 August 2010 22:23 (fifteen years ago)

dawn, i mean wtf?

"It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 22:26 (fifteen years ago)

Just stared at this for a whole episode of family guy. I got nuthin.

ledge, Monday, 9 August 2010 22:45 (fifteen years ago)

as long as it's not just me and my bro tbh

"It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Monday, 9 August 2010 23:38 (fifteen years ago)


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