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nope

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 March 2011 17:34 (fifteen years ago)

that last one doesn't even fit ffs

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 March 2011 17:35 (fifteen years ago)

aretha ( sounds like urethra?)

Phred "Psonic" Psmith (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 31 March 2011 17:36 (fifteen years ago)

i mean lol

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 March 2011 17:38 (fifteen years ago)

when has one of my clues ever been so erudite

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 March 2011 17:39 (fifteen years ago)

dispel?

ailsa, Thursday, 31 March 2011 19:36 (fifteen years ago)

golpes! (It's a bilingual answer-clue combo)

Phred "Psonic" Psmith (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 31 March 2011 19:50 (fifteen years ago)

remove

cold hands of monkeys on my heart (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:01 (fifteen years ago)

way too much credit tbh. I can hear the groans for this one already

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:01 (fifteen years ago)

Just get it over with and tell us.

Phred "Psonic" Psmith (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:03 (fifteen years ago)

forget - forge it

cold hands of monkeys on my heart (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:07 (fifteen years ago)

Please baby baby please

Ministry of Geir (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:08 (fifteen years ago)

p----t

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:14 (fifteen years ago)

pulpit!

a SB-in' artist that been in the game for a minute (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:18 (fifteen years ago)

haha

a SB-in' artist that been in the game for a minute (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:18 (fifteen years ago)

andy carroll-like strike rate, this lad

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:22 (fifteen years ago)

Nodding Colonel, we hear, leads soldier (6)

From 3 years back, unsolved apparently.

a SB-in' artist that been in the game for a minute (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:25 (fifteen years ago)

and by way of a remix:

Silent soldier heard freak (6)

a SB-in' artist that been in the game for a minute (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:30 (fifteen years ago)

not a clue

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 1 April 2011 21:43 (fifteen years ago)

eh, that's not actually a criticism of the clue, which realise it looks like

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 1 April 2011 21:44 (fifteen years ago)

first one begins with a n, second one begins with a m

a SB-in' artist that been in the game for a minute (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 April 2011 05:49 (fifteen years ago)

2nd one: mutant

Not the real Village People, Saturday, 2 April 2011 05:56 (fifteen years ago)

correct

a SB-in' artist that been in the game for a minute (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 April 2011 05:57 (fifteen years ago)

yay!

Not the real Village People, Saturday, 2 April 2011 05:58 (fifteen years ago)

sure the other one is something to do with nut but i just can't get it.

finished (well more or less) the next two of those nation crosswords. they're getting harder, but not much better. some good clues, some bad, pretty average over all. *spoiler* '44' as a definition for 'barack obama' is a real teeth-grinder.

and the hint of parp (ledge), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 13:46 (fifteen years ago)

u are on the right track and the other clue shd help and a dictionary also

cockroach shakespeare (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 14:22 (fifteen years ago)

nutant (hurray for dictionaries!)

ailsa, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 14:34 (fifteen years ago)

:) CORRECT love that word

cockroach shakespeare (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 14:36 (fifteen years ago)

kinda horrible but fed up staring at it. also easy i daresay.

For jellyfish stew: puree with gusto and serve with turnover slice raw on a muffin (10, 3-1-3)

and the hint of parp (ledge), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:16 (fifteen years ago)

Portuguese man'o'war.

Haven't looked at the cryptic bit yet, but feeling pretty solid on jellyfish... (10, 3-1-3)

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:25 (fifteen years ago)

clue starts well, but 'turnover slice raw on a muffin' is fugly, in sense and for wordplay.

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:31 (fifteen years ago)

Wait did you write that? Sorry if I was rude I thought it was from a newspaper.

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:35 (fifteen years ago)

struggles over the line imo

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:36 (fifteen years ago)

nah i wrote it and yeah it's fugly :( what would you suggest?

and the hint of parp (ledge), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:36 (fifteen years ago)

jellyfish- 10, 3'1 3

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:37 (fifteen years ago)

doesnt lend itself to cryptic tbh, as it's so recognisable

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:39 (fifteen years ago)

but if the clue were a thing of beauty...

and the hint of parp (ledge), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:40 (fifteen years ago)

Things aren't simple beyond the grave, I see. (7)

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:42 (fifteen years ago)

ok so yes it looks a lot better when I actually have to come up with something

For jellyfish stew: puree with gusto and serve to an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York formed in 1980, noted for such albums as Into Glory Ride (10, 3-1-3)

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:50 (fifteen years ago)

print it!

and the hint of parp (ledge), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:52 (fifteen years ago)

No wait something to do with the cooking instructions and 'warm on a' to supply the rest of the anagram letters.

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:54 (fifteen years ago)

i'm still keen on 'raw on a muffin' tbh, that's where i started from.

and the hint of parp (ledge), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:58 (fifteen years ago)

i'd start with

'o'

Could have a lot of fun with that

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:06 (fifteen years ago)

Oh, I like the puree + gusto anag. 'raw on a m' -> manowar is nice, it's just that turnover slice that feels awkward.... umm 'add muffin top, serve raw on a turnover'?

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:13 (fifteen years ago)

not getting muffin ref tbh

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:19 (fifteen years ago)

muffin
marmalade
macaroni
minestrone
milk
meringue
mustard
marzipan
mayonnaise
m&ms
milky way
mousse
mints
meat
marshmallows
maple
marinade
molasses
margarine

and the hint of parp (ledge), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:22 (fifteen years ago)

dash of Martini. dash of mead. dash of metheglin.

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:31 (fifteen years ago)

i dunno what that's the ingredient list for but would i fuck be eating it

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:34 (fifteen years ago)

but it's got jellyfish

portrait of velleity (woof), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:37 (fifteen years ago)

there's not always room for jellyfish

the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Friday, 15 April 2011 11:47 (fifteen years ago)


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