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Azerbadjian?

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 02:25 (twenty years ago)

Saskatchewan!

― reclusive hero (reclusive hero), Saturday, 24 December 2005 04:15 (twenty years ago)

But of course. Your turn!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

(The near-impossible country one was yhkrzobhet (rot13) by the way.

Orytvhz -> "V" ercynprq ol "hkbe" ("jvsr" va Yngva) -> orythkbehz -> punatrq -> yhkrzobhet)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Saturday, 24 December 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)

Yowza.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Mixed-up muppet sauce (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

I think, in a crossword, that would be gettable, in that you would have some letters and you'd get the answer and then slowly work out exactly where it came from with regard to the clue. But as a standalone, yikes, it's nasty!

(xpost - mole?)

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

(Yup)

I almost wish I hadn't read/decoded the clue, as I think it is almost gettable in that the two countries ARE usually mentioned in the same breath.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

by the clue I meant the hint

State nothing country (6)

French peak chills famous lover's family (8)

Superman's booty? (4-2-5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

Estimate sounds like somebody telling you a sob story (7)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

Superman's booty? (4-2-5)

Buns of steel?

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

French peak chills famous lover's family

Montague

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

Yes and yes!

It's smelly around labor leader's stooge (6)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

In translation, German song sounds like it's about Louisiana musician (4-4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

And:

The sound of top German songs (6)

Hillbilly leader and first knight (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

(4-4) means it's hyphenated, (4, 4) means separate words.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

Lieder.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

State nothing country (6)

State no country without me. (6)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

OK, then (4,4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

Narnia?

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

No.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

Dang! I was thinking N+Ar(me)nia

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Saturday, 24 December 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

Hm. OK, I'll allow it, but it wasn't what I was thinking of.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 December 2005 20:11 (twenty years ago)

Oregon

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 09:02 (twenty years ago)

No trains for Christmas? (4)

Trap drum (5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

That's the one.

Noel. Snare.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 December 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

Nobody here but us chickens, Chris.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 20:56 (twenty years ago)

Someone has to leave a light on.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 December 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)

I wanted you "state nothing country" to be "Borneo" but I don't think it is.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 25 December 2005 22:32 (twenty years ago)

No, but there does seem to be a good clue to be made there.

Royal drink: bottom's up! (5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:09 (twenty years ago)

You calling me a muppet, Redd?

(kidding)

― OleM aka The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:26 (twenty years ago)

Regal! Good one.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)

French-German dance? (9)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Sunday, 25 December 2005 23:34 (twenty years ago)

Give gin up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (4-4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 03:23 (twenty years ago)

Song sounds like it's about Ukranian waterway? (3,2,1,5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

Fleece artist hides out during five straight months, tops. (5)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Almost a king among gods at home is manipulator of drones. (9)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

The fleece artist is Jason.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 26 December 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Yes.

OleM's is allemande.

Look both ways. (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 26 December 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

Look both ways = peep?

Can somehow fit a bottomless hole that may cover a madman's scalp(7,3)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)

Yup.

A little backwards information (4)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

data

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

Uncertain value of small stones (6,11)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)

No idea about that one... give us some letters? While I'm here:

Spooner's arctic spirits indicate the target (4,5)

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 29 December 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

Goal posts!

Mini-hint on my "can somehow fit" one: (3-4,3) is also a frequently used spelling (and possibly even (3,4,3)?).

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Drawing a blank...

This from today's Araucaria, didn't get it but thought "wow" when I found out the answer.

A "Y" is one also (4)

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

Letters for "can somehow fit...":

Letter no 3 of the answer is the first letter in the title of this thread.
Letter no 5 is the first letter in the title of this thread.
Letter no 10 (ie the last one) is the first letter in the title of this thread.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Thursday, 29 December 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)

Uncertain value of small stones (6,11)

g----l p---------h

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

Haha I get it now! (The definition part is kinda missing, though.)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Can somehow fit a bottomless hole that may cover a madman's scalp(7,3)

OK, after much struggling, and thanks to the letters, this is "tinfoil hat".

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 30 December 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

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