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I din't know his real name until now - what's the deal with the change from Judkins to Morris?

cat anatomy expert (ledge), Friday, 13 February 2009 23:43 (seventeen years ago)

Norwegian mother's favorite radio format? (3) (for anat ole)

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 06:20 (seventeen years ago)

are you familiar with another Ole M, Ole Mathison

I'm not, I'm afraid.

Mor!

anatol_merklich, Saturday, 28 February 2009 19:06 (seventeen years ago)

one month passes...

rub fool into wise man (7)

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 April 2009 07:04 (seventeen years ago)

massage

Straight from the Top of My Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 5 April 2009 07:16 (seventeen years ago)

Ah, I thought wise man would be sage, but couldn't get it to work...

krakow, Sunday, 5 April 2009 08:14 (seventeen years ago)

Randy Andy gets fifty bob (5)

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 April 2009 17:32 (seventeen years ago)

Dylan

ailsa, Sunday, 5 April 2009 17:51 (seventeen years ago)

Wave wavy cones around me (6)

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 April 2009 20:28 (seventeen years ago)

Cosine

Straight from the Top of My Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 5 April 2009 20:32 (seventeen years ago)

Buddhist chant about the beginning of time gets seal of approval (1,1,1)

turnover is validating, profit is salivating (ledge), Sunday, 5 April 2009 20:35 (seventeen years ago)

Single key cut a lens (7)

Straight from the Top of My Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 5 April 2009 20:39 (seventeen years ago)

xpost ledge otm

Straight from the Top of My Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 5 April 2009 20:39 (seventeen years ago)

Single key cut a lens (7)
cadence?

CaptainLorax, Monday, 6 April 2009 20:02 (seventeen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Beer getting extra strong Italian brewed tea and gin (9)

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 April 2009 17:29 (seventeen years ago)

Reclue:
Beer getting extra strongly brewed tea and gin (9)

Flash emperor and country bass player (6)

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:29 (seventeen years ago)

Letters later today.

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 11:31 (seventeen years ago)

Mingus!

No idea about the beer though.

Was Lorax's "single key..." answer right? I don't get it either way, so some letters or an explanation would be much appreciated.

a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 23 April 2009 13:02 (seventeen years ago)

-e-------

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 13:26 (seventeen years ago)

-e------r

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 15:18 (seventeen years ago)

Beefeater?

the innermost wee guy (onimo), Thursday, 23 April 2009 15:51 (seventeen years ago)

:)

moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2009 15:52 (seventeen years ago)

teabagger..... :(

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:00 (seventeen years ago)

Sorry, no Lorax was wrong about single key. Here is a letter.

-o-----

Easy Hippo Rider (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:28 (seventeen years ago)

stab in the dark, concave?

Pro Creationism Soccer 2009 (ledge), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:31 (seventeen years ago)

cuticle

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:34 (seventeen years ago)

no and no but maybe darragh was on the right lines?

Easy Hippo Rider (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:38 (seventeen years ago)

monocle

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:39 (seventeen years ago)

i see

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:39 (seventeen years ago)

^^^ winner

Easy Hippo Rider (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:39 (seventeen years ago)

Protects it again, for safer returns perhaps?(7)

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:42 (seventeen years ago)

Be off and stare if you want to search (6)

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:44 (seventeen years ago)

Strong but aged, even if one bends (6)

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:45 (seventeen years ago)

ok that's covered what i can from my desk!

(not a clue)

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:47 (seventeen years ago)

Is the last one folder?

Easy Hippo Rider (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:49 (seventeen years ago)

ya

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 16:49 (seventeen years ago)

as first efforts, they may be a little unwieldy. letters?

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Thursday, 23 April 2009 17:05 (seventeen years ago)

google!

anatol_merklich, Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:32 (seventeen years ago)

Protects it again, for safer returns perhaps?(7)

shields?

the innermost wee guy (onimo), Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:58 (seventeen years ago)

google, y

shields,n

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Friday, 24 April 2009 08:43 (seventeen years ago)

so, i killed this then.

Protects it again, for safer returns perhaps?(7)

-e---d-

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:22 (seventeen years ago)

it's normally dead anyway, it only shudders into life occasionally and momentarily.

regards?

Pro Creationism Soccer 2009 (ledge), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:40 (seventeen years ago)

eh, i'd consider intentionally misspelling 'guards' a cheap trick. close though.

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 08:59 (seventeen years ago)

rewards? not exactly 'safer returns' though.

Pro Creationism Soccer 2009 (ledge), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 09:07 (seventeen years ago)

eh, a reward is a return. i feel justified.

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 10:12 (seventeen years ago)

yeah that's fine, but what about the 'safer'?

Pro Creationism Soccer 2009 (ledge), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 10:37 (seventeen years ago)

link back to the 'ward', and 'protects' in the clue. Not nobel winning, but a pretty solid effort imo, not deserving of this terrible interrogation.

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 10:58 (seventeen years ago)

I spent way too long hoping for a word ending in -er that would mean "safer" which would reverse to a word beginning with re- which would mean "protects again".

But then I like words which are other words backwards. Oh well.

a passing spacecadet, Wednesday, 29 April 2009 11:09 (seventeen years ago)

Sorry to get all Guantanamo on yo' ass. But if protects again = re-wards and returns = rewards then the safer is redundant. xp.

Pro Creationism Soccer 2009 (ledge), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 11:11 (seventeen years ago)

redundancy is a fair call. possibly the returns is redundant also.

your turn anyway, pressure on for xword clue perfection

Old Big 'OOS (AKA the Cupwinner) (darraghmac), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 11:19 (seventeen years ago)


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