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Cheeky? I thought it was quite clever, a nod to the "I hear" convention but actually forming part of the word!

TELL ME IT WAS A GOOD CLUE DAMMIT I NEED REASSURANCE

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:38 (twenty years ago)

IT WAS A GOOD CLUE DAMMIT

(but then I'm no judge, look at the crap I've posted)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:42 (twenty years ago)

It was good, kid; keep it up, you'll go far [Tousles Markelby's hair in patronising fashion]

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:43 (twenty years ago)

Mark's head in a mixed short blade (4)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:44 (twenty years ago)

(sorry, couldn't resist)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Chelsea!

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:46 (twenty years ago)

Nice one.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:48 (twenty years ago)

BALD

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 January 2006 12:50 (twenty years ago)

:-)

Just to even it up:

Gerry's belly makes Welshman go back (3)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 20 January 2006 13:12 (twenty years ago)

Here's another one for Mark:

Shook up Elvis gets the French a Cadillac (7)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:18 (twenty years ago)

FAT xpost

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:32 (twenty years ago)

(Please explain the Welshman part)

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:36 (twenty years ago)

Taf/Taff/Taffy - stereotypical Welsh name, cf. Jock, Paddy, etc.

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Seville.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 20 January 2006 23:21 (twenty years ago)

Aerial mix-up victim's harem at aerial mix-up. (6, 7)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 21 January 2006 04:32 (twenty years ago)

It's not that hard!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 22 January 2006 00:17 (twenty years ago)

Amelia Earhart!

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 09:44 (twenty years ago)

Old King tried to hold back the tide - he was a confused cunt (4)

Sorry - came up with the idea of filthy x-word clues at the w/end. I was pissed though. And Private Eye pretty much do it already.

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 11:16 (twenty years ago)

I don't think PE have ever used cunt or fuck though, sadly.

Cnut.

Do I have to make up a dirty one now? I will have a think...

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 11:19 (twenty years ago)

Fuck art: international relations reformed merry man (5,4)

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 11:30 (twenty years ago)

Friar Tuck. Continuing with the theme:

Cockney chum takes other key, the cad (12)

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 12:19 (twenty years ago)

motherfucker! nice!

― Sam (chirombo), Monday, 23 January 2006 13:00 (twenty years ago)

This may be a bit tenuous:

Synagogue confused with learner wearing bit -- nonsense! (8)

― Sam (chirombo), Monday, 23 January 2006 13:06 (twenty years ago)

bullshit.

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:02 (twenty years ago)

Easy tiger.

What's the synagogue bit about?

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:22 (twenty years ago)

shul is yiddish for synagogue (from the same root as school). anagrammed along with 'bit' and 'l' for learner.

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:25 (twenty years ago)

Blimey. I'm going to get shown up by my own husband aren't I (if that's really you).

Your turn then!

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

problem at start getting milk jug, cups and pot to balance on tray, i hear. (8,7)

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 16:45 (twenty years ago)

i'm stumped :(

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:08 (twenty years ago)

It must be teething something... but teething trouble doesn't seem to work.

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:19 (twenty years ago)

no it is teething trouble
at least it was supposed to be!

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:21 (twenty years ago)

as in sounds like (i hear) 'tea thing' trouble.

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:22 (twenty years ago)

I thought it had something to do with wobbly service.

Amelia Earhart!
And I was trying to Saint-Exupery work!

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:23 (twenty years ago)

Is the tray just one of the tea things then?

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:23 (twenty years ago)

yes

― MrArchel (Archel), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Righty-ho. Good clue, I like!

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:25 (twenty years ago)

ta. your go

― MrArchel (what?), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Writer Roland Barthes inspired sound adjustment of scrotum. (6)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 23 January 2006 19:16 (twenty years ago)

(Just wanted to get a dirty one in before that fad was forgotten.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 23 January 2006 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Even when I wake up early, it's after the British kids are tuckered out.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 23 January 2006 20:18 (twenty years ago)

The Cherwell crossword used to be like 80% dirty clues at one point - "X taken from behind", "X gives head to", "X slips into"...

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 23 January 2006 21:26 (twenty years ago)

Like garlic (or verse), it's taken internally (5)

― lurker #2421, Monday, 23 January 2006 21:58 (twenty years ago)

(Oh, and the one before is "Balzac", isn't it?)

― lurker #2421, Tuesday, 24 January 2006 03:33 (twenty years ago)

Mais oui.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 06:11 (twenty years ago)

hmmm... well, i don't know. any chance of a little clue? maybe a letter?
i thought it might be 'stake' as it's like garlic in that it kills vampires and it's in the clue (it'*s take*n), but i don't think that's right as i can't work out the 'verse' bit. any other ideas anyone?

― art vandelay (what?), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 19:06 (twenty years ago)

maybe its like a vampire-ish accent "I vant to suck your blood" "its even verse than I feared"?

I am now going to shamelessly gatecrash with my first even clue I thought up. A nail tangled up in the jungle (5)

― isadora (isadora), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 20:21 (twenty years ago)

maybe its like a vampire-ish accent "I vant to suck your blood" "its even verse than I feared"?

Right, you've got it: a stake is "verse" than garlic, because it kills 'em, natch.

Isadora's is "liana".

― lurker #2421, Thursday, 26 January 2006 00:48 (twenty years ago)

How about:

I am not a headless pterodactyl. (4)

― lurker #2421, Thursday, 26 January 2006 00:50 (twenty years ago)

Ever since I came down with this cold I haven't gotten a single one!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 26 January 2006 02:06 (twenty years ago)

Ever since I thought up some clues to try out I havent gotten a single one. What's a letter in the headless pterodactyl?

― isadora (isadora), Thursday, 26 January 2006 02:36 (twenty years ago)

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