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P.S. go buy a newspaper! ;-)

krakow, Wednesday, 2 September 2009 07:35 (sixteen years ago)

Dislike of delay to online chat with hospital users we heard (10)

krakow, Thursday, 3 September 2009 10:21 (sixteen years ago)

impatience

ledge, Thursday, 3 September 2009 10:30 (sixteen years ago)

Haha, bingo. Sorry Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), I have a big smile on my face, it's just a gentle thread-suitable ribbing, no hard feelings intended!

krakow, Thursday, 3 September 2009 10:54 (sixteen years ago)

I knew it was a relatively easy one, but I couldn't resist.

krakow, Thursday, 3 September 2009 10:55 (sixteen years ago)

Evil agents corrupt preacher (10)

mccannesque outrage (onimo), Friday, 4 September 2009 12:50 (sixteen years ago)

Evangelist

Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 4 September 2009 13:26 (sixteen years ago)

correct

mccannesque outrage (onimo), Friday, 4 September 2009 13:32 (sixteen years ago)

See flying saucer after beers, if drunk (7)

ledge, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:23 (sixteen years ago)

Frisbee

krakow, Friday, 4 September 2009 22:07 (sixteen years ago)

Second note without lead for example makes an unholy racket (5,5)

Some may disagree with my definition! ;-)

krakow, Sunday, 6 September 2009 09:51 (sixteen years ago)

Dunno.

Hammer tong slave port in Texas (9)

Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:25 (sixteen years ago)

_ L _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ L

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:27 (sixteen years ago)

Galveston

ailsa, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:28 (sixteen years ago)

Galveston.

Inclination towards prison spell (8)

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:29 (sixteen years ago)

d'oh. Okay, just the clue then.

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:29 (sixteen years ago)

How does Galveston work?

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:38 (sixteen years ago)

Anagram ("hammer") of "tong slave".

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 20:39 (sixteen years ago)

"tong slave" hammered into a different shape = Galveston, which is a port in Texas.

xpost!

ailsa, Monday, 7 September 2009 20:39 (sixteen years ago)

Thanks. I was looking at/for Gavel=Hammer somehow.

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 21:12 (sixteen years ago)

Yours is "Black Metal" krakow, yes?

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 September 2009 21:14 (sixteen years ago)

Aye, that it is. I wasn't convinced on the clueing and it did seem to cause a pause. Criticisms welcome.

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 21:25 (sixteen years ago)

not sure about 'b' for second note, that suggests 'd' to me instead. other than that, works well enough.

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Monday, 7 September 2009 23:08 (sixteen years ago)

How come d? I'm not well-versed in music theory, so assumed that notes went in alphabetical order.

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 23:31 (sixteen years ago)

Sorry. I should google first, post second! I see that they go C D E F G A B

krakow, Monday, 7 September 2009 23:33 (sixteen years ago)

I was looking at "re" or "ray" like Do Re (Ray) Mi :-(

ailsa, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 07:16 (sixteen years ago)

close relationship (7)

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:30 (sixteen years ago)

divorce

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:30 (sixteen years ago)

I was looking at "re" or "ray" like Do Re (Ray) Mi :-(
Me too.

Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:31 (sixteen years ago)

shit darra that was quick!

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:33 (sixteen years ago)

yeah but was it right?

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:33 (sixteen years ago)

it was.

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:36 (sixteen years ago)

well i'm not making any more clues after my string of schoolboy errors, tbh.

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 13:37 (sixteen years ago)

Inclination towards prison spell (8)

_______T

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 16:00 (sixteen years ago)

penchant

Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 16:40 (sixteen years ago)

Correct

Nostalgie de la Bwoyee (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 17:23 (sixteen years ago)

Nice clue. I tried quite hard with that one but couldn't get it, a bit of a d'oh! moment now I see the answer.

Close relationship is also good.

krakow, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 18:13 (sixteen years ago)

Stylish ilx poster has too much time for cheap fast food joint (7, 7)

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:42 (sixteen years ago)

i just can't seem to fit my username in there anywhere, tbh. stumped.

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:44 (sixteen years ago)

actual poster in question is actual noted fast food connoisseur, actually

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:54 (sixteen years ago)

chicken cottage

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 08:57 (sixteen years ago)

yay

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 09:04 (sixteen years ago)

great clue btw

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 09:10 (sixteen years ago)

thx - i was just on my way to work this morning and the name of my new local cc establishment was half obscured by a road sign, saw the 'ken c' and went from there.

this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Friday, 11 September 2009 09:22 (sixteen years ago)

doesn't really work but you should get it anyway

I would shortly knock out cup juggling dates here (2,5)

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 12:37 (sixteen years ago)

OK cupid

ailsa, Friday, 11 September 2009 15:04 (sixteen years ago)

unblapped goldmine (onimo), Friday, 11 September 2009 15:07 (sixteen years ago)

nice.

Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Friday, 11 September 2009 15:08 (sixteen years ago)

Since there seems to be a bit of a lull, I'll jump in with another clue to get the ball rolling again.

Other team halted development of thrash (5,5)

krakow, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:22 (sixteen years ago)

death metal

thomp, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 11:24 (sixteen years ago)


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