Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-10-24
Half of the smartypants readers of The Age must have opened the back pages of their morning paper and groaned. It was much worse than a usual Friday.
These share a theme and go otherwise undefined.
O Tosh! Messy compiler of half-surreal art form backwards (5,2)!
Messy stab, and a way to label someone as nasty. (7)!
Yep, you needed to know the answer to 22-across to understand what the clue to 22-across was, then that formed half of the clue to all the other acrosses.
I gave up REAL quick. Is anyone else more exasperated with this one than even the usual horrible Friday? Or is there some smug so-and-so out there who got it completed in under an hour?
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-20
Join, then cut away (4)
Others for you to figure out in this category.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-18
The first note from Homer Simpson, perhaps (3)
Others for you to figure out in this category.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-17
For a good deal, prohibit profit (7).
Others for you to figure out in this category.
From now on, feel free to posit an answer in a comment straight away.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-17
Front vehicle protector ( 8 ).
Others for you to figure out via this category.
(Oh drat, the 8 turned into a smiley with some browsers – sorry!)
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-11
IRLLG: hated by vegetarians (5,5)
And who will be the first to figure out why this series has such a weird title?
Others for you to figure out via this category. I wonder which regulars will figure these out first. I hope you will comment (even if it is just "groan"), but not include the answer (until at least a week after posting) … I’ll trust that you’ve got it! I’ll add the answer in a week or so in a separate post.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-11
A vacuum will if it won’t! (4)
Others for you to figure out via this category. I wonder which regulars will figure these out first. I hope you will comment (even if it is just "groan"), but not include the answer (until at least a week after posting) … I’ll trust that you’ve got it! I’ll add the answer in a week or so in a separate post.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-10
Organized by Trades Hall, not charged! (9)
This is either really easy, or really hard. Anybody feel like commenting on what it says about people when shown the answer and asked to say the word?
Others for you to figure out via this category. I wonder which regulars will figure these out first. I hope you will comment, but not include the answer (until at least a week after posting) … I’ll trust that you’ve got it! I’ll add the answer in a week or so in a separate post.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-09
Usually in Cabinet, but never in the morning! (1.1.)
Others for you to figure out via this category. I wonder which regulars will figure these out first. I hope you will comment, but not include the answer… I’ll trust that you’ve got it! I’ll add the answer in a week or so.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-08
Careful! KLOO! (4,3)
Others for you to figure out via this category. I wonder which regulars will figure these out first. I hope you will comment, but not include the answer… I’ll trust that you’ve got it! I’ll add the answer in a week or so.
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Posted by Dave Bath on 2008-04-08
A sweet way to make money. (4)
Others for you to figure out via this category. I wonder which regulars will figure these out first. I hope you will comment, but not include the answer… I’ll trust that you’ve got it! I’ll add the answer in a week or so.
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