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| by Mike - Tue 2nd Nov 2004, 4:37pm | ||
gf said: "Is bird-watching an appropriate example of this?" (10) Perhaps Shirley Bassey would have got it? | ||
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| by Mike - Tue 2nd Nov 2004, 4:36pm | ||
gf said: "Is bird-watching an appropriate example of this?" (10) Very good indeed. I have to admit I looked up the answer today though... | ||
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| by gf - Mon 1st Nov 2004, 4:37pm | ||
| Today's 29ac is, imho, the best clue the Daily Telegraph have carried for a fair while... "Is bird-watching an appropriate example of this?" (10) ...nice smug glow when you get it, as with all good clues! | ||
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| by Mike - Thu 8th May 2003, 9:40am | ||
Neil said: I have most of the time to stitch, then I iron (9) Very clever. Nice and politically correct... | ||
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| by Neil - Thu 8th May 2003, 8:42am | ||
| I've just come across this gem: I have most of the time to stitch, then I iron (9) | ||
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| by Martin - Sun 9th Feb 2003, 4:24pm | ||
RTT said: Errrr.....why are these messages in reverse order? Is it a new feature? If so, it's a sensible one!!! I have just received a complaint about it too, though.I'm afraid its a 'feature' of the way it is constructed: because this topic does not have threads, each post is behaving like each of the (for example) quotations in the quotes topic. | ||
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| by RTT - Sun 9th Feb 2003, 3:07pm | ||
| Errrr.....why are these messages in reverse order? Is it a new feature? If so, it's a sensible one!!! | ||
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| by Neil - Sun 9th Feb 2003, 2:30pm | ||
Guy said: Is it 'bring' with the 'g' taken off on the outside of 'to'? That seems plausible, though I think 'footloose' to mean 'with the last letter removed' is very dubious. | ||
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| by Guy - Sun 9th Feb 2003, 2:04pm | ||
About to fetch footloose islander (6) Is it 'bring' with the 'g' taken off on the outside of 'to'?The answer was 'Briton'; can anyone explain why? | ||
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| by Neil - Sun 9th Feb 2003, 1:41pm | ||
| To start the ball rolling... From a recent Saturday Times Crossword: About to fetch footloose islander (6) The answer was 'Briton'; can anyone explain why? | ||
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