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| by gf - Wed 7th Mar 2007, 11:49am | ||
| How about a "meta-clue" in the meantime... RTT clue could create chaos. (7) | ||
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| by Neil T - Wed 7th Mar 2007, 11:25am | ||
gf said: Hmm... within rally co-drivers' pacenotes, there are various four-letter words which might somehow be applicable ("bump", "fast", "easy"...) but I can't find a combination which sits well with the rest of the clue. I'm baffled by this. The only two interpretations I can come up with are:1) The definition is 'A rallying cry', and the answer is formed from two shorter words (total 8 letters) meaning 'leader', e.g. 'king', 'CO', etc. 2) The whole clue is a cryptic definition, possibly punning on 'rally' meaning 'to drive a car in a rally race' or 'to get better' or 'to demonstrate/protest', and with 'the two leaders' possibly referring to the double headship. | ||
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| by gf - Wed 7th Mar 2007, 11:12am | ||
RTT said: One for the venatoris: Are we over-complicating this one? Could it just be "Hold fast" ???A rallying cry for the two leaders (4,4). | ||
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| by gf - Wed 7th Mar 2007, 11:06am | ||
RTT said: One for the venatoris: Hmm... within rally co-drivers' pacenotes, there are various four-letter words which might somehow be applicable ("bump", "fast", "easy"...) but I can't find a combination which sits well with the rest of the clue.A rallying cry for the two leaders (4,4). | ||
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| by Joff - Wed 7th Mar 2007, 10:44am | ||
| well yes, I got that much. didn't know if there was an additional definition or bit that I missed. I suppose 'that's what andy thinks we are' but surely the 'but different' should go next to the 'same woe'? bah. one day, one day I will understand these stupid things.. | ||
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| by Richard - Wed 7th Mar 2007, 10:29am | ||
MC Chung said: same woe - that's what we are, according to Andy, but different this time! (7) I'm not particularly good at cryptic crosswords, but "same woe" is an anagram of awesome, which seems to fit the bill. | ||
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| by RTT - Tue 6th Mar 2007, 8:24pm | ||
Neil T said: I guess one of the words is probably 'head'? Nope. | ||
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| by Neil T - Tue 6th Mar 2007, 9:49am | ||
A rallying cry for the two leaders (4,4). Struggling a bit with this one. I guess one of the words is probably 'head'?A couple of people have asked for an explanation of the (6, 8) clue below, so here it is: 'First and Third decked in gold' = 'gold' with the first and third letters removed ('decked') = OD so: 'First and Third decked in gold and blue remarkably' = OD and BLUE 'remarkably' (anagrammed) = DOUBLE 'crown' = HEAD 'end of Bumps' = S 'with it' = HIP (as in 'trendy') and the whole clue is also the definition. | ||
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| by RTT - Mon 5th Mar 2007, 12:51am | ||
| One for the venatoris: A rallying cry for the two leaders (4,4). | ||
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| by awesome! - Sun 4th Mar 2007, 11:22pm | ||
| but I don't think I got most of that clue..! (which reflects my crossword inability rather than your clue ming!) | ||
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| by MC Chung - Sun 4th Mar 2007, 10:57pm | ||
| same woe - that's what we are, according to Andy, but different this time! (7) | ||
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| by MC Chung - Sun 4th Mar 2007, 9:50pm | ||
| Double Headship. Not bad Neil, I'm impressed. | ||
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| by Neil T - Sun 4th Mar 2007, 9:02pm | ||
| Not from tomorrow's Times Crossword (Mars Bar for the first correct answer): First and Third decked in gold and blue remarkably crown end of Bumps with it (6, 8) | ||
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| by past it - Mon 22nd Jan 2007, 10:05am | ||
Neil T said: I don't know of anything lower than this. Diving is.. I'd be eligible to dive 'masters'. If I could dive that is. It caters for 'adults of all abilities', so I presume the lower limit is 18. | ||
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| by Neil T - Fri 28th Jul 2006, 7:59am | ||
RTT said: We were wondering at work today which sport has the lowest age for veteran / master status. Rowing (27) is obviously pretty low, but then this is mainly because it is sub-categorised and thus flexible enough to have something approaching a fair system for any age. Still, there must be something lower. Women's gymnastics maybe (bet that'd be about 16....)? In swimming the qualification age for 'Masters' events is 25. I don't know of anything lower than this. | ||
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| by RTT - Fri 28th Jul 2006, 7:31am | ||
| We were wondering at work today which sport has the lowest age for veteran / master status. Rowing (27) is obviously pretty low, but then this is mainly because it is sub-categorised and thus flexible enough to have something approaching a fair system for any age. Still, there must be something lower. Women's gymnastics maybe (bet that'd be about 16....)? | ||
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| by Neil T - Tue 25th Jul 2006, 1:55pm | ||
Neil T said: From Saturday's Times: Answer: UltrasonicToo high to catch? (10) | ||
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| by Roy Walker - Mon 24th Jul 2006, 10:38am | ||
Mike said: [me at] frontstops? It's good, but it's not the one. | ||
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| by Mike - Mon 24th Jul 2006, 10:15am | ||
Neil T said: From Saturday's Times: [me at] frontstops?Too high to catch? (10) | ||
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| by Neil T - Sun 23rd Jul 2006, 4:53pm | ||
| From Saturday's Times: Too high to catch? (10) | ||
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