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Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:41 am
by globus
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Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:54 am
by tabascoboy
A manky wet and gloomy Saturday

1A
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= agglomerated

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:19 am
by hlvp
Good morning. Dry and mild. I'm still gibbering after Friday's Toughie.

1D
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ABSTAIN

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:24 am
by tabascoboy
hlvp wrote:Good morning. Dry and mild. I'm still gibbering after Friday's Toughie.
That was traumatic, I haven't even looked up the answers in today's DT yet it was that bad...

3D
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= organised

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:31 am
by hlvp
tabascoboy wrote:
hlvp wrote:Good morning. Dry and mild. I'm still gibbering after Friday's Toughie.
That was traumatic, I haven't even looked up the answers in today's DT yet it was that bad...

3D
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= organised
I got about four clues after the same number of hours. I think 14A was
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ROMAN NOSE
, anyway, enough.

9A
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SHOT GLASS

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:33 am
by hlvp
2D
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GHOST

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:34 am
by tabascoboy
4D
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= elan

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:36 am
by hlvp
18A
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BROADENS

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:51 am
by tabascoboy
6D
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= erase
10A
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= alone

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:56 am
by hlvp
28A
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FOLLOWED SUIT

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:57 am
by hlvp
22D
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GUSTO

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:57 am
by hlvp
20D
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DEPOSIT

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:58 am
by hlvp
25D
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BROW

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:03 am
by tabascoboy
17D
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= unlawful
11A
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= attend

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:05 am
by hlvp
27A
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FORENSICS

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:06 am
by hlvp
8D
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TENSES

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:06 am
by hlvp
13A
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NUDIST

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:10 am
by hlvp
26A
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VOLES

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:11 am
by hlvp
18D
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BEHAVE

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:14 am
by hlvp
21A
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HEADGEAR

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:14 am
by hlvp
14D
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DOOLALLY

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:15 am
by tabascoboy
24D
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= adieu
5D
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= assonant

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:31 am
by hlvp
23A
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REVAMP

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:34 am
by hlvp
15A
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INSPIRES

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:36 am
by hlvp
16D
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PATTERNED

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:39 am
by globus
No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.

Today's is another prospect!

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:42 am
by hlvp
globus wrote:No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.

Today's is another prospect!
Absolutely!

7D
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TOMORROW

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:43 am
by hlvp
19A
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STEWED

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:45 am
by hlvp
12A
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ENVELOPS
I'm away to prepare pitches for those unlucky enough to have to play through the Internationals.

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:55 am
by tabascoboy
globus wrote:No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.
After summoning up some courage I did look up some parses for yesterday's horror show.

That wasn't a crossword so much as mental torture that should be proscribed by the Geneva Convention. Tell Elgar he can cut that twisted bollocks right out IMO.

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:04 pm
by globus
tabascoboy wrote:
globus wrote:No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.
After summoning up some courage I did look up some parses for yesterday's horror show.

That wasn't a crossword so much as mental torture that should be proscribed by the Geneva Convention. Tell Elgar he can cut that twisted bollocks right out IMO.

He's a great bloke. I must say that was an impossible test for the uninitiated.

Here's the solutions plus a confession.

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I did have to mail him for a few. About 6. Not my finest hour but I'm not a professional crossword setter as he is.

Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:11 pm
by tabascoboy
5D was a good example of the problem for me, I had the answer I thought but found it utterly impossible to parse. I would never have made in the clue "slow song" = cut tempo