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by sando2000
Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: George Smith beats up cabbie
Replies: 33
Views: 3603

Re: George Smith beats up cabbie

Arrested in Tokyo for punching a cabbie late last year https://twitter.com/kyodo_sports_en/status/953501024798429184 I’d say his reputation off the rugby field was pretty clean up to this point. Shame to tarnish it in this manner. He has form... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-04-08/smith-fronts-co...
by sando2000
Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Wednesday - Done
Replies: 29
Views: 666

Re: Crossword - Wednesday

1A INCARNATION IN = popular + Carnation obvs ... and I claim my Free pint of bitter at the Oundle rubbity. We have our own brewery (Nene Valley). Your free pint is guaranteed, courtesy of myself and the owner. All you've got to do is get here! I'll stand a meal at the Tap and Kitchen too. Cheers, G...
by sando2000
Wed Oct 19, 2016 12:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Wednesday - Done
Replies: 29
Views: 666

Re: Crossword - Wednesday

1A
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INCARNATION
IN = popular + Carnation obvs
... and I claim my Free pint of bitter at the Oundle rubbity.
by sando2000
Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55692
Views: 9430415

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

Sandstorm wrote:
Turbogoat wrote: displaying graphic man-on-chicken hardcore porn.
Link?
Image
by sando2000
Mon May 25, 2015 11:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: A gentle, but very elegant, clue
Replies: 7
Views: 967

Re: A gentle, but very elegant, clue

RHYMES Anagram ("bust") of MY & HERS. Just did this one on the Grauniad online. (http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26578) I thought this was a beauty: 16A Spooner's plan to attract mods to Bordeaux store, perhaps (4,6) Well I thought it was good... Attract mods? SIGN (Paul) WELLER... Sp...
by sando2000
Sat May 23, 2015 3:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: A gentle, but very elegant, clue
Replies: 7
Views: 967

Re: A gentle, but very elegant, clue

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RHYMES

Anagram ("bust") of MY & HERS.
Just did this one on the Grauniad online. (http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26578)

I thought this was a beauty:

16A Spooner's plan to attract mods to Bordeaux store, perhaps (4,6)
by sando2000
Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Saturday - Done
Replies: 20
Views: 1439

Re: Crossword - Saturday - Sweet Relief From Elgar Yesterday

27A
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IN STITCHES

INST (this month) + ITCHES
by sando2000
Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Saturday - Done
Replies: 20
Views: 1439

Re: Crossword - Saturday - Sweet Relief From Elgar Yesterday

It's an anagrammathon...

8D
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BLACKADDER
by sando2000
Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Saturday - Done
Replies: 20
Views: 1439

Re: Crossword - Saturday - Sweet Relief From Elgar Yesterday

10A
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MAGENTA

Anagram again, GET A MAN
by sando2000
Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Saturday - Done
Replies: 20
Views: 1439

Re: Crossword - Saturday - Sweet Relief From Elgar Yesterday

3D
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HALLUCINATORY

Anagram of CAN HOLY RITUAL
by sando2000
Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Saturday - Done
Replies: 20
Views: 1439

Re: Crossword - Saturday - Sweet Relief From Elgar Yesterday

Evening, Globbers. Easy one for starters...

1A
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MIDSHIPMAN

Anagram of I HAND PIMMS
by sando2000
Tue Nov 18, 2014 2:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Tuesday by Petitjean - Done
Replies: 57
Views: 3075

Re: Toughie Crossword - Tuesday by Petitjean

globus wrote:
Lisbon Nick wrote:
globus wrote:I know 9A is
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THESPIANS
but struggling to parse it.

4D is
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EXACTLY
9A Parse
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Anag caST HAS INEPt
Cheers LN! I've stared at that for too long.
Isn't it...
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Anagram (cast) of HAS INEPT plus S (point)
?

Edit... Sorry, dobbin got there first.
by sando2000
Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Wednesday - Done
Replies: 45
Views: 2411

Re: Crossword - Wednesday

Across
10 13 20 25 27 28 29

Down
22 24

21D
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DOORMAT

DO (party) + (f)ORMAT
by sando2000
Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Wednesday
Replies: 48
Views: 1798

Re: Crossword - Wednesday

Welcome to the KKK* hivp.



1A
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MALEFACTOR

FACTOR (agent) following MALE (man) = criminal


* Kryptic Krossword Klique...
by sando2000
Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Wednesday
Replies: 48
Views: 1798

Re: Crossword - Wednesday

Guesses... 26A: tear? letters are contained in "heart" 2D: "legs it"? Is the meaning of clue and s=son within "legit"=permitted. Any luck? 2D :thumbup: 26A :thumbdown: COSH COS (lettuce) + H (hearts - card suit) = No idea how that means 'sap', so I could be :thumbdown: too... (although I think I ha...
by sando2000
Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gough Whitlam goooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee
Replies: 69
Views: 6622

Re: Gough Whitlam goooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee

Do any of the older Australian posters remember when the Governor-General stood him down as PM? I can't imagine that the Australian public were terribly happy about an unelected public official removing an elected MP from the highest political position in the land. check out the bemused hippy at 1:...
by sando2000
Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gough Whitlam goooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee
Replies: 69
Views: 6622

Re: Gough Whitlam goooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee

Do any of the older Australian posters remember when the Governor-General stood him down as PM? I can't imagine that the Australian public were terribly happy about an unelected public official removing an elected MP from the highest political position in the land. check out the bemused hippy at 1:...
by sando2000
Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gough Whitlam goooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee
Replies: 69
Views: 6622

Re: Gough Whitlam goooooonnnnnnneeeeeeee

Do any of the older Australian posters remember when the Governor-General stood him down as PM? I can't imagine that the Australian public were terribly happy about an unelected public official removing an elected MP from the highest political position in the land. check out the bemused hippy at 1:...
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

23D
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AGREE

RE (about) in AGE (time)
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

globus wrote:Looks like it's just us today Sando.

I'm off photographing verges. The natives are getting restless.
Cheers, Globus, don't take any shit from those verges...

I'm off too. Still can't figure out that anagram for 4d... Ooh wait on
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TEHERAN

Woot!
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

19A
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CLEANSE

LEANS (is inclined) in CE (church)
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

12A
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FIRE IRON

anagram of INFERIOR
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

24A
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BANJOIST

BAN (veto) + JOIST (support) = plucky player
6A
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IBID

obvious...
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

Had to google this one. You learn something new every day...

10A
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GENET

GENE + T
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

16D
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IN NO TIME

anagram of I MENTION
by sando2000
Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 45
Views: 2876

Re: Crossword - Monday

Hi Globus, & thanks...

21A
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BRAVEST

BRA + VEST (pieces of underwear)
And without any cross-letters, a rugby one...

27A
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SCRUM HALF
by sando2000
Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Prize Crossword - Saturday
Replies: 13
Views: 536

Re: Prize Crossword - Saturday

globus wrote:Oh dear. That's torn it!
9D...
by sando2000
Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Prize Crossword - Saturday
Replies: 13
Views: 536

Re: Prize Crossword - Saturday

1D
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POLKA DOT

PO (work - Op - backwards) + ((LKAT - anagram of TALK - around DO (party)) = pattern
by sando2000
Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Prize Crossword - Saturday
Replies: 13
Views: 536

Re: Prize Crossword - Saturday

1A
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PATCHY

PAT (Irishman) + CH (church) + Y (start of Yule) = not even
Can't watch the Bled...
by sando2000
Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Tuesday - Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 2067

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Morning globules

And tb

23D
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FORCE

... obvious
by sando2000
Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Tuesday - Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 2067

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

12A
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AUTO

the even letters of vAlUaTiOn
by sando2000
Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Tuesday - Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 2067

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

3D
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IMPRISONED

IMP (little devil) + [SON (relative) in RIED (wild ride)] = shut up
by sando2000
Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Tuesday - Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 2067

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

4D
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SMIRK

M (male) in reversed KRIS (Malay dagger)
by sando2000
Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Tuesday - Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 2067

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

7D - another no-brainer...
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CONJUROR

CON (trick) + JUROR (one involved in trial)
by sando2000
Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Tuesday - Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 2067

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

13D
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STRETCHING

ETCH (engrave) in STRING (chain)
by sando2000
Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Friday - Polished Off
Replies: 35
Views: 2259

Re: Crossword - Friday

Ta, Globus, hi kiap.

18D
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BEL CANTO

Anagram of NOBLE ACT
by sando2000
Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Prize Crossword - Saturday
Replies: 8
Views: 1191

Re: Prize Crossword - Saturday

8D
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MELODRAMA

anagram of ROLE MADAM