Anyone like cryptic crosswords? (Read 282402 times)

Duma · November 10, 2011, 09:36:06 am

unbends

metal arms · November 10, 2011, 10:07:59 am

Quote from: Duma on October 20, 2011, 05:00:43 pm

Decants wine, sobers up? [11]

Quote from: Duma on November 10, 2011, 09:36:06 am

unbends

Tricky to get that as an 11 letter word!

My vote is Duma goes again as he stitched us all up!

Duma · November 10, 2011, 10:19:35 am

No no.

_ T _ _ _ G _ _ E _ _

metal arms · November 10, 2011, 10:44:18 am

Right I'm with you!

Got it.

I'll try and do a clue in a minute but if anyone else wants a go, knock yourselves out!

grumpycrumpy · November 10, 2011, 10:52:26 am

I've got it too (I think) ......... I'm now trying to work backwards through the original clue ...... I get the sobers up bit, but not knowing much about wine decanting leaves me at a bit of a disadvantage ........

johnx2 · November 10, 2011, 01:26:06 pm

ah here goes

A woman’s not straight, ensures she sound like Dawson’s quare fellow writer ( 7 )

can't see this taking long. But I'll not go to Font just in case.

john horscroft · November 10, 2011, 02:00:54 pm

Ok, run that by me again...

johnx2 · November 10, 2011, 02:19:03 pm

Quote from: john horscroft on November 10, 2011, 02:00:54 pm

Ok, run that by me again...

Quote from: johnx2 on November 10, 2011, 01:26:06 pm

A woman’s not straight, ensures she sound like Dawson’s quare fellow writer ( 7 )

is the answer. He said confidently. It means 'sobers up' and also 'decants wine', though why and how this works, nooooobody knows. No one at all. Best not to ask.

john horscroft · November 10, 2011, 03:26:04 pm

Quote from: johnx2 on November 10, 2011, 02:19:03 pm

Quote from: john horscroft on November 10, 2011, 02:00:54 pm
Ok, run that by me again...

Quote from: johnx2 on November 10, 2011, 01:26:06 pm
A woman’s not straight, ensures she sound like Dawson’s quare fellow writer ( 7 )

is the answer. He said confidently. It means 'sobers up' and also 'decants wine', though why and how this works, nooooobody knows. No one at all. Best not to ask.

Ah, of course he says, trying to look like he knows what's going on....

johnx2 · November 10, 2011, 06:58:30 pm

"Straightens" was the answer to Duma's clue, because it means sobers up, and as an alcofrolick drink can be described as a straightener, it could just about at a push could mean pours out wine.

Or is my clue unclear?

Stabbsy · November 11, 2011, 03:15:33 pm

Invulnerable, makes sales bi-annual without direction (12)

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · November 11, 2011, 06:30:16 pm

Material in dossier is not unassailable? [7]

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · November 13, 2011, 12:14:28 pm

We all cool here?

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · November 14, 2011, 04:25:16 pm

- - - G - - -

nik at work · November 14, 2011, 04:33:12 pm

fragile finish we hear? (7)

nik at work · November 16, 2011, 08:30:17 pm

Or alternatively:

Mr Livingstone surrounded by cannabis, it must be time to relax (7)

johnx2 · November 17, 2011, 03:19:13 pm

Perrier week end? Sounds like, that’s fine! (4)

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · November 17, 2011, 05:27:53 pm

Hopefully, I've not done this one before: but I'm not convinced it's not buried further "up-thread"…

Asif realizes crooked economic policy is callous, brutal, and lackadaisical [7-5]

metal arms · November 17, 2011, 06:13:29 pm

Laissez-faire Beatles song (3,2,2)

burbistan · November 17, 2011, 11:44:08 pm

Never let it be said Perrin's masterpiece is close to unprintable. (6)

johnx2 · November 22, 2011, 10:50:26 am

nope, can't see how to do that one. Any chance of a clue?

burbistan · November 22, 2011, 11:57:25 am

Route at a popular crag?

Stabbsy · November 22, 2011, 12:09:44 pm

Sorry, already had the answer to that, just hadn't had chance to set a clue. Probably a bit crap/easy, but :-

To censor without direction breeds contempt (5)

johnx2 · November 22, 2011, 03:37:43 pm

dag nab it I even googled his bloody books

john horscroft · November 28, 2011, 11:21:42 am

Horny Fen plot produces cornucopia (4,2,6)