Covering bet on blood group exposes beach bums? [9]
ah come on!the only word that fits is bayantler, the second tine of a stag's horn. Honestly. Not something I can connect to covering, covering bets or bums. I've tried coming at it via covering bet (eg saver), beach bums (inc baywatch), bloodgroups (A B O AB r+ and r-), and of course via the many, many synonyms that exist for bums, tramps, scrounges, buggers, bottoms. And all I get is 'ed
Layabout shoe (6) Sorry, possibly the worst clue ever .......
Notice the question mark: this is often (though by no means always) used by compilers to indicate this sort of clue is one where you need to interpret the words in a different fashion. The way that a clue reads as an ordinary sentence is called its surface reading and is often used to disguise the need for a different interpretation of the clue's component words.
Language found where loafers eat. [4]
Eliot's Charnel addition [3,9]
Quote from: Stabbsy on February 07, 2013, 05:29:00 pmEliot's Charnel addition [3,9]Whilst obviously î can't do this I would like just to note that charnel addition anags to ethnical android. Which is probably more than 12 letters but hey... or hand clitoridean. Or hind declaration.
So blame VAT fee débâcle for Ash Wednesday, for example? [8,5]
QuoteEliot's Charnel addition [3,9]if that's a chew ref, then how about: Sound of a hound, by the wasteland (lacking a student and a pause) King George is on key? (5) (yorks knowledge necessary)
Quote from: johnx2 on February 08, 2013, 02:31:22 pmQuoteEliot's Charnel addition [3,9]if that's a chew ref, then how about: Sound of a hound, by the wasteland (lacking a student and a pause) – King George is on key? (5) (yorks knowledge necessary)We're on this one. I had to check that Eliot wrote The Wasteland, but knew location, grade and first ascentionist of the route without looking at a guide. I think this indicates an unevenness in my education...
QuoteEliot's Charnel addition [3,9]if that's a chew ref, then how about: Sound of a hound, by the wasteland (lacking a student and a pause) – King George is on key? (5) (yorks knowledge necessary)
Quote from: Stabbsy on February 08, 2013, 02:57:31 pmQuote from: johnx2 on February 08, 2013, 02:31:22 pmQuoteEliot's Charnel addition [3,9]if that's a chew ref, then how about: Sound of a hound, by the wasteland (lacking a student and a pause) – King George is on key? (5) (yorks knowledge necessary)We're on this one. I had to check that Eliot wrote The Wasteland, but knew location, grade and first ascentionist of the route without looking at a guide. I think this indicates an unevenness in my education..."The Waste Land"…