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EternalOptimist replied

11 February 2010, 21:31
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

I've completed the crossword now. I'll submit with my initials C.U.K.

might be nice to win. I've only completed one in the last 10 years of attempting them!

so give us the answers to the op
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NotAllThere replied

11 February 2010, 21:27
I've completed the crossword now. I'll submit with my initials C.U.K.

might be nice to win. I've only completed one in the last 10 years of attempting them!
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Zippy replied

11 February 2010, 15:55
Originally posted by singhr View Post

I am stuck on a cryptic one myself as well today:

15. Across - 'Overflowing mail box'

any ideas?

How many letters?
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singhr replied

11 February 2010, 15:48
I am stuck on a cryptic one myself as well today:

15. Across - 'Overflowing mail box'

any ideas?
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Zippy replied

11 February 2010, 15:31
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

It was lass.

S for southern
SAL for las
up for LAS S
Lasso = strings up. Leave out the O.

I rested upset palms (4) IT-S

appears to be ITAS
I = I
Rested = SAT - upset = TAS
But palms? (or palm)

THe Shorter Oxford dictionary says the Ita palm is a tropical American fan palm
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DiscoStu replied

11 February 2010, 14:44
Could you do the Daily Mail one instead? I might have a chance then
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NotAllThere replied

11 February 2010, 14:43
It was lass.

S for southern
SAL for las
up for LAS S
Lasso = strings up. Leave out the O.

I rested upset palms (4) IT-S

appears to be ITAS
I = I
Rested = SAT - upset = TAS
But palms? (or palm)
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Punter replied

10 February 2010, 14:21
Strings up southern woman (4) ???S

SEWS
Strings = sews
up = reverse of initials SW
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EternalOptimist replied

10 February 2010, 14:02
No heart for carnal beast

Bull

carnal beast = sexual animal
bull = uncastrated male of many species
heart = heart of a bull
no = no waayy, bull

ok its a stretch
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Zippy replied

10 February 2010, 13:07
Originally posted by dang65 View Post

I'm not particularly confident about this, but another word for carnal could be "sensual" and if you take the heart (centre bit) out of that then you get "seal". Which is a kind of beast. Perhaps.

I think you are right with seal but take the heart out of sexual.
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EternalOptimist replied

10 February 2010, 13:01
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

I did notice that, but he gave no explanation and it didn't look at all plausible (read: I couldn't figure out an explanation).

At least my answer fits the clue perfectly, even it does have slightly the wrong number of letters.

ah sorry

Ruin tip of plant that's placed in the ground

tip of plant = p
ground = soil
tip of plant placed in ground = s p oil
ruin = spoil
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OwlHoot replied

10 February 2010, 12:55
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

Soon you'll notice that EO answered it twelve minutes earlier

I did notice that, but he gave no explanation and it didn't look at all plausible (read: I couldn't figure out an explanation).

At least my answer fits the clue perfectly, even it does have slightly the wrong number of letters.
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NotAllThere replied

10 February 2010, 12:32
I'm well impressed. I think it would be Porn if it was the private eye crossword, but in this instance (the Listener), Pulp seems correct. ( I should have got that one. )

I'll check when I get home how it all fits together.

Thanks!
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dang65 replied

10 February 2010, 12:15
No heart for carnal beast (4) ???L

I'm not particularly confident about this, but another word for carnal could be "sensual" and if you take the heart (centre bit) out of that then you get "seal". Which is a kind of beast. Perhaps.
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NickFitz replied

10 February 2010, 12:09
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

edit: Oh flip, I just noticed that word has only 5 letters. OK, um, er, "berry" perhaps?

Soon you'll notice that EO answered it twelve minutes earlier
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