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june colossus crosswords lovatts 'crack the cryptic-2'

 
 
farkha
 
Reply Wed 25 May, 2005 11:28 pm
55d-diamonds, for example, can be appropriate ?u?????e
68a- provoke a bit of confusion ??i?
the sixth alphabet of 55d will be the first alphabet of 68a
I have suitaBle and Boil?? not sure its correct
pl help
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carditel
 
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Reply Thu 26 May, 2005 12:42 am
I think SUITABLE is correct but 68a could be BAIT (an anagram of "a bit")
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farkha
 
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Reply Thu 26 May, 2005 02:22 am
Thanks carditel bait makes more sense
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ftlocks
 
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Reply Sun 29 May, 2005 09:11 pm
crack the cryptic -2
55d-diamonds, for example, can be appropriate ?u?????e
68a- provoke a bit of confusion ??i?
the sixth alphabet of 55d will be the first alphabet of 68a
I have suitaBle and Boil?? not sure its correct

55d-diamonds, for example, can be appropriate
suitable, diamonds being a suit

68a- provoke a bit of confusion ??i?
anagram of "a bit" bait

can anyone help with
74a Protests about job notices (10) ?t?c????
59d Breezes through game (8) ?r??????
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carditel
 
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Reply Mon 30 May, 2005 12:38 am
59d DRAUGHTS

74a you indicate has (10) but you put 8 ?t?c????
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ftlocks
 
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Reply Mon 30 May, 2005 06:27 am
Lovatt's cryptic - 2
apologies, wrong number
74a - protests about job notices (10) ?b?e???o?s
I thought maybe objections, but unconvinced
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carditel
 
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Reply Mon 30 May, 2005 11:13 am
OBJECTIONS is correct (anagram of JOB NOTICES)
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ftlocks
 
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Reply Mon 30 May, 2005 03:06 pm
thanks carditel. I am assuming that
71 high court action is lob. or is it llb?
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carditel
 
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Reply Mon 30 May, 2005 04:12 pm
LOB as in tennis , hence court.
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ftlocks
 
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Reply Mon 30 May, 2005 04:52 pm
yes, I can see that now- I was getting distracted by the word sue.
I couldn't get away from a courtroom.
ta
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