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Really nice crossword clues

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Here's a great crossword clue I came across:

URBAN (7,4)

Feel free to solve and then add your own that you've either read or invented :)
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Solution:capital city
Indecent assault(9)
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I can't get that, but I made this one up:

Real run (5)
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Kai Laddiman wrote:I can't get that, but I made this one up:

Real run (5)
You've done that before, LEGIT very good!
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A couple for starters:

CMX (3,5,4,2,4)

A pair of cats making a drum (3,3)

(The second one is slightly easier, and I'm impressed if anyone gets the first!)
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Answer to 2nd: TOM TOM

Will have a think about the first
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Peter Mabey wrote:Solution:capital city
Indecent assault(9)
I reckon the answer is OFFENSIVE. Not sure on Adam's first one yet.
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If anyone's interested, the best colour to use to hide solutions in the standard view of this forum seems to be EAF6FD, which is roughly mid-way between the lighter blue background (EFF7FB) and the darker one (E4F4FE).
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Alec Rivers wrote:If anyone's interested, the best colour to use to hide solutions in the standard view of this forum seems to be EAF6FD, which is roughly mid-way between the lighter blue background (EFF7FB) and the darker one (E4F4FE).
Let's see.

Darker

Lighter
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Let's see.

Darker

Lighter

Edit: They all seem to do better on the lighter background.

Actually maybe I use the non-standard "skin".
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