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Lesley Hines
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by Lesley Hines » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:09 am
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
Lowering the averages since 2009
Peter Mabey
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by Peter Mabey » Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:33 am
Solution:capital city
Indecent assault(9)
Kai Laddiman
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by Kai Laddiman » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:34 pm
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
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Eoin Monaghan
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by Eoin Monaghan » Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:13 pm
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!
Adam Dexter
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by Adam Dexter » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:12 pm
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!)
ADAM DEXTER: MAXED DATER
We're off to button moon
Dinos Sfyris
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by Dinos Sfyris » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:59 am
Answer to 2nd: TOM TOM
Will have a think about the first
Bob De Caux
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by Bob De Caux » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:38 pm
Peter Mabey wrote: Solution:capital city
Indecent assault(9)
I reckon the answer is
OFFENSIVE . Not sure on Adam's first one yet.
Alec Rivers
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by Alec Rivers » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:42 pm
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).
Gavin Chipper
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by Gavin Chipper » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:27 pm
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
Gavin Chipper
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by Gavin Chipper » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:30 pm
Let's see.
Darker
Lighter
Edit: They all seem to do better on the lighter background.
Actually maybe I use the non-standard "skin".