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Subject: Big Ben crypts Author: Father Tim [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:21:51 01/12/03 Sun 1. leaves boys in the hotel (5) 2. bad cigars have started trouble related to stomach (7) 3. change of course for sun-exposed man (7) 4. company goes over charges for chickens (7) 5. raced around edge and lost footing (7) 6. remainder of culture to begin again (7) 7. beans go off, in this food container (7) 8. famed for expertise in getting away from it all (7) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: 5. sLIPped Author: rick [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:19:09 01/13/03 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: 6. RESTart Author: rick [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:26:45 01/13/03 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: 2. gasTric Author: Cardinal Fang [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:54:29 01/13/03 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Two stars for Rick, one for my boss Author: Father Tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:29:23 01/13/03 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: 4. COwards Author: rick [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:43:51 01/14/03 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: 3. TANgent Author: Pandora [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:22:52 01/14/03 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Rick and Pandora each get a star Author: Father Tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:18:53 01/14/03 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Stars? Why didn't you say so? 7. NOSEBAG Author: Pandora [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:09:00 01/14/03 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Pandora ? Do you want a shot of mass wine instead. Author: Father Tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:05:41 01/14/03 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Hi all ! I never heard of the word NOSEBAG...Is that like a FEEDBAG ? -I've heard of that. I can't find either word in our M-W online dictionary. Author: Foggy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 01:22:58 01/15/03 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Hi Foggy! You've got it. Check out dictionary.com Author: Pandora [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:51:19 01/15/03 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: 1: PAGES? Author: Jimbo [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:16:16 01/15/03 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Correct Father Jimbo Author: Father Tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:27:03 01/15/03 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Don't ask me to explain but No. 8 is HOUDINI Author: Father Tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:31:24 01/15/03 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: if anyone can figure that one out, let us know :) Author: rick [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:49:25 01/16/03 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Could it possibly be a double definition (in the eyes of the constructor)? Isn't houdini a slang term for getting away from it all, or disappearing? Just guessing. Author: Pandora [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:32:10 01/16/03 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: HA! He made the direct vanish!! Author: Denis Borris [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 00:29:16 01/17/03 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: He he he, this is what is known as a "Pure Cryptic" - More common in Britian/Austr/NZ - see --> Author: Shroeder [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:01:13 01/21/03 Tue From "How to Solve - Guardian" Pure cryptics The occasional clue (usually aimed at producing a chuckle) where the definition and the whole clue are the same thing. Famous examples: Bar of soap (3,6,6) = THE ROVERS RETURN - the pub in the soap, Coronation Street H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O (5) = WATER - H to O sounds like H20, the atomic composition of water Amundsen's forwarding address (4) = MUSH - what the Norwegian who got to the South Pole first said to his dog teams to make them move SHROEDER'S NOTE: However, I don't think that this is a particularly good example of one! Harry Houdini was however the best known escape artist of all time so I suppose he did knnow how to get away from it ALL! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]