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7dNigePun
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 Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: DIY COW #006 - SILVER MEDAL |
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Twigusa kindly judged that my offering was this week's winner so, as it's "winner stays on" these days, it's down to me to choose the next phrase for clueing.
Since I've managed to get 2nd place in the previous two competitions, let's have your entries for:
SILVER MEDAL |
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boxwood
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject: Silver Medal |
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Place order: slim red veal (6,5)
(slim red veal)* |
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anax
The Gorgeous One
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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This is tougher than it looks. At first glance it's tempting to believe there are all kinds of possibilities and I suppose an absence of easy-to-think-of defs doesn't help. My best so far (but give me a few more days) is:
Rival’s led me when running, so I get this? (6,5)
Not great, but at least there's a bit of &lit in there.
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7dNigePun
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm beginning to regret setting this one. All I could come up with was a few dodgy anagrams. Shall we scrap this one and start again? |
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anax
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| 7dNigePun wrote: | | I'm beginning to regret setting this one. All I could come up with was a few dodgy anagrams. Shall we scrap this one and start again? |
Definitely not. A challenge is a challenge, however hard, and it's not as if your offering is a jumble of J,Q,Xs and no consonants. In "live" setting, this kind of answer would turn up in a crossword because the setter felt sure it would present good clue ideas. Too late to change it once the grid is complete! Remember the old EXPORT DUTY clue ("Charge traffic cops on departure") in the Times last year? It started the same way - I thought the EXPO bit, offering "exhibition" would be the springboard - instead it turned into a 3-day nightmare of head-scratching.
We have to go with SILVER MEDAL - it is our duty!
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anax
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Phew!
Shelf brackets awfully short, poorly made, held for a second (6,5)
SILL ["shelf"] outside VER(y) ["awfully"] + MADE*
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feathers
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Dave Miller's swimming trophy (6,5)
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boxwood
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: SILVER MEDAL |
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Prize given for preparatory work of a bowler? (6,5)
(runner-up) |
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feathers
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| Horse badly lamed after taking second place (6,5) |
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penfold_61
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Grey-haired, energetic Dame and First Lady making presentation to moderately successful Olympic athlete (6,5)
Grey-haired = silver (remember David Taylor, the silver fox?) + dame* +l |
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penfold_61
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Salver lied about is boxing champion's fourth award for final defeat (6,5)
SALVER LIED* outside (boxing) M. |
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anax
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One decorating second home reveals mild wish to move (6,5)
:D
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Find me engrossed in Reds and Villa’s tussle for second place (6,5) |
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7dNigePun
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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How wrong I was. There are some marvellous entries here. Keep 'em coming, it'd be nice to see some new names having a go.
Here's my dodgy offering:
Reward for second AGM deal to be thrashed out (6,5)
AG=silver + (M deal)* |
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boxwood
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: SILVER MEDAL |
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(Down clue)
Shattered dream lives on, placed second (6,5)
(DREAM LIVES*) on L (2nd letter of placed) |
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