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  Topic: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
AngryVocab

Replies: 19
Views: 183

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:57 am   Subject: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
Bloke holding a Cockney's arse is not going back to her! (5,6)

P(ARIS=arse)HIL + (NOT<=)
  Topic: DIY COW #29 - BLOOM
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 149

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:44 am   Subject: DIY COW #29 - BLOOM
Flourish bolo wildly at start of mastectomy

(bolo)*+m
  Topic: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
AngryVocab

Replies: 19
Views: 183

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:43 am   Subject: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
She's the harlot I spin around in internet sex-video (5,6)

(HARLOTISPIN)*
  Topic: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
AngryVocab

Replies: 19
Views: 183

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:05 pm   Subject: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
He fucked an entire city when he screwed, hit on, and left her?

PARIS (qV Troy) + (HITON + L)*
  Topic: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
AngryVocab

Replies: 19
Views: 183

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:51 pm   Subject: Contest #023 - PARIS HILTON
Shitty 'La Porn' is hit in French hotel (5,6)

(LAPORNISHIT)*
  Topic: DIY COW #29 - BLOOM
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 149

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:47 am   Subject: DIY COW #29 - BLOOM
Return low, black dress left in fountain (5)

L in (MOO + B)<=
[dress as a containment indicator]
  Topic: CONTEST #23 - RED WINE
AngryVocab

Replies: 8
Views: 152

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:19 am   Subject: Results
The boldest of this weeks' vintages, in third place, goes to:

foggyweb
Plonk your cock in this!
I couldn't help but expectorate after reading this offering: but then I realised it could just as w ...
  Topic: DIY COW #28 - PRESUMPTUOUS
AngryVocab

Replies: 9
Views: 115

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:41 am   Subject: DIY COW #28 - PRESUMPTUOUS
Brash ref begins to urge opponents up and into scrum (12)

PRES(UMP + T U O U)S
  Topic: DIY COW #28 - PRESUMPTUOUS
AngryVocab

Replies: 9
Views: 115

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:29 am   Subject: DIY COW #28 - PRESUMPTUOUS
Put rum spouse out too far? (12)

(putrumspouse)*
too far, as in: execessively forward
  Topic: CONTEST #23 - RED WINE
AngryVocab

Replies: 8
Views: 152

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:52 pm   Subject: CONTEST #23 - RED WINE
Many thanks, Anax, for the laurel. Indeed, very unexpected :)

I drew a complete blank when it came to this weeks' 'Big Brother', and am equally lacking inspiraton for creating a challenge. So, tu ...
  Topic: Contest #22 - SLIPPERY
AngryVocab

Replies: 16
Views: 236

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:30 pm   Subject: Contest #22 - SLIPPERY
Crafty promiscuous woman has one for a reason, I hear (8)

SLAPPER with I for A + Y
  Topic: Contest #22 - SLIPPERY
AngryVocab

Replies: 16
Views: 236

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:06 pm   Subject: Contest #22 - SLIPPERY
No one here would comment on that. They'd be too busy wondering how you could expect to get away with using 'lumpy' as an anagrind...

But not me. No, sir! :)
  Topic: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
AngryVocab

Replies: 20
Views: 275

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:26 am   Subject: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
It makes you feel better to confuse than to mishear (1,4,2,3,3)

(THANTOMISHEAR)*
  Topic: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
AngryVocab

Replies: 20
Views: 275

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:31 pm   Subject: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
Excelled in fighting force: limbs amputated following this? (1,4,2,3,3)

wAS HOT IN THE ARMy
  Topic: Contest #21 - EXPOSED
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 203

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:07 pm   Subject: Contest #21 - EXPOSED
Shameless dames hope sex acts are on display (7)

(DAMES HOPE SEX - shame)*
  Topic: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
AngryVocab

Replies: 20
Views: 275

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:55 pm   Subject: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
Single shot in no-nonsense drink - a lever to make one feel better? (1,4,2,3,3)

SHOT in AbsINTHE + ARM
  Topic: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
AngryVocab

Replies: 20
Views: 275

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:15 pm   Subject: DIY COW #26 - A SHOT IN THE ARM
Congratulations Boaz! And not just for the victories, but also for this clue-phrase which lends itself to so many variations. I predict it'll take something very special to take the pips this week. ...
  Topic: Contest #20 - INNOCENCE
AngryVocab

Replies: 9
Views: 192

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:39 pm   Subject: Contest #20 - INNOCENCE
The middle of thin church holding encyclopedia lacking knowledge of adultery, for example

wINNOw C(ENC)E
  Topic: Contest #20 - INNOCENCE
AngryVocab

Replies: 9
Views: 192

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:02 pm   Subject: Contest #20 - INNOCENCE
In no way would I hear of anything like Clues in Blue!

IN + NO + (sense/CENCE)
  Topic: DIY COW #025 - NOEL COWARD
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 219

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:25 am   Subject: DIY COW #025 - NOEL COWARD
Player Leon returns a pussy (4,6)
  Topic: COW DIY #020 - MALLORCA (or MAJORCA)
AngryVocab

Replies: 17
Views: 396

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:01 am   Subject: COW DIY #020 - MALLORCA (or MAJORCA)
Another JAM<= + ORCA:

Nadal's home to press against return of large killer (7)

Rafa's birthplace
  Topic: COW DIY #018 - BASTILLE
AngryVocab

Replies: 7
Views: 243

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:57 pm   Subject: COW DIY #018 - BASTILLE
You couldn't possibly list Elba as a place to incarcerate Napoleon (8)

(listElba)* [& The Bastille pre-dated Nap I]
  Topic: Contest #013 - PUNISHMENT
AngryVocab

Replies: 11
Views: 328

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:15 am   Subject: Contest #013 - PUNISHMENT
Humps ten in fucked-up penance (10)

(humps ten in)*
  Topic: COW DIY #018 - BASTILLE
AngryVocab

Replies: 7
Views: 243

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:34 am   Subject: COW DIY #018 - BASTILLE
Graduates the Spanish got drunk on return to French castle

BAS + (EL + LIT = 'got drunk') <=
  Topic: Contest #013 - PUNISHMENT
AngryVocab

Replies: 11
Views: 328

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:21 pm   Subject: Contest #013 - PUNISHMENT
What to do with naughty boys? Time for S&M, perhaps (10)

PUNISH MEN + T
  Topic: COW DIY #017 - COLON
AngryVocab

Replies: 7
Views: 237

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:27 pm   Subject: COW DIY #017 - COLON
To raise one point over another, Athenian reformer needs to start with a cool head (5)

SOLON (with C replacing S)
  Topic: COW DIY #017 - COLON
AngryVocab

Replies: 7
Views: 237

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:51 pm   Subject: COW DIY #017 - COLON
Even schoolgoing can create a division.

sChOoLgOiNg
  Topic: COW DIY #017 - COLON
AngryVocab

Replies: 7
Views: 237

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:22 am   Subject: COW DIY #017 - COLON
Apologies in advance for this:

It's firm, long, short and ends near the bottom.

CO+LONg
  Topic: DIY COW #016 - HAMMER AND TONGS
AngryVocab

Replies: 5
Views: 202

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:59 pm   Subject: Result
Not a vast number to pick from, but, Implements forcibly (6,3,5) is a terrific clue.

Well done and over to you, Boxwood.
  Topic: DIY COW #016 - HAMMER AND TONGS
AngryVocab

Replies: 5
Views: 202

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:38 am   Subject: DIY COW #016 - HAMMER AND TONGS
Thank you kindly Boxwood.

Next phrase:

HAMMER AND TONGS
  Topic: Contest #011 - HORNIEST
AngryVocab

Replies: 12
Views: 385

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:35 pm   Subject: Contest #011 - HORNIEST
Pretty girls have a right time when most interested in sex (8)

HO(R)NIES+T
  Topic: DIY COW #015 - IS ANYBODY THERE?
AngryVocab

Replies: 5
Views: 220

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:59 pm   Subject: DIY COW #015 - IS ANYBODY THERE?
What to say before entering tiny hearse in order to hide corpse?

BODY in (tinyhearse)*
  Topic: DIY COW #015 - IS ANYBODY THERE?
AngryVocab

Replies: 5
Views: 220

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:20 pm   Subject: DIY COW #015 - IS ANYBODY THERE?
A question to ask of the morgue, perhaps?
  Topic: Contest #010 - EXERCISE
AngryVocab

Replies: 6
Views: 294

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:54 am   Subject: Contest #010 - EXERCISE
Employment Elle ends over kinky sex (including brief rectal cranial inversion)

El( RCI in SEX* )lE
  Topic: DIY COW #014 - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
AngryVocab

Replies: 8
Views: 282

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:02 pm   Subject: DIY COW #014 - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Dark hours spent with Dafne or perhaps Carmen
  Topic: Contest #010 - EXERCISE
AngryVocab

Replies: 6
Views: 294

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:48 am   Subject: Contest #010 - EXERCISE
Discharge the Queen found internally when organ removed briefly (8)

discharge = def (to fulfill the terms or duties of)
EX(ER)CISEd
  Topic: DIY COW #012 - HURRICANE
AngryVocab

Replies: 11
Views: 397

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 2:57 pm   Subject: DIY COW #012 - HURRICANE
Typhoon begins high up, rotating round inverted cold air - not Easterly (9)

(Initial letters)
  Topic: DIY COW #012 - HURRICANE
AngryVocab

Replies: 11
Views: 397

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 2:58 pm   Subject: DIY COW #012 - HURRICANE
Hawker using Merlin's power whips up a storm

(The Hawker Hurricane was powered by the Rolls Royce 'Merlin' engine)
  Topic: Contest #008 - MOTHER-IN-LAW
AngryVocab

Replies: 6
Views: 284

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:22 am   Subject: Contest #008 - MOTHER-IN-LAW
Possibly the price I pay when I let horn get screwed and sucked into big mouth (6-2-3)

M(ILETHORN)*AW
  Topic: DIY COW #011 - YACHT
AngryVocab

Replies: 16
Views: 487

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:55 pm   Subject: DIY COW #011 - YACHT
They can drift pointlessly or sail (5)

(THeYCAn)*
  Topic: DIY COW #011 - YACHT
AngryVocab

Replies: 16
Views: 487

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:39 pm   Subject: DIY COW #011 - YACHT
Craft of yours earlier returned on current

"of yours earlier" = THY
  Topic: DIY COW #010 - COMB
AngryVocab

Replies: 22
Views: 659

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:57 pm   Subject: DIY COW #010 - COMB
Just noticed that in my 'initial letter' offering above I had erroneously put in 'Roster' rather than 'Rooster'. Corrected now for what it is worth.
  Topic: DIY COW #010 - COMB
AngryVocab

Replies: 22
Views: 659

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:48 pm   Subject: DIY COW #010 - COMB
Rooster's peak cry over morning's blue beginnings
  Topic: DIY COW #010 - COMB
AngryVocab

Replies: 22
Views: 659

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:08 pm   Subject: DIY COW #010 - COMB
Search a noncombatant for card (4)

hidden nonCOMBatant + card = comb (and coincidently search = comb)
  Topic: Contest #007 - SECRET AGENT
AngryVocab

Replies: 10
Views: 447

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:29 pm   Subject: Contest #007 - SECRET AGENT
Some terrific clues already... but hey-ho:

Premature ejaculator - a man who'd prefer to remain anonymous! (6, 5)

SECRETor + A GENT
  Topic: Contest #006 - SEA MONSTER
AngryVocab

Replies: 7
Views: 376

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:50 pm   Subject: Results
It's been a week and 'sea monster' has managed to garner the fewest responses of any Clue in Blue so far. Given the inclusion of 6 of the 8 most frequently used letters in the English language I had ...
  Topic: DIY COW #007 - MARRIAGE
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 556

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:16 pm   Subject: DIY COW #007 - MARRIAGE
About one fish being returned to ancient sea and joining up with another (8)

MAR(R(I)AG)E
GAR<=, MARE = (Latin) sea
  Topic: DIY COW #007 - MARRIAGE
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 556

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:16 pm   Subject: DIY COW #007 - MARRIAGE
Miss the main point when spreading margarine over a contract (8)

"main point" = N
  Topic: DIY COW #007 - MARRIAGE
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 556

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:48 pm   Subject: DIY COW #007 - MARRIAGE
In a similar vein:

A blissful union of sorts; a mirage, right? (8)
  Topic: DIY COW #006 - SILVER MEDAL
AngryVocab

Replies: 22
Views: 737

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:00 am   Subject: DIY COW #006 - SILVER MEDAL
Prize for third in the '78 World Cup is marvelled about (6,5)

(ismarvelled)*
[That's the football World Cup. Apparently a Silver medal was also given in 1974.]
  Topic: DIY COW #006 - SILVER MEDAL
AngryVocab

Replies: 22
Views: 737

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 9:31 am   Subject: DIY COW #006 - SILVER MEDAL
An award for making reflective iron, for example, utilising deuterium via tritium decay

making reflective = SILVER + iron, for example METAL +D -T
  Topic: Contest #006 - SEA MONSTER
AngryVocab

Replies: 7
Views: 376

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 9:22 am   Subject: Contest #006 - SEA MONSTER
Thank you for the vote George! And welcome all to the next instalment of Clues in Blue. I hope there's plenty of scope to play with:

SEA MONSTER

All forms of perversity and profanity positivel ...
  Topic: DIY COW #006 - SILVER MEDAL
AngryVocab

Replies: 22
Views: 737

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:34 pm   Subject: DIY COW #006 - SILVER MEDAL
Left following Elvis' dream? Out for a second.

[Doubt this simpleton one needs explaining (ELVISDREAM)*+L]
  Topic: Contest #005 - RECTANGLE
AngryVocab

Replies: 10
Views: 528

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:28 pm   Subject: Contest #005 - RECTANGLE
Not good in the arse - or thereabouts - English box

NG in RECTAL "the arse - or thereabouts" + E
  Topic: DIY COW #005 - INANIMATE
AngryVocab

Replies: 20
Views: 731

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:04 pm   Subject: DIY COW #005 - INANIMATE
The dead home of the soul teaches pains are missing.

IN + ANIMA + TE(-aches)
  Topic: DIY COW #004 - ASTONISHING
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 603

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:19 pm   Subject: DIY COW #004 - ASTONISHING
A squeal about relatively large spectacular

A + S (TON-ISH)ING
{squeal as to betray}
  Topic: DIY COW #004 - ASTONISHING
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 603

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:17 am   Subject: DIY COW #004 - ASTONISHING
[quote="penfold_61"]It's hard to believe a near-fourteen pounder is got by angling where there's no front (11)

Would "... by topless angling" [down clued] need to go into the Bl ...
  Topic: DIY COW #004 - ASTONISHING
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 603

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:57 pm   Subject: DIY COW #004 - ASTONISHING
Incredible spy's car can bend the front end

ASTON + IS HINGed
  Topic: COW DIY
AngryVocab

Replies: 65
Views: 2591

PostForum: COW DIY   Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:38 pm   Subject: COW DIY
In that case:

Difficult book about the French exchange wildly dropping a point (11)

T(LE,BOURSe)*OME
  Topic: Contest #003 - ONCE UPON A TIME
AngryVocab

Replies: 13
Views: 667

PostForum: Clues in Blue   Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:02 pm   Subject: Contest #003 - ONCE UPON A TIME
Come: on Petunia! Another way to start a fairytale? (4,4,1,4)
 
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