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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:09 pm

since I am new, I may have given misleading clues. feel free to question/correct.

1. Spear kept inside brick for observation (6)
2. Troubling bad omen to be in the middle (7)
3. Scorn halfway to continue from the beginning and preempt the end [8]
4. I've Tom as an inspiration (6)
5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)

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Post by indophile Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:23 pm

4. I've Tom as an inspiration (6)


MOTIVE --- tom-rev + I've. I think got it, but there's no reversal indicator.

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:25 pm

indophile wrote:4. I've Tom as an inspiration (6)


MOTIVE --- tom-rev + I've. I think got it, but there's no reversal indicator.

correct. How would you word it?

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Post by indophile Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:32 pm

Beatrix Kiddo wrote:
indophile wrote:4. I've Tom as an inspiration (6)


MOTIVE --- tom-rev + I've. I think got it, but there's no reversal indicator.

correct. How would you word it?
"I've Tom back over for inspiration" might work.

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Post by Obnoxious Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:39 pm

2. ABDOMEN? bad omen anag.

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Post by indophile Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:40 pm

2. Troubling bad omen to be in the middle (7)


ABDOMEN (bad omen - anag)

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Post by indophile Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:51 pm

3. Scorn halfway to continue from the beginning and preempt the end [ 8 ]


POOHPOOH? (just guessing)

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:54 pm

Obnoxious wrote:2. ABDOMEN? bad omen anag.


indophile wrote:2. Troubling bad omen to be in the middle (7)


ABDOMEN (bad omen - anag)

YES.

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:54 pm

indophile wrote:3. Scorn halfway to continue from the beginning and preempt the end [ 8 ]


POOHPOOH? (just guessing)

no. lol I fear I might get beaten up for this clue.

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Post by goodcitizn Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:15 pm

3. Scorn halfway to continue from the beginning and preempt the end [8]

CONT(inue)(pr)EMPT

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:16 pm

goodcitizn wrote:3. Scorn halfway to continue from the beginning and preempt the end [8]

CONT(inue)(pr)EMPT

correct.

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:20 pm

Two remaining

1. Spear kept inside brick for observation (6)
5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)

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Post by indophile Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:37 pm

5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)


MUDDLED/MODELED ?

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:37 pm

indophile wrote:5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)


MUDDLED/MODELED ?

no

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:48 pm

Two remaining w/hints

1. Spear kept inside brick for observation (6)
5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)

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Post by indophile Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:45 pm

1. Spear kept inside brick for observation (6)


RE(GAR)D

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:58 pm

indophile wrote:1. Spear kept inside brick for observation (6)


RE(GAR)D

correct.

One remaining. It's not that complicated.

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:41 pm


5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)

the underlined phrase is the entire definition. It's a homophone.

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Post by indophile Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:44 pm

5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)

COPIOUS (copy us - hom)

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Post by Guest Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:44 pm

indophile wrote:5. A mess of sounds to copy us. (7)

COPIOUS (copy us - hom)

correct.

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