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mattrom

28th April 2017, 08:42
There are a few clues I can't fully parse, if the authors, or anyone else, can help
SW@18, peterm@22, ginge@25, FJ@26
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skyewalker

28th April 2017, 09:13
Hi, Mattrom. My #18 is simply a reference to the superstition of the "unlucky third light", i.e. the third cigarette lit from the same match. Various theories have been forward as to how it arose, one being that, in wartime, at night, an enemy sniper would notice the first light, take aim on the second and fire on the third.
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skyewalker

28th April 2017, 09:23
Hi, again. I think PeterM's clue is B(LIGHT)ED, whilst both Ginge and FJ have gone for variations on DE(LIGHT)ED. (Correct me if I'm wrong, guys).
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skyewalker

28th April 2017, 09:31
Match of the day (5)
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mattrom

28th April 2017, 09:38
Thanks, Skyewalker, I hadn't heard the 'third light' saying before.
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rossim

28th April 2017, 10:44
No problem lifting these bulbs! (5)
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stevea6000

28th April 2017, 12:31
Alert ...

Blonde's left thigh trembles - without starting to hump! (5)
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stevea6000

28th April 2017, 13:01
Like rossim@36 and ginge@13.

Vote for ginge@25
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ab

28th April 2017, 13:06
Fieryjack post 16
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ginge

28th April 2017, 13:07
peterm @ 22.
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