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torquemada

2nd February 2012, 16:05
You have used "figure" to clue any one of thousands of figures of speech with no indication of its meaning?
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ab

2nd February 2012, 16:06
Mixed metaphor?
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torquemada

2nd February 2012, 16:07
Mixed metaphor

No anagrind either!!!!
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wendy

2nd February 2012, 16:07
Mixed metaphor
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torquemada

2nd February 2012, 16:08
And no wordplay for the word "mixed".

Apart from those three problems that was an excellent clue.
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jws

2nd February 2012, 16:11
Well done AB. Sorry for any confusion. Your turn
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trevor

2nd February 2012, 16:12
the letters from Metaphor are mixed, no anagrind is needed.
i seen this sort of clue often.(a clearer definition word would have helped)
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greedy kite

2nd February 2012, 16:14
Don't find the clue unfair at all (looking back) --- just difficult! Very clever in fact!
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ab

2nd February 2012, 16:16
Head doctor's contract? (6)
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anybody

2nd February 2012, 16:16
trevor, I'm not sure what is meant by 'anagrind'- would you mind explaining?
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