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jolan

20th November 2012, 11:29
Good morning friends. Hope today's will be enjoyable (I hesitate to suggest 'a little easier'). Happy solving. J

I set crossies just for pleasure. I wonder if some of you excellent regulars would like to try a few of my clues? Since they're new, no letters!

Please withhold solutions till 5 pm (GMT) to allow others to have a go.

1. Exceedingly blue material used in motorway construction? (4-4)
2. The second person to beam in perpetuity (4,5)
3. May be exploited by users of outrageously arty English logo (8,7)
4. Hound belonging to Fancy Dan, died in Montenegro (6,7)
5. Perhaps American football’s the thing that’s most important? (3,4,2,3,4)

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les40

20th November 2012, 11:35
Oh damn, I've got to go out to work now Jolan.
I can only see one though, have a good day. I'll check in tonight to see your answers
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pastille

20th November 2012, 11:44
Ooh ohhhh....I think I've got one.........
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tony

20th November 2012, 11:52
I think I've got them and will be back later for confirmation.

Jolan. After battling with the current Azed puzzle I realised how relieved I am that you don't include the 'letters latent'technique in your clues. I dislike entering non-words in the grid.
Cheers
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chrise

20th November 2012, 12:14
Hi jolan - thanks
I have a solution to 3, but I am doubting it as it seems to lack your usual elegant definition - am I missing something?
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chrise

20th November 2012, 12:15
However I've just seen 1 and 2 and am confident about those!
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ab

20th November 2012, 12:21
ChrisE Re post 5, there is another meaning for the answer that is, I think, defined in the clue.
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chrise

20th November 2012, 12:26
Thanks, AB - that makes it seem more likely that my answer is wrong! Oh well.
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ab

20th November 2012, 12:32
ChrisE, not necessarily. Don't want to spoil it for others, so think have found a way. If you go to Wikipedia and put in your answer, there are 6 given meanings. The last given sense is, I think the one referred to. If this seems gibberish when you do this, you are probably off beam.
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chrise

20th November 2012, 12:36
Thanks for your ingenious help, AB. I had never heard of that usage.
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