zebthecat
2:19 Wed Jan 6
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Obviously all the words end with ENT.
JK Rowling?
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zebthecat
2:15 Wed Jan 6
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Oh, and
OUCH!
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Iron Duke
2:14 Wed Jan 6
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Well, definitely not SNEEK because that is not how it is spelt
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zebthecat
2:10 Wed Jan 6
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Iron Duke 2:07 Wed Jan 6
Definitely SNEER - read them down acrostic style.
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Iron Duke
2:09 Wed Jan 6
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*sticks a pin in zeb voodoo doll*
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Iron Duke
2:07 Wed Jan 6
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Happy new year.
MOSES
OFTEN
STARE
EERIE
SNEEK
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zebthecat
2:05 Wed Jan 6
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MOSES
OFTEN
STARE
EERIE
SNEER
My non-neurotypical brain is good at pattern recogintion.
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charleyfarley
1:57 Wed Jan 6
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Hasty
a) Cent
b) Kent
c) Lent
d) Tent
yes correct but
-What links these answers - and which author created these creatures?
Limerick
A man from the East, name of MOSES,
Would - - - - - give people red roses,
But he had an odd - - - - - ,
A strange - - - - - glare,
Which is why they would - - - - - , one supposes.
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charleyfarley
1:54 Wed Jan 6
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penguin
spock sith
scorpion
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zebthecat
1:36 Wed Jan 6
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Correction
Spock Sith
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zebthecat
1:35 Wed Jan 6
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Scorpion Sith
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Coffee
1:27 Wed Jan 6
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Nice one, Charley!
Early bird - Penguin?
Stars -- ?
Calendar foods - Scorpion Thermidor?
Hasty
a) Cent
b) Kent
c) Lent
d) Tent
Limerick - ??
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charleyfarley
1:12 Wed Jan 6
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Good morning all as we are in lockdown will carry on for a while, but change things around a bit and set some puzzles and codes.
Will start off with some easy ones and see how you get on
The early bird
What can be African, Emperor, Little or Macaroni?
Replace the stars
What is missing?
Picture Menace, Khan Clones, * *, Home Hope, Frontier Back
Calendar Foods
Q: If we eat Fish on St David's Day, Crab on US Independence Day and Goat on Christmas Day, what do we eat on Halloween?
Don't be hasty
(a) What is a 100th of a dollar called?
(b) Which county is known as the garden of England?
(c) What is the period of fasting that precedes Easter called?
(d) What has types including Bell, Frame and Oxygen?
What links these answers - and which author created these creatures?
1. Limerick
This limerick has a different five-letter word missing from each line. What are the missing words? The words form a 5×5 square [that is, the answers will fit both horizontally and vertically].
A man from the East, name of - - - - - ,
Would - - - - - give people red roses,
But he had an odd - - - - - ,
A strange - - - - - glare,
Which is why they would - - - - - , one supposes.
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norwaytips
2:51 Tue Jan 5
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Thanks, Charlie. Hope you keep it going during this new lockdown. Stay safe everyone.
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zebthecat
12:09 Fri Dec 25
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Thank you Charley - this thread has helped keep my brain busy during lockdown.
Merry Chistmas to all you fellow crossword travllers.
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BN2
11:47 Thu Dec 24
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Thanks, Charley
I’ve enjoyed this little nook greatly.
Happy Christmas, everybody.
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gph
11:35 Thu Dec 24
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Have a good one, one and all.
And a special thanks to charley.
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Alfs
10:54 Thu Dec 24
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Happy Christmas anagram busters!
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Iron Duke
4:52 Thu Dec 24
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Merry Christmas charley and all the other puzzlers.
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Coffee
3:52 Thu Dec 24
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Happy Christmas to you too, Charley. Have a good one. Thanks for all your work on the crossword and matchday threads. Long may they both continue!
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charleyfarley
3:41 Thu Dec 24
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Happy Christmas one and all if I have enough energy and there is still enough interested
I’ll carry on in the new year for a while and yes spend it is geeps
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