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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took
3. MORGOTH - GOTHAM + R (are) ?
7. SAURON - A + O + RUNS?
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Both correct.
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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
I am so used to crypticclues by now that you automatically read the instruction words as instruction words, but with these types of clues I love to allow myself the pleasure of literal interpretation for the sake of fun, and have to admit I just broke down at "I am briefly a cat".  Also, I feel that the most appropriate answer, both literal AND cryptic, to the clue about confused second digit is: " Wot???" |
It is great fun to come up with clues that "make sense" linguistically, but are utter nonsense when actually considered. I am briefly a cat. ^_^
And... 'wot' is not the answer, but it is more than half of it.
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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
I highly suspect that GROND is if not the answer to #1 then part of the answer, but no idea what the ewe has to do with it.
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Correct! Because it's not a ewe...
... it's a ram. ^_^
('s namesake, there are two gronds of course.)
GROND - Not a ewe's namesake, the ground is missing you.
2. - A short Swedish band's slightly mixed diction, like Duke Edward.
MORGOTH - The darkest is mixed up - are Batman's city misspelled slightly?
4. - Forward the sphere, backward the VP, chop out the heart and find the angel.
5. - I am briefly a cat, you owe yourself a consonant, in the loch, quick!
6. - Second confused digit is confusing up here.
SAURON - A pair of vowels runs in confusion, comes second.
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