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TOPIC: Friday Cryptic Crossword Game
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Why at Last!
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 03-09-2010 10:30

 
Favelas' Carioca inhabitants went to sea (6)
 
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ad hoc
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ICQ#: "support" would be a bit strong, but, Wednesday. Gender: Male "Abbracci" Location: Wherever Birthday: 03/02
posted 03-09-2010 11:03

 
Monkey lascar hung (6)
 
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#428846
Diable Rouge
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Gender: Male Fig Rolls Great Expectations Live and let live The Smiths Location: The Kingdom of Kerry Birthday: 06/04
posted 03-09-2010 12:56

 
Streetkid rascal found on the beach (6)
 
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#428852
Andy C
Changing yet changeless as canal water
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ICQ#: Everton, Plymouth, Sapporo, Erps-Kwerps Gender: Male Miles Malleson Plain Chocolate Bahlsen Choco Liebniz Candide None of the Above Pet Sounds Location: I Get Around Birthday: 06/07
posted 03-09-2010 13:08

 
Urchins are suffering blows (10)
 
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#428901
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 03-09-2010 15:18

 
Hurricanes' damage "costly" (laconic rep) (8,8)
 
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#428950
Sean of the Shed
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ICQ#: Tamworth, Lincoln City Gender: Male I'd like Sean Penn, but I'd probably get Sean Bean Viennese Whirl... mmm crumbly Mr Bump - Roger Hargreaves You can't polish a turd Radiohead - The Bends and all the Smiths stuff Location: Tamworth Birthday: 04/01
posted 03-09-2010 17:07

 
Foolish crew roam into centre of tropical cyclones. (4,4)
 
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#429051
Jesmond Lynam
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posted 03-09-2010 22:23

 
Warm core of white pidgeon (5)
 
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#429098
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 04-09-2010 09:56

 
I've got Jesmond's answer, but the trouble is, I don't think "pidgeon" is a word, other than as a proper name (and it's not capitalised). Do we have a rule of thumb on that?
 
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#429100
Andy C
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posted 04-09-2010 10:15

 
I think it's fine. You don't have to use proper English words in the clue (although the solution's another matter).
 
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#429102
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posted 04-09-2010 10:33

 
 
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Last Edit: 04-09-2010 10:34 By Nefertiti2.
 
#429122
Why at Last!
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 04-09-2010 14:22

 
Not a tepid friend, touchingly (12)
 
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#429144
Why at Last!
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 04-09-2010 18:10

 
_ _ _ H _ _ _ C _ _ _ Y
 
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#429167
Jesmond Lynam
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posted 04-09-2010 20:31

 
Appreciate the relaxed response to my first poor attempt here - need to up my game next time.
 
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#429182
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 04-09-2010 22:12

 
_ A _ H _ T _ C _ L _ Y
 
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#429187
Sean of the Shed
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ICQ#: Tamworth, Lincoln City Gender: Male I'd like Sean Penn, but I'd probably get Sean Bean Viennese Whirl... mmm crumbly Mr Bump - Roger Hargreaves You can't polish a turd Radiohead - The Bends and all the Smiths stuff Location: Tamworth Birthday: 04/01
posted 04-09-2010 22:48

 
Pathetically grieve all the way to the end. (8)
 
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#429261
Sean of the Shed
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ICQ#: Tamworth, Lincoln City Gender: Male I'd like Sean Penn, but I'd probably get Sean Bean Viennese Whirl... mmm crumbly Mr Bump - Roger Hargreaves You can't polish a turd Radiohead - The Bends and all the Smiths stuff Location: Tamworth Birthday: 04/01
posted 05-09-2010 11:01

 
_ _ _ F _ _ _ _
 
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#429312
Sean of the Shed
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ICQ#: Tamworth, Lincoln City Gender: Male I'd like Sean Penn, but I'd probably get Sean Bean Viennese Whirl... mmm crumbly Mr Bump - Roger Hargreaves You can't polish a turd Radiohead - The Bends and all the Smiths stuff Location: Tamworth Birthday: 04/01
posted 05-09-2010 15:28

 
_ _ _ F _ L _ _
 
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#429390
Why at Last!
This whole imbroglio is epiphenomenal
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 05-09-2010 20:36

 
I have a candidate, but it doesn;t quite fit. (It would fit "grief" but not "grieve". I think.)
 
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#429397
Sean of the Shed
It shouldn't bother me, BUT IT DOES.
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ICQ#: Tamworth, Lincoln City Gender: Male I'd like Sean Penn, but I'd probably get Sean Bean Viennese Whirl... mmm crumbly Mr Bump - Roger Hargreaves You can't polish a turd Radiohead - The Bends and all the Smiths stuff Location: Tamworth Birthday: 04/01
posted 05-09-2010 21:23

 
It would fit either, as a verb or a noun.
 
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#429418
Why at Last!
This whole imbroglio is epiphenomenal
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ICQ#: Newcastle United Gender: Male James Gandolfini Ginger nuts, man, no contest, silly question The Selfish Gene Have a good time ALL the time Not album, single: Pretty Vacant, as perf. on TOTP Location: Cockayne
posted 05-09-2010 22:50

 
Then I'm wrong.
 
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