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Canary42 | 00:36 Wed 05th Feb 2025 | Crosswords
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We seem to have lost Clue Chain 12 from Latest Posts, and as 13 is unlucky for superstitious folk like me, I am starting again at 1.

Starting Clue Chain 1 - all welcome 😊

The idea of the game is that the setter poses an original home-made clue which everybody is invited to solve.  The poster who solves the clue first (hopefully identified by the setter) is then invited to post their own original clue, easy or cryptic.  If nobody has answered the clue within 30 minutes, the setter should post a further hint and so on until the clue is solved.

 

 

The first clue is from me:-

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Thanks 😊.   I'm off to bed now, but I'll leave one for the night owls, carry on unconfirmed if you think you've got it.

 

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Me rid Ian

I reckon I got it so,

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Yes, well done ozzy, meridian is correct 🤣

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operatic ???

 

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OR possibly....

 

grafitic ??????

 

 

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Sounds good, Canary..

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Thanks Patsy 😊

As ozzy is unlikely to emerge for several hours, and my second attempt seems good (grafitic) I will continue the chain with another clue (apologies to oz if I'm wrong) :-

 

 

Firm loses at first then picks up idiot (6)

 

 

 

Assure??

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Sorry, not assure.

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1st hint :-

Solid and reliable, but loses at first then picks up idiot (6)

 

Cretin

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Sorry, not cretin.

2nd hint :-    The i is correct and in the right place, but only one of the other letters appears in the answer 😊

 

Stolid??

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Oooh, so close, 4 letters correct and in the right place.

But ultimately wrong I'm afraid 😊

 

Stupid

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Well done, stupid is correct😊.

Firm (solid and reliable) = STAID

at first = A

lose A = ST ID

and then pick UP =ST UP ID

Idiot = STUPID

 

Ahh, couldn't quite get it. I do now!..😄

Thanks 😃 

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