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I remember these from years ago...see if you can get them! No googling...

Sea animal (2 words, 5 and 3)

Large Fish (7 letters)

Does anybody have any more?


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:01 pm
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If you're stuck on seven up, it's 'lemonade.


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:02 pm
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100 minus one equals 99 (4 letters)


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:08 pm
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@mac - do you mean 99 minus 1 = 100?
@glenn - whopper?


 
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gegs 9 and 4


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:22 pm
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@glenn - whopper?

No, but you're on the right lines....


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:23 pm
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7 across : Overburdened postman
How many letters?
Thousands of em!


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:27 pm
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Large Fish (7 letters)

It's not enough letters or I was going to say "Marillion."


 
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do you mean 99 minus 1 = 100?

That works but its not how I've heard the clue used (depends what your answer is though). That said it came up in an interview so was stated verbally rather than on the page so he may have inadvertently reversed it.

EDIT Actually no because 'equals 99' is what verifies the answer


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:34 pm
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It's not enough letters or I was going to say "Marillion."

🙂


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:38 pm
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Ship's Cat?


 
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Ship's Cat?

You got it! 🙂


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:46 pm
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99 cone
1 is one
C is 100


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:47 pm
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Thousands of em!

Zulus?


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:50 pm
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@mac's edit: 100 [i]plus[/i] one equals 99.


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 6:51 pm
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Not crossword but some Christmas word game. Guess the well known expression

Xmascara


 
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Inuits' garden lay outside one originally (5)


 
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Inuits' garden lay outside one originally (5)

Tepee?


 
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[b]I[/b]nuits' [b]g[/b]arden [b]l[/b]ay [b]o[/b]utside [b]o[/b]ne originally (5)

igloo


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 7:30 pm
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Klunk has it.

edit: scrambled eggs?

Will I like this lollipop? (4,2,3,3)


 
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Bloater


 
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Bloater

If that's a guess at the large fish, then no, sorry!

Think food. Takeaway food. Served with chips.


 
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Saveloy?


 
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Haddock?


 
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Haddock?

No. But a large one from the chippy?


 
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Will I like this lollipop? (4,2,3,3)

Suck it and see?


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 8:42 pm
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portion

clue sounds like a load of pollacks to me though


 
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Hijklmno (5)


 
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water 🙂


 
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" " (4, 3, 3, 1, 4)


 
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Three minutes aracer? Took me hours!


 
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they're only easy if you know the answer.
YoKaiser being a case in point!


 
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Inferior cow [5]


 
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[quote=shifter ]Three minutes aracer? Took me hours!

Sorry 😳 it's possible I may have seen that before - or if not something very similar as I hit straight on how to solve it.

Is "portion" really the answer to "Large fish" - I'm still failing to get that even with all the clues. Maybe I'm missing the cultural bit.


 
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Lower


 
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oh that's good


 
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Die of cold.
2 words. 3 and 4.


 
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Long flower (5)


 
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river?


 
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ice cube


 
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Whoops wrong thread!


 
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You're killing me racer!


 
Posted : 24/06/2017 9:43 pm
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Is "portion" really the answer to "Large fish" - I'm still failing to get that even with all the clues. Maybe I'm missing the cultural bit.

No, it isn't!

Large fish. Take away from a chippy.

Special 🙂

Might be a regional thing (Yorkshire)!!!


 
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