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"Historical Figure Harris initially dropped in the beginning, ordered to wobble." Harry Houdini …. thinking order to wobble is the way he mostly got out of his chains | |||
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"Historical Figure Harris initially dropped in the beginning, ordered to wobble. Harry Houdini …. thinking order to wobble is the way he mostly got out of his chains " I didn't quite get the Harry/Harris clue in last thread? | |||
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"Historical Figure Harris initially dropped in the beginning, ordered to wobble. Harry Houdini …. thinking order to wobble is the way he mostly got out of his chains I didn't quite get the Harry/Harris clue in last thread?" Me neither but Granny confirmed Harry I’d the first part, if I read the response right ? | |||
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"Historical Figure Harris initially dropped in the beginning, ordered to wobble. Harry Houdini …. thinking order to wobble is the way he mostly got out of his chains I didn't quite get the Harry/Harris clue in last thread? Me neither but Granny confirmed Harry I’d the first part, if I read the response right ? " She said 'Harry is son of Harris' but then rewrote clue. | |||
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"Singer (anagram) Weak in this new recording" This is a really long name ! | |||
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"Singer (anagram) Weak in this new recording This is a really long name !" Morning Sally, I had to up my anagram game a bit  | |||
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"I can see 'Washington' but nothing else so far " I can’t get past Andrew, will have to revisit | |||
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"I thought Harris initially might be 'H'" Drop it Sally ! I said Initially dropped..... | |||
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"I thought Harris initially might be 'H' Drop it Sally ! I said Initially dropped..... "Soon as someone drops it 'initially' they will know the answer. | |||
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"Aristotle" Yup ! | |||
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"Aristotle Yup ! "Was all Greek to me but top clue and solve. | |||
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"Singer (anagram) Weak in this new recording" Bump
Female singer | |||
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"Singer (anagram) Weak in this new recording Bump
Female singer"Have they always been a soloist or were they part of a group at one time ? | |||
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"Singer (anagram) Weak in this new recording Bump
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Have they always been a soloist or were they part of a group at one time ?"Always a soloist. | |||
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"Dionne Warwick " Excellent but there are still the letters thisreng | |||
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"Dionne Warwick Excellent but there are still the letters thisreng" I know ..... ? This Genre | |||
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"Nighters ? Renights ?" The Singer Dionne Warwick | |||
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"Nighters ? Renights ? The Singer Dionne Warwick" Massive congratulations to you. Leoblooms - I don't think that's a fair anagram | |||
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"Nighters ? Renights ? The Singer Dionne Warwick Massive congratulations to you. Leoblooms - I don't think that's a fair anagram" Agree…. evil ! | |||
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It was indeed Dionne Warwick but that does leave some letter so absolutely not fair.
My holiday head is not quite with it this week.
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"Nighters ? Renights ? The Singer Dionne Warwick" This ^. I took it from an anagram website and didn't check properly. Rookie error | |||
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"Tv programme A dirty movie that that is a seller " Good to see you Jay | |||
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"Tv programme A dirty movie that that is a seller Good to see you Jay "thanks | |||
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"Tv programme A dirty movie that that is a seller " Porn/pawn ? | |||
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"Tv programme A dirty movie that that is a seller " PoshPawn ? | |||
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"Historical Figure. Mr. Afflek having a musical sesh and stamping Ms. Ronstadt." Benjamin Franklin | |||
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"PoshPawnbrokers" no. It should be sellers not seller. Apologies | |||
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"Historical Figure. Mr. Afflek having a musical sesh and stamping Ms. Ronstadt. Benjamin Franklin " Yus.....  | |||
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"PoshPawnbrokers no. It should be sellers not seller. Apologies " Blue Peter | |||
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"PoshPawnbrokers no. It should be sellers not seller. Apologies Blue Peter" yes | |||
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"Film. Far too busy to shuffle off " one word? | |||
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"Film. Far too busy to shuffle off one word? " No | |||
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"Film. Far too busy to shuffle off " No time to Die | |||
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"Sportsman He gets it from Monday to Sunday, and a bit petty catching the rays " Daily ? Daley? | |||
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"Sportsman He gets it from Monday to Sunday, and a bit petty catching the rays Daily ? Daley?" yes | |||
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"Tom Daley" no | |||
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"English City Consumer of former partners" Exeter | |||
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"English City Consumer of former partners Exeter " Fast and correct Jay ! | |||
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"Sportsman He gets it from Monday to Sunday, and a bit petty catching the rays " Daley Thompson | |||
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"Sports person He has to hurry up or he will need a walking stick " Harry Kane | |||
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"Sports person He has to hurry up or he will need a walking stick Harry Kane " well done. Very quick | |||
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"Sportsman He gets it from Monday to Sunday, and a bit petty catching the rays Daley Thompson " yes | |||
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"Sports person He has to hurry up or he will need a walking stick Harry Kane well done. Very quick" If I didn’t get that one, I should give up | |||
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"Actor Spongebob's snail is famous on Hoy" Gary oldman. | |||
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"Actor Spongebob's snail is famous on Hoy Gary oldman. " Yes | |||
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"Film maker The pope drives this, so he can get a greeting from a Spanish policeman " Francis Ford Coppola Cop Hola, very good | |||
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"Film maker The pope drives this, so he can get a greeting from a Spanish policeman Francis Ford Coppola Cop Hola, very good "well done | |||
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"Rugby player Comic Whizz has a handful more than Sevenoaks" billy twelvetrees | |||
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"Rugby player Comic Whizz has a handful more than Sevenoaks billy twelvetrees" Yes… I need to make these harder  | |||
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"Sportsperson In this Scottish place it gathers none " Stirling Moss | |||
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"Sportsperson In this Scottish place it gathers none Stirling Moss "on fire | |||
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"Sportsperson In this Scottish place it gathers none Stirling Moss on fire"Thanks Jay. Ducking out now, will check in tomorrow morning. | |||
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"Film. Far too busy to shuffle off No time to Die " Well done Leo .... yes | |||
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"TV show, 1970's Celebrity sport goes downhill to a caged ending. " Starsky and Hutch | |||
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"Author Receive an abbreviation, sewing a block " I wondered if it starts 'Col' being an abbreviation of collect ? | |||
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"Actor Jim can’t except namely on a Sunday " James Caan ? | |||
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"Author Receive an abbreviation, sewing a block I wondered if it starts 'Col' being an abbreviation of collect ?" Morning Sally. No it doesn’t start with col, the sounds that make up the words are in the right order. | |||
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"TV show, 1970's Celebrity sport goes downhill to a caged ending. Starsky and Hutch" Morning Sally and yes | |||
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"Author Receive an abbreviation, sewing a block " Morning mind thinks this is a little bit too evil. So new clue Work for money in eastern standard time, sewing a line as you go | |||
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"Author Receive an abbreviation, sewing a block Morning mind thinks this is a little bit too evil. So new clue Work for money in eastern standard time, sewing a line as you go " I've got it now. Thanks for the new clue. | |||
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"I still haven't worked out why it could be "receive an abbreviation" " When the name is known it will be very clear, the new clue hasn’t changed that just added to how you get to it. Before the comma is the first name, the surname after the comma | |||
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"What I meant was I have got the answer. I just haven't said it so other people can have a try with the new version of the clue. But I can't see how the first bit of the old clue fits with the first name of the answer " I’ve pm’d you the explanation | |||
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"Historical Figure Harris initially dropped in the beginning, ordered to wobble." My initial thought for this as a historical figure would be Sir Arthur Harris (better known as Bomber Harris) | |||
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"Historical Figure Harris initially dropped in the beginning, ordered to wobble. My initial thought for this as a historical figure would be Sir Arthur Harris (better known as Bomber Harris)" This has been got. Aristotle | |||
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"Author Receive an abbreviation, sewing a block Morning mind thinks this is a little bit too evil. So new clue Work for money in eastern standard time, sewing a line as you go " Bump | |||
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"Historical Figure Harris initially dropped in the beginning, ordered to wobble. My initial thought for this as a historical figure would be Sir Arthur Harris (better known as Bomber Harris) This has been got. Aristotle" Ok, must have missed it …. That’s what happens when you should be working lol | |||
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"Author Receive an abbreviation, sewing a block Morning mind thinks this is a little bit too evil. So new clue Work for money in eastern standard time, sewing a line as you go Bump " Ernest Hemingway | |||
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"Author Receive an abbreviation, sewing a block Morning mind thinks this is a little bit too evil. So new clue Work for money in eastern standard time, sewing a line as you go Bump Ernest Hemingway " Yes | |||
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"Vegetable ......... This person is very eager to see caged animals. " Leeks | |||
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"Vegetable ......... This person is very eager to see caged animals. Leeks " No sos | |||
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"Vegetable ......... This person is very eager to see caged animals. Leeks No sos "It was a cheeky guess | |||
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"Vegetable ......... This person is very eager to see caged animals. Leeks No sos
It was a cheeky guess "Here is another clue ....... for the same vegetable. The lady elephants , tigers, monkeys, lions and hyenas were all in their swimwear. | |||
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"Actor Jim can’t except namely on a Sunday James Caan ?" yes | |||
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"Vegetable ......... This person is very eager to see caged animals. Leeks No sos
It was a cheeky guess
Here is another clue ....... for the same vegetable.
The lady elephants , tigers, monkeys, lions and hyenas were all in their swimwear."zucchini | |||
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"Vegetable ......... This person is very eager to see caged animals. Leeks No sos
It was a cheeky guess
Here is another clue ....... for the same vegetable.
The lady elephants , tigers, monkeys, lions and hyenas were all in their swimwear. zucchini "Yus ! | |||
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"Band Chilly fun " Cold play | |||
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"Band Chilly fun Cold play" | |||
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"Band A juventus fans could cross this in their hometown hopefully without nits " another clue needed? | |||
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"The Police ? " well done | |||
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"The Police ? well done " I liked that one ! | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. " | |||
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"Author Rush a footballer to the taxi queue - not outside" Ian Rankin | |||
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"Author Rush a footballer to the taxi queue - not outside Ian Rankin" Yes, I must make these harder | |||
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"Singer (anagram) Flake Rag Runt " Art Garfunkel | |||
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"Great expectations. Charles dickens " Yes, damn I thought that would take a while | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. " dido | |||
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"Singer (anagram) Flake Rag Runt Art Garfunkel " Yaay ! | |||
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"Book and author Tax collectors abbreviated with a grape bush. Keep cool in the car with proof of age to accommodate " Irvine ... ? | |||
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"Book and author Tax collectors abbreviated with a grape bush. Keep cool in the car with proof of age to accommodate Irvine ... ?" yes | |||
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"Book and author Tax collectors abbreviated with a grape bush. Keep cool in the car with proof of age to accommodate Irvine ... ? yes " added clue, a place to get water being quiet | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. " New Order ? | |||
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"Book and author Tax collectors abbreviated with a grape bush. Keep cool in the car with proof of age to accommodate Irvine ... ? yes added clue, a place to get water being quiet " Irvine Welsh. I only know Trainspotting and Porno | |||
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"Book and author Tax collectors abbreviated with a grape bush. Keep cool in the car with proof of age to accommodate Irvine ... ? yes added clue, a place to get water being quiet Irvine Welsh. I only know Trainspotting and Porno " author correct. First part of the book is abbreviations of what keeps you cool in the car and proof of age | |||
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"Proof of age - ID Cool in car - aircon ?" yes ac id | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. dido " How did you get Dido ? | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. New Order ?" How ? | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. dido How did you get Dido ?" crowned as in royalty wil ma Diana and follow the rules do | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. New Order ? How ?" Follow the rules - order Crown of Wilma the letter W ? then I made up "ne" as it was the only band I know something order. The only Wilma I know is Flintstone except for one of the Yorkshire Ripper victims Wilma McCann | |||
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"Former politician: Balls first for takeaway" Edwina Currie ? | |||
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"Former politician: Balls first for takeaway Edwina Currie ? " Yes well done | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam" Wigwam - tent ? | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam Wigwam - tent ? " Another word for it | |||
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"Food dish (savoury) Current footballer is cowed." Bully beef ? (Frank LeBoeuf) | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. dido How did you get Dido ? crowned as in royalty wil ma Diana and follow the rules do " So it’s not dido | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. New Order ? How ? Follow the rules - order Crown of Wilma the letter W ? then I made up "ne" as it was the only band I know something order. The only Wilma I know is Flintstone except for one of the Yorkshire Ripper victims Wilma McCann " I honestly thought you and jay were on a wind up ..... I'm fascinated at the workings of minds .... love it! Go with Wilma Flintstone..... | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. dido How did you get Dido ? crowned as in royalty wil ma Diana and follow the rules do So it’s not dido " No it's much much much much more simple..... Great thinking tho jay | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam Wigwam - tent ? Another word for it" TeePee T.P. ? | |||
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"Band They crowned Wilma and followed the rules. dido How did you get Dido ? crowned as in royalty wil ma Diana and follow the rules do Hahaha really two hours so far lol So it’s not dido No it's much much much much more simple..... Great thinking tho jay" | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam Wigwam - tent ? Another word for it TeePee T.P. ?" Yes T. P. Put a spirit inside | |||
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"Food dish (savoury) Current footballer is cowed. Bully beef ? (Frank LeBoeuf)" Morning all, no a player currently in Premier league. | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam Wigwam - tent ? Another word for it TeePee T.P. ? Yes T. P. Put a spirit inside " Donald trump | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam Wigwam - tent ? Another word for it TeePee T.P. ? Yes T. P. Put a spirit inside Donald trump " Congratulations ! | |||
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"Film A green twig to keep your speed up if you have the right suit " any ideas on this one | |||
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"Film A green twig to keep your speed up if you have the right suit any ideas on this one " A green twig - shoot ? | |||
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"Film A green twig to keep your speed up if you have the right suit any ideas on this one " I'm working on it. Is the film recentish ? Green Twig = Sapling ? | |||
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"Food dish (savoury) Current footballer is cowed. " Cowed - beaten, low ? | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam Wigwam - tent ? Another word for it TeePee T.P. ? Yes T. P. Put a spirit inside Donald trump Congratulations !" Great clue Sally. Well done Granny | |||
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"Is 'green twig' an anagram?" no it’s a type of something | |||
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"Film A green twig to keep your speed up if you have the right suit any ideas on this one I'm working on it. Is the film recentish ? 80’s Green Twig = Sapling ? " | |||
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"Former politician : Duck spirit in wigwam Wigwam - tent ? Another word for it TeePee T.P. ? Yes T. P. Put a spirit inside Donald trump Congratulations ! Great clue Sally. Well done Granny " He does look like me Shorty .... granted. | |||
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"Film A green twig to keep your speed up if you have the right suit " The Breakfast Club ? | |||
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"Film A green twig to keep your speed up if you have the right suit The Breakfast Club ?" yes we’ll work out. Top marks | |||
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