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"Please could I be allowed to brag that I have already solved these three clues ! " Yes! She just wouldn't let it lie ! See if others get them just as quickly. If they do i'm upping the anti ... no telling. | |||
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"Please could I be allowed to brag that I have already solved these three clues ! " Brag and reveal! | |||
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"Alexander Armstrong Barbara Windsor Stephen Fry" You told | |||
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"Alexander Armstrong Barbara Windsor Stephen Fry You told " I was following Leo's instructions. He told me to. | |||
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"T.V. Presenter An alien and poor acting ! Sounds like it's unacceptable!" poor acting wood/wooden? | |||
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"Alexander Armstrong Barbara Windsor Stephen Fry You told I was following Leo's instructions. He told me to. " That's the game! Very well done Sally | |||
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"TV presenter Preserve a light bulb. Centre of his lair " Lair = den ? Preserve = jam ? | |||
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"TV presenter Preserve a light bulb. Centre of his lair Lair = den ? Preserve = jam ?" James Corden ? | |||
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"TV presenter Preserve a light bulb. Centre of his lair Lair = den ? Preserve = jam ? James Corden ?" That must be it! Teamwork | |||
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"TV presenter Preserve a light bulb. Centre of his lair Lair = den ? Preserve = jam ? James Corden ? That must be it! Teamwork " yes light bulb- ES (Edison screw) | |||
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"yes light bulb- ES (Edison screw)" I wouldn't have got ES | |||
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"Tv personality Our smallest coin, wants extra so his eggs turn out well " Penny... | |||
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"Tv personality Our smallest coin, wants extra so his eggs turn out well Penny..." no, not by value | |||
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"Tv personality Our smallest coin Penny... no, not by value " 5p | |||
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"Tv personality Our smallest coin Penny... no, not by value 5p" | |||
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"V for 5 ?" no. Name for 5p | |||
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"Bob Mortimer !" yes. Very well done indeed | |||
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"Bob Mortimer ! yes. Very well done indeed " I liked that one. | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen " bump | |||
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"Goodnight everyone. See you again tomorrow." Goodnight Sally | |||
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"Poor acting - ham ?" Yes | |||
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"Poor acting - ham ? Yes " graham Norton | |||
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"Poor acting - ham ? Yes graham Norton " Good answer. What is Gra - alien ? | |||
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"Poor acting - ham ? Yes graham Norton Good answer. What is Gra - alien ?" Grey | |||
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"T.V. Presenter Sounds like Poop settled about elephant" poop = Pat? | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen bump " bump | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way " bump | |||
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"Morning all Writer Sounds like a flat pulse" Bump | |||
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"T.V. Presenter Sounds like Poop settled about elephant poop = Pat?" No | |||
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"Elephant - Nellie ?" Nelly yes | |||
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"Elephant - Nellie ? Nelly yes" dougie Donnelly | |||
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"Morning all Writer Sounds like a flat pulse Bump " pulse = beat? | |||
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"Morning all Writer Sounds like a flat pulse Bump pulse = beat?" Nope | |||
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"Morning all Writer Sounds like a flat pulse Bump pulse = beat? Nope " pulse = heart | |||
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"Morning all Writer Sounds like a flat pulse Bump pulse = beat? Nope pulse = heart " No | |||
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"Morning all Writer Sounds like a flat pulse Bump pulse = beat? Nope pulse = heart No " struggling with this one can’t get close | |||
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"Elephant - Nellie ? Nelly yes dougie Donnelly " Declan Donnelly. Poop (deck) settled (Land on) & Nelly | |||
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"Morning all Writer Sounds like a flat pulse Bump pulse = beat? Nope pulse = heart No struggling with this one can’t get close " Very famous writer. | |||
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"Is flat to do with a flat tyre ? " No | |||
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"Is flat to do with a flat tyre ? No" flat - level/smooth also is the writer known by a one word name? Plato etc? | |||
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"Pulse could be a bean eg chickpea" It could be... | |||
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"Dido (the o doesn't fit the clue)" which one? | |||
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"Dido (the o doesn't fit the clue) which one?" Greek founder of Carthage | |||
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"Flat pulse sounds like died" No, stick with the edibles | |||
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"Flat pulse sounds like died No, stick with the edibles " fava? | |||
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"How do you make something flat? " iron/plane/sand? | |||
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"How do you make something flat? iron/plane/sand?" No but keep going... | |||
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"How do you make something flat? iron/plane/sand? No but keep going..." roll, | |||
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"Roald Dahl ! Excellent" wow that is definitely one for 3-2-1 | |||
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"Roald Dahl ! Excellent" Yes, well done Sally | |||
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"Elephant - Nellie ? Nelly yes dougie Donnelly " No | |||
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"Elephant - Nellie ? Nelly yes dougie Donnelly Declan Donnelly. Poop (deck) settled (Land on) & Nelly " Yes ! | |||
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"Elephant - Nellie ? Nelly yes dougie Donnelly Declan Donnelly. Poop (deck) settled (Land on) & Nelly Yes ! " great clue, took a fair bit of working out | |||
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"Chef Sounds like there's squash about sheep for instance." squash = jam? | |||
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"Gordon Ramsey?" Yes ! Well done | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way bump " bump | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen bump bump " bump | |||
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"T.V. Presenter No heads or shoulders turn around for thieving offspring. " Robinson? | |||
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"T.V. Presenter No heads or shoulders turn around for thieving offspring. Robinson?" heads shoulders knees and toes. Tony Robinson | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way bump bump " The little hand "ha"? Oliver Reed ? Points this way S so 'reeds' or 'reads' ? Not Jamie or Cromwell. Does without the six pack mean taking "VI" from the middle of the name of a green drink ? | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen " Cur hear - career ? | |||
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"T.V. Presenter No heads or shoulders turn around for thieving offspring. Robinson? heads shoulders knees and toes. Tony Robinson " Yes | |||
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"Well done Jay I was trying to make Anne Robinson. How is Gordon squash ?" Gourd on Ram say ? Jay got it. | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen bump bump bump " The 100K Pound Drop. Thinking : Used to be 1M drop. Now 100K drop.So it's DOWN by K-9 ( such a long shot ) so K-9 and Pound as in dog pound for dog listening. I'll get me coat. | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way bump bump " Little Hand = Ha Cook and split = pea Hapea sounds like = Happy ? | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way " A green drink - T ? | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way A green drink - T ?" Oliver NORTH ? | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way bump bump " Our Friends in the North ? | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way bump bump Our Friends in the North ?" Little hand =Hour = Our Cook and Split = Friends = Fry ends A green drink without the six pack = (Absinthe ) without Abs = In The Oliver points this way = Oliver North ? | |||
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"You are truly amazing GC" Took me a while tho .... and many wrong turns. But thanks. | |||
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"One off tv series The little hand. Cook & split, a green drink without the six pack, Oliver points this way bump bump Our Friends in the North ? Little hand =Hour = Our Cook and Split = Friends = Fry ends A green drink without the six pack = (Absinthe ) without Abs = In The Oliver points this way = Oliver North ?" top marks GC | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen bump bump bump The 100K Pound Drop. Thinking : Used to be 1M drop. Now 100K drop.So it's DOWN by K-9 ( such a long shot ) so K-9 and Pound as in dog pound for dog listening. I'll get me coat. " 80’s one off tv series. Set during a war | |||
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"Band and song They're dirty with stripey feet." Mud - Tiger Feet ? | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen bump bump bump The 100K Pound Drop. Thinking : Used to be 1M drop. Now 100K drop.So it's DOWN by K-9 ( such a long shot ) so K-9 and Pound as in dog pound for dog listening. I'll get me coat. 80’s one off tv series. Set during a war " Cash = Johnny ? Pat ? Dog hear = pitch? High pitch ? Doggier ? | |||
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"TV series Cash that has the numbers kept down. Dog can listen bump bump bump The 100K Pound Drop. Thinking : Used to be 1M drop. Now 100K drop.So it's DOWN by K-9 ( such a long shot ) so K-9 and Pound as in dog pound for dog listening. I'll get me coat. 80’s one off tv series. Set during a war " Cost is England ? | |||
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"England's Cost ?" What is your reasoning for this ? | |||
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"T.V. Presenter U.K. Could sound as if your pen pushing boy is being ridiculed. ( I consider this difficult so will tell you that a sound and a spelling should be altered when solved ) " Moxon ? | |||
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"No for numbers is inside monocled" I'm taking you as right Sally but i'll wait for Jay to verify. Mo = money = cash No = number ( maybe ) How are you getting CLED as in Monocled? I don't get how it's 'cash keeping numbers down' ? | |||
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"T.V. Presenter U.K. Could sound as if your pen pushing boy is being ridiculed. ( I consider this difficult so will tell you that a sound and a spelling should be altered when solved ) Moxon ?" No. It's a t.v. presenters first and last name. | |||
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"T.V. Presenter U.K. Could sound as if your pen pushing boy is being ridiculed. ( I consider this difficult so will tell you that a sound and a spelling should be altered when solved ) Moxon ? No. It's a t.v. presenters first and last name. " The last syllable of moxon would be the last syllable of this presenters name. You should get it now | |||
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"I can't see Monocled at all GC. I just thought of Mutineer so guessed monocled. It may well be the wrong answer" It just fits so well... right era too. | |||
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"T.V. Presenter Moxon ? No. It's a t.v. presenters first and last name. " I thought it might be something Moxon ! Mock Son - ridicule lad | |||
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"T.V. Presenter Moxon ? No. It's a t.v. presenters first and last name. I thought it might be something Moxon ! Mock Son - ridicule lad" Nearly there son | |||
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"Jeremy Clarkson ? " Yayyyyyy...... Can you see how the clue fits ? | |||
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"Jeremy Clarkson ? Yayyyyyy...... Can you see how the clue fits ? I can see Clerk's Son but not Jeremy " | |||
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"K. I said 'could sound like' .... Jeer my clerk son Jere my clarkson. Jeremy " Good clue. Thank you. | |||
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"England's Cost ? What is your reasoning for this ?" I was playing with 'Dogs can listen' as an anagram. | |||
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"England's Cost ? What is your reasoning for this ? I was playing with 'Dogs can listen' as an anagram. " Excellent work GC | |||
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"T.V. Series ( not recent ) Spilt ink on the policeman in other words." Bump | |||
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"Band and song They're dirty with stripey feet. Mud - Tiger Feet ?" Yes | |||
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"T.V. Series ( not recent ) Spilt ink on the policeman in other words. Bump" Bump | |||
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"Well done Jay I was trying to make Anne Robinson. How is Gordon squash ? Gourd on Ram say ? Jay got it. " Heh I got this one! | |||
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"Well done Jay I was trying to make Anne Robinson. How is Gordon squash ? Gourd on Ram say ? Jay got it. Heh I got this one! " You did ! You did ! | |||
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"Well done Jay I was trying to make Anne Robinson. How is Gordon squash ? Gourd on Ram say ? Jay got it. Heh I got this one! You did ! You did !" I'm so needy | |||
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"T.V. Series ( not recent ) Spilt ink on the policeman in other words. " Blott on the Landscape ? | |||
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"T.V. Series ( not recent ) Spilt ink on the policeman in other words. Blott on the Landscape ?" Wooooooo Hooooooo....... ! yes | |||
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"Well liked T.V. Presenter In the money and tough. Sounds like he's a macho from down under." Richard Osman | |||
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"Well known T.V. Presenter Don't go to view the Spanish Sun on a shortened first day of the week!" Mon... | |||
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"Well known T.V. Presenter Don't go to view the Spanish Sun on a shortened first day of the week! Mon..." Stacey Solomon | |||
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"Well liked T.V. Presenter In the money and tough. Sounds like he's a macho from down under. Richard Osman" Yessssssssss easy peasy! | |||
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"Well known T.V. Presenter Don't go to view the Spanish Sun on a shortened first day of the week! Mon... Stacey Solomon " Yessssssss easy peasy !! | |||
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"Well known T.V. Presenter Luxurious and unbreakable bad act on the shortened first day of the week!" Bump | |||
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"Well known T.V. Presenter Luxurious and unbreakable bad act on the shortened first day of the week! Bump" Sin Mon.. | |||
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" Sin Mon.." Simon ? | |||
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"Luxurious and unbreakable - Richard ? " Yes | |||
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" Sin Mon.. Simon ?" no other type of act | |||
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"Politician, 20th century (anag) I Log Dream " Marge Idol Logie ? | |||
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"Politician, 20th century (anag) I Log Dream Marge Idol Logie ?" No | |||
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"Politician Uk The German unpleasantly sad Yes! in a mild wind without the queen but with a cat. " Yes = ja ? | |||
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"Politician Uk The German unpleasantly sad Yes! in a mild wind without the queen but with a cat. Yes = ja ? " Ja! | |||
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"Politician Uk The German unpleasantly sad Yes! in a mild wind without the queen but with a cat. Yes = ja ? Ja!" Danke ! | |||
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"Come on Jay. Please don't keep us in suspense. Is it The Monocled Mutineer ?" yes that is it well done Money culled. Mutt tin ear | |||
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"Well known T.V. Presenter Luxurious and unbreakable bad act on the shortened first day of the week!" Richard Hammond? | |||
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"Politician Uk The German unpleasantly sad Yes! in a mild wind without the queen but with a cat. " Bump | |||
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"Well known T.V. Presenter Luxurious and unbreakable bad act on the shortened first day of the week! Richard Hammond?" Yurrrrrrsssss ! | |||
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"Come on Jay. Please don't keep us in suspense. Is it The Monocled Mutineer ? yes that is it well done Money culled. Mutt tin ear " Well done Jay. Mono = Money Cled = Culled well done | |||
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"Politician Uk The German unpleasantly sad Yes! in a mild wind without the queen but with a cat. Bump " Jacob Rees mogg | |||
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"Political figure, 20th century (anag) Ha, Ha, Mad Mating." Mahatma Ghandi | |||
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