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DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:07 am
by Globus
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:12 am
by hlvp
Morning. Thanks Globus. Snow.

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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:28 am
by Globus
Morning hlvp. Yep. We've had overnight frost and it's nippy this morning. You've started out with a beezer! I can only offer my trad 1A
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:35 am
by hlvp
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:35 am
by Globus
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:41 am
by DotScott
Evening. Got here early and have my hard copy. Many thanks. I see you saw my message. Thanks I appreciate all you do.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:41 am
by Globus
3D has Petula (Clark) in it !

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:44 am
by Globus
DotScott wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:41 am Evening. Got here early and have my hard copy. Many thanks. I see you saw my message. Thanks I appreciate all you do.
Cheers. Been doing these for years on t'other place till NPR came along. The other posters on this thread are top notch. We all muck in.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:45 am
by hlvp
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:45 am
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:46 am
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:47 am
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:51 am
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:51 am
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:58 am
by Globus
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:06 am
by FujiKiwi
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:41 am 3D has Petula (Clark) in it !
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:11 am
by hlvp
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:13 am
by hlvp
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:06 am
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:41 am 3D has Petula (Clark) in it !
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Petula + pleasant = nice, less the 1

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:16 am
by hlvp
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:16 am
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:16 am
by Globus
hlvp wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:13 am
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:06 am
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:41 am 3D has Petula (Clark) in it !
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Petula + pleasant = nice, less the 1
Spot on hlvp.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:17 am
by hlvp
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:17 am
by FujiKiwi
Thanks, Globus. Good morning, all. A cold New Year’sEve here.

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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:22 am
by Globus

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:22 am
by hlvp
Anagrams.

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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:24 am
by hlvp
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:28 am
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:30 am
by Globus
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:22 am Solving music !
Sorry about that ! We all need to keep spirits up with this ruddy virus. In tier 4 here now.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:32 am
by hlvp
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:30 am
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:22 am Solving music !
Sorry about that ! We all need to keep spirits up with this ruddy virus. In tier 4 here now.
Yes. Happy New Tier.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:32 am
by Globus
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:33 am
by hlvp
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:34 am
by hlvp
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:34 am
by FujiKiwi
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:30 am
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:22 am Solving music !
Sorry about that ! We all need to keep spirits up with this ruddy virus. In tier 4 here now.
:thumbup:

It’s good stuff! I’m listening to it doing the dishes. It’s giving a much needed feeling of festivity to what would be a very quiet New Years Eve otherwise.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:35 am
by hlvp
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:35 am
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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:36 am
by Woddy
Hello All, last day of this accursed year.

Late to this, as ever, so playing catch-up.

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Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:40 am
by Globus
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:34 am
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:30 am
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:22 am Solving music !
Sorry about that ! We all need to keep spirits up with this ruddy virus. In tier 4 here now.
:thumbup:

It’s good stuff! I’m listening to it doing the dishes. It’s giving a much needed feeling of festivity to what would be a very quiet New Years Eve otherwise.
Great! See what you make of this wonderful uplifting track.

Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder but with a Difference

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:42 am
by Globus
Woddy wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:36 am Hello All, last day of this accursed year.

Late to this, as ever, so playing catch-up.

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DEN? Crops up all the time. Along with READ.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:45 am
by Woddy
Globus wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:42 am
Woddy wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:36 am Hello All, last day of this accursed year.

Late to this, as ever, so playing catch-up.

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DEAN - why do they use den so often?
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DEN? Crops up all the time. Along with READ.
Only started doing these with any regularity a couple of weeks ago and it's at least the third time I've seen it, despite having missed several days. Thought they would mix it up more.

Re: DT Cryptic Crossword - Thursday 31st

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:48 am
by hlvp
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