Cryptic clues
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
Bleedin' 'eck, I'd never have got that in a million years!
Luddite Joe
Über Member
Well done RB, I was starting to think I'd gone too far with that one.
Over to you now...
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Motobecane
Guru
Neat clue! I think its the lack of cycling mentioned in the definition which catches me out sometimes. Can we agree that when its not bike related we say so. Otherwise we assume it is?
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
When it has seemed too contrived to get a bike reference into the clue, then that's what I've done. There were a couple of clues a while ago that got classified as ''standard'', meaning that it was not a cycle-themed clue.Neat clue! I think its the lack of cycling mentioned in the definition which catches me out sometimes. Can we agree that when its not bike related we say so. Otherwise we assume it is?
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
In the apparent absence of clues....
Bike designed by committee member. (8)
Bike designed by committee member. (8)
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Motobecane
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
That's my boy!
RichardB
Slightly retro
Brit gets ill at crossing, pursuing marginal gains. (10)
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
Brailsford (Br for Brit, ails for ill, ford for crossing)
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Motobecane
Guru
You think I'm a boy?
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RichardB
Slightly retro
Kerrrect!Damn, now we need another clue!Brailsford (Br for Brit, ails for ill, ford for crossing)
jefmcg
Guru
Switched gears when confused by earlier duel without direction (10)
