plainglazed Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 A great distance left of center (4) Axe that half-assed gag (20) Doesn't give a toss when running away (2) Unbundle the puzzle (8) No longer the long time largest corporation (16) Bum shoulder relieved (4) Happens not to belong to us (6) The top non-executive (6) A dirty dirty place expunged (2) Left this Earth in style (2) Expelling the popular student stung (2) Went downhill from the time they were truent (6) Similar to my ... kinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 1. middle 4. riddle 7. occurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 fleeing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 8. summit 12. skipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 EXXON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 baffle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 muzzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 good stuff you two - fabpig takes the fourth one. and Y-san, must admit i flinched before opening your second spoiler. A great distance left of center (4) middle - mile = dd by Yoruichi-san Axe that half-assed gag (20) muzzle - mule = zz by fabpig Doesn't give a toss when running away (2) fleeing - fling = ee by Yoruichi-san Unbundle the puzzle (8) baffle bale = ff by fabpig No longer the long time largest corporation (16) Exxon - eon = xx by fabpig Bum shoulder relieved (4) Happens not to belong to us (6) occurs - ours = cc by Yoruichi-san The top non-executive (6) summit - suit = mm by Yoruichi-san A dirty dirty place expunged (2) Left this Earth in style (2) Expelling the popular student stung (2) Went downhill from the time they were truent (6) skipped - skied = pp by Yoruichi-san Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 10. terra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 cant quite make the connection to your subracted word and the clue but could be persuaded. gonna say, "not that Y-san" for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I think this will finish it. Bum shoulder relieved (4) - beggar - bear = gg A dirty dirty place expunged (2) - sooty - sty = oo Left this Earth in style (2) - classy - clay = ss Expelling the popular student stung (2) - conned - coed = nn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 cant quite make the connection to your subracted word and the clue but could be persuaded. gonna say, "not that Y-san" for now. "not your cup of tea" ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I think this will finish it. Bum shoulder relieved (4) - beggar - bear = gg A dirty dirty place expunged (2) - sooty - sty = oo Left this Earth in style (2) - classy - clay = ss Expelling the popular student stung (2) - conned - coed = nn yes sir, all correct "not your cup of tea" ;P yeah Y-san, don't have OCD, just like java (2,8). have a bunch of these. may post more shortly. A great distance left of center (4) middle - mile = dd by Yoruichi-san Axe that half-assed gag (20) muzzle - mule = zz by fabpig Doesn't give a toss when running away (2) fleeing - fling = ee by Yoruichi-san Unbundle the puzzle (8) baffle - bale = ff by fabpig No longer the long time largest corporation (16) Exxon - eon = xx by fabpig Bum shoulder relieved (4) beggar - bear = gg by DudleyDude Happens not to belong to us (6) occurs - ours = cc by Yoruichi-san The top non-executive (6) summit - suit = mm by Yoruichi-san A dirty dirty place expunged (2) sooty - sty = oo by DudleyDude Left this Earth in style (2) classy - clay = ss by DudleyDude Expelling the popular student stung (2) conned - coed = nn by DudleyDude Went downhill from the time they were truent (6) skipped - skied = pp by Yoruichi-san Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 psykomakia Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I've looked at the spoilered answer above.Am I missing a connection between the answers and the numbers in parentheses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 phil1882 Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 its twice the value of the scabble letter score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 ahh, the numbers in parenthesis represent the would be double letter scores in the game of Scrabble ©. meant as possible clues to winnow out potential letters. think it may have inadvertantly misled anyone familiar with typical cryptic clues (you there, fabpig?) EDIT: right on phil1882, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 psykomakia Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Ah. I thought you could add a layer of complexity to the puzzles. The numbers could index in some way into the words to spell a single meta-answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 ahh, the numbers in parenthesis represent the would be double letter scores in the game of Scrabble ©. meant as possible clues to winnow out potential letters. think it may have inadvertantly misled anyone familiar with typical cryptic clues (you there, fabpig?) EDIT: right on phil1882, thanks I am indeed here.... the fact that all the numbers were even - and the 16!- epiphanised my lightbulb time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 yeah Y-san, don't have OCD, just like java (2,8). have a bunch of these. may post more shortly. Nah, according to my therapist I have ADD . I also found many more of these while thinking about it...;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A great distance left of center (4)
Axe that half-assed gag (20)
Doesn't give a toss when running away (2)
Unbundle the puzzle (8)
No longer the long time largest corporation (16)
Bum shoulder relieved (4)
Happens not to belong to us (6)
The top non-executive (6)
A dirty dirty place expunged (2)
Left this Earth in style (2)
Expelling the popular student stung (2)
Went downhill from the time they were truent (6)
Similar to my ... kinda
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