Anyone Into Cryptic Clues?

**M Swanson** · 06-Dec-12, 10:32

I love trying to answer cryptic clues and wondered if anyone would be interested in identifying the musical pop group in these clues. Your starter for five!

1. Is this a compromise on “Men only”?
2. A female relative in a bit of a tangle?
3. Firearms and floribunda will lead you to this US group
4. According to the saying, these do not amass small flowerless plants
5. A poodle, an alsatian, a beagle and Paul McCartney for instance

**changilass** · 06-Dec-12, 10:39

Twisted Sister and Guns n Roses straight away, will come back to the others later.

Doh!!!!! Girls aloud

**golach** · 06-Dec-12, 14:37

4:- Rolling Srones

**norscot** · 06-Dec-12, 18:26

5. Three Dog Night.

**changilass** · 06-Dec-12, 18:37

aye Gol managed that one with a bitty thinking

thanks norscot, I really didn't think there was a group called mongrel beetle

**linnie612** · 06-Dec-12, 18:50

Here's some more cryptic stuff:-

Two six-letter words in each answer, one letter is changed in the second answer to solve the cryptic clues.

1. Courteous detectives perhaps
2. Think about your food then add condiments
3. Take a fall during a gang-fight
4. A psychiatrist finds himself in a holy place
5. Lose your nerve before a big fight
6. Give an ant a disease
7. An Eastern ruler with a healthy glow )
8. Feel a bit shook-up about having a black eye
9. Got into a scrap over nothing at all
10. Haggle over price with an ex-US President

For example, the answer to the first question is:-

1. POLITE/POLICE

**M Swanson** · 06-Dec-12, 19:04

2. Reason & Season

**changilass** · 06-Dec-12, 20:32

3. Tumble rumble
4. shrink shrine
5. bottle battle

7. Sultan suntan

10. Barter Carter

**M Swanson** · 07-Dec-12, 11:23

6. Infect & Insect

**morganria** · 07-Dec-12, 16:51

8. Shiver & shiner

**Lorne** · 08-Dec-12, 22:44

9 Fought & Nought

**linnie612** · 08-Dec-12, 23:15

All correct.

**Aaldtimer** · 09-Dec-12, 04:15

I'll give you one from a long time ago in the "Weekend"(Sadly long defunct magazine) X word I used to love. It was compiled by an old Irish woman apparently, who had a sense of humour which took me quite a while to fathom.

"When the key is turned, it appears well oiled".

It was the last one I hadn't solved and the grid showed ..."-a--i-e".

Took me quite a while to fathom that one!

**M Swanson** · 09-Dec-12, 09:05

Got it Aaldtimer! It's a beaut and so clever.

I won't give the answer, until others have had a chance to enjoy solving it. Don't want to cramp their style.

Thanks for the fun. Brilliant!

**joxville** · 10-Dec-12, 00:28

From the original post

1 Girls Aloud

2 Twisted Sister

**Aaldtimer** · 10-Dec-12, 03:26

Thinking about the clue, I'm sure anyone under about 20 couldn't relate to it. Just when did these ring-pull cans come about?

Of course it's not always oil nowadays!

**M Swanson** · 10-Dec-12, 09:08

Yes, I'm sure you're right Aaldtimer. You may like to read this link from Wiki, which gives the facts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverage_can

**M Swanson** · 10-Dec-12, 09:23

Can you find the answers from these abbreviations? Another starter for ten!

1. What SOTT is a verbal faux pas?
2. What MA is to Atone?
3. What MB received $18.5 million for nine minutes of screen time?
4. What BOAF means people of the same ilk?
5. What SH does someone do when they quibble?
6. What BK is the largest lake in Japan?
7. What ISS means scarce?
8. What BF is genuine?
9. What ATCF means in a direct line?
10. What RD is the fastest land animal in Britain?

**joxville** · 12-Dec-12, 01:46

1. Slip of the tongue
2. Make amends
3. Marlon Brando
4. Birds of a feather
5. Stupid huff?
6. Biwa-ko
7. In short supply
8. Bona fide
9. As the crow flies
10. Red deer

**linnie612** · 12-Dec-12, 01:56

5. split hairs?

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