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margaret
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A clue from a crossword a while ago, and still can't get.
It is seven letters, and the straight forward clue is Liquor, and the cryptic clue is, Mood not induced by drinking wine?
I'm stumped. 
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| Thu May 16, 2019 5:27 am |
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rebbonk
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| Thu May 16, 2019 9:13 am |
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margaret
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Oh yes, of course, thanks for that, now I feel stupid!  Now I know who to ask, I bet you have won prize crossword puzzles! 
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| Thu May 16, 2019 2:55 pm |
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rebbonk
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I have won the odd prize, but I used to set one every month for our employees. And you are most certainly not stupid, it is the compilers' job to make things difficult. 
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| Thu May 16, 2019 5:33 pm |
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rebbonk wrote: I have won the odd prize, but I used to set one every month for our employees. And you are most certainly not stupid, it is the compilers' job to make things difficult. Thanks for your vote of confidence! I like doing crosswords and find them challenging. Here is a famous one from the Times from many years ago (I'm sure you'll get). The clue is gesg - two words - nine letters and four.
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| Thu May 16, 2019 5:52 pm |
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rebbonk
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| Thu May 16, 2019 8:07 pm |
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margaret
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rebbonk wrote: Scrambled eggs Yes, Got another one...  Ancient Queen who achieved nothing, 4 letters.
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| Fri May 17, 2019 11:40 am |
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rebbonk
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| Fri May 17, 2019 11:49 am |
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margaret
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Yes, that's impressive. How did you get it?
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| Fri May 17, 2019 12:09 pm |
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rebbonk
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margaret wrote: Yes, that's impressive. How did you get it? Achieved nothing = Did 0 - But I did google as well  Edit to add that I googled because I know nothing about ancient queens
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| Fri May 17, 2019 3:37 pm |
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margaret
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Saturday crossword. Easy clue... Little ball Cryptic clue - Female in France amid exercise has little ball. Presumably the answer is Pellet, but I can't for the life of me see that in the cryptic clue.
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rebbonk
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margaret wrote: Saturday crossword. Easy clue... Little ball Cryptic clue - Female in France amid exercise has little ball. Presumably the answer is Pellet, but I can't for the life of me see that in the cryptic clue. A French female = Elle Exercise = PT P Elle T Pellet
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margaret
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Rebbonk, In the words of Frankie Howard, My gast has never been so flabbered! PT, of course, I can't get over it! Brilliant workings out on your part! Sometimes those cryptics can be bewildering.
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rebbonk
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Well, I did do a couple of years setting the crossword in the employee newspaper
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margaret
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rebbonk wrote: Well, I did do a couple of years setting the crossword in the employee newspaper Did you include cryptic clues as well?
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rebbonk
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Yes, I used a mix of cryptic, anagrams, word play and simple clues.
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