Off season trivia quiz

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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Ok, I'm struggling with Macaloon's scandalous woman... I've gone through Profumo (Christine Keeler), slag, hussy...etc

    In meantime, here's the additional clue to
    Duplicate?
    (2,13)

    Icon - impassions millions (without the cats or nasty surprises)
    (2,13)
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Ok, I'm struggling with Macaloon's scandalous woman... I've gone through Profumo (Christine Keeler), slag, hussy...etc

    In meantime, here's the additional clue to
    Duplicate?
    (2,13)

    Icon - impassions millions (without the cats or nasty surprises)
    (2,13)

    Look more closely at watches.

    As for your Icon, I have no scooby.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Macaloon wrote:
    Look more closely at watches.
    Festina?
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Festina Girl!
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    RichN95 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Look more closely at watches.
    Festina?
    Argh.. You b@stard - I was so engaged that I didn't see you were on the same track...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Look more closely at watches.
    Festina?
    Argh.. You b@stard - I was so engaged that I didn't see you were on the same track...
    I wasn't anywhere near the same track. I was just chucking it out there. The credit's all yours.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Sorry - I'm stuck on a train that should've arrived some while ago (this is neither a clue or a euphemism, but FACT)... I've lost touch of what is/isn't actually exciting...
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Right, I'm absolutely useless at working the clues out, so I'm going to try settting one again.
    And I don't care how many rules I break, I don't know the bloody rules!

    Amputated surgeon misses start of slope - confusing mystical alignments - watches road.
    (6, 7)

    Sorry quick edit.
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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Right, I'm absolutely useless at working the clues out, so I'm going to try settting one again.
    And I don't care how many rules I break, I don't know the bloody rules!

    Amputated surgeon misses start of slope - confusing mystical alignments - watches road.
    (6, 7)

    Sorry quick edit.

    Tch... It's all "look at MY sandcastle, look at MY sandcastle" with some people...
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Right, I'm absolutely useless at working the clues out, so I'm going to try settting one again.
    And I don't care how many rules I break, I don't know the bloody rules!

    Amputated surgeon misses start of slope - confusing mystical alignments - watches road.
    (6, 7)

    Sorry quick edit.

    Tch... It's all "look at MY sandcastle, look at MY sandcastle" with some people...

    Yeah, but its a bloody great sandcastle. Not a duplicate?
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    RichN95 wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Look more closely at watches.
    Festina?
    Argh.. You b@stard - I was so engaged that I didn't see you were on the same track...
    I wasn't anywhere near the same track. I was just chucking it out there. The credit's all yours.

    Well done, boys.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Ok, I'm struggling with Macaloon's scandalous woman... I've gone through Profumo (Christine Keeler), slag, hussy...etc

    In meantime, here's the additional clue to
    Duplicate?
    (2,13)

    Icon - impassions millions (without the cats or nasty surprises)
    (2,13)


    Il Campionissimo / coppi!!!
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Correcto!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    shazzz wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Ok, I'm struggling with Macaloon's scandalous woman... I've gone through Profumo (Christine Keeler), slag, hussy...etc

    In meantime, here's the additional clue to
    Duplicate?
    (2,13)

    Icon - impassions millions (without the cats or nasty surprises)
    (2,13)


    Il Campionissimo / coppi!!!

    Bravo. Time bonus and King of the one-word clues to the setter.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Right, I'm absolutely useless at working the clues out, so I'm going to try settting one again.
    And I don't care how many rules I break, I don't know the bloody rules!

    Amputated surgeon misses start of slope - confusing mystical alignments - watches road.
    (6, 7)

    Sorry quick edit.

    Pretty sure this is "Champs Elysees"

    - but can't get the "amputated surgeon misses" / Champ part of the clue...
  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    How about this.....

    Paolo's bird? (2, 5)
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    shazzz wrote:
    How about this.....

    Paolo's bird? (2, 5)

    Il falco
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    Double post
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,906
    PBo wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Scandalous woman watches welsh rider not online (7,4)
    Sorry! Who gave you permission to post another "effort"?

    Very harsh, but after the postal scandal, probably fair.
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    TheBigBean wrote:
    PBo wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Scandalous woman watches welsh rider not online (7,4)
    Sorry! Who gave you permission to post another "effort"?

    Very harsh, but after the postal scandal, probably fair.

    actually, it was a good one!!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    PBo wrote:
    actually, it was a good one!!

    I would self-anoint as the rehabbed spokesman for clean setting, but I don't like my credibility.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,906
    One for Macaloon

    Crazy toss-up and gangster makes team (2,6)
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    TheBigBean wrote:
    One for Macaloon

    Crazy toss-up and gangster makes team (2,6)

    US Postal

    ;)
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  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    Uncool post-ride affliction to protect Barnet (6, 4)
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    shazzz wrote:
    Uncool post-ride affliction to protect Barnet (6, 4)
    Helmet hair
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    ...
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  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    Aye
    Has this earlier one been solved?

    Ms Marginal Gains? you must be mad! (7)
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    edited January 2014
    delete - brain explosion
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    shazzz wrote:
    Aye
    Has this earlier one been solved?

    Ms Marginal Gains? you must be mad! (7)


    That was mine. I just assumed no one liked my sandcastle :wink:

    It's not a rider
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    shazzz wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Right, I'm absolutely useless at working the clues out, so I'm going to try settting one again.
    And I don't care how many rules I break, I don't know the bloody rules!

    Amputated surgeon misses start of slope - confusing mystical alignments - watches road.
    (6, 7)

    Sorry quick edit.

    Pretty sure this is "Champs Elysees"

    - but can't get the "amputated surgeon misses" / Champ part of the clue...

    Correct.
    There's a degree for surgeons, M.Ch. Amputated gives ch.
    Misses start of slope - ramp with the r taken off.
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