Off season trivia quiz

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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    That only really works if you can say that Costa is the reigning lavatory and people understand what you're talking about.

    Where are you PBo? I need you - I'm fighting a losing battle.
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    TheBigBean wrote:
    That only really works if you can say that Costa is the reigning lavatory and people understand what you're talking about.

    Where are you PBo? I need you - I'm fighting a losing battle.

    3-7-fun-police-oh-miss-nothing.gif%3Fw%3D500%26h%3D281. :wink::lol:

    My bad- seems it was easy though

    Is there anything wrong with this one then? Nobody has guessed it yet

    Delia ensconced, to live forever in Madrid. Maybe Nia finishes quickly? (4,7)
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    andytee87 wrote:
    Delia ensconced, to live forever in Madrid. Maybe Nia finishes quickly? (4,7)
    Elia Viviani
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    RichN95 wrote:
    andytee87 wrote:
    Delia ensconced, to live forever in Madrid. Maybe Nia finishes quickly? (4,7)
    Elia Viviani

    Yep bit of wordplay on forever, infinite and endless: infinitive of live in Spanish is vivir, take off the end
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    andytee87 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    andytee87 wrote:
    Delia ensconced, to live forever in Madrid. Maybe Nia finishes quickly? (4,7)
    Elia Viviani

    Yep bit of wordplay on forever, infinite and endless: infinitive of live in Spanish is vivir, take off the end

    Well if you're going to chuck Spanish into your clues I seriously hope your Danish is up to scratch... :evil:
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  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    andytee87 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    andytee87 wrote:
    Delia ensconced, to live forever in Madrid. Maybe Nia finishes quickly? (4,7)
    Elia Viviani

    Yep bit of wordplay on forever, infinite and endless: infinitive of live in Spanish is vivir, take off the end

    Well if you're going to chuck Spanish into your clues I seriously hope your Danish is up to scratch... :evil:

    About as good as my knowledge of surgeon qualifications :wink: The Elia part was obvious though right?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    andytee87 wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    andytee87 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    andytee87 wrote:
    Delia ensconced, to live forever in Madrid. Maybe Nia finishes quickly? (4,7)
    Elia Viviani

    Yep bit of wordplay on forever, infinite and endless: infinitive of live in Spanish is vivir, take off the end

    Well if you're going to chuck Spanish into your clues I seriously hope your Danish is up to scratch... :evil:

    About as good as my knowledge of surgeon qualifications :wink: The Elia part was obvious though right?

    Nothing is obvious to me, I really am useless at cryptic crosswords. Besides, I saw the answer before I gave it a proper bash. We need a spoiler tag to hide the text !
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Mornington Crescent rules, Doc. It's not a one-way street.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    TheBigBean wrote:
    That only really works if you can say that Costa is the reigning lavatory and people understand what you're talking about.

    Where are you PBo? I need you - I'm fighting a losing battle.
    I too call toilet on the lavatory.

    ( I got your back bro.

    just don't stab me in mine again.....

    stabbing Macaloon however.....)
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    PBo wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    That only really works if you can say that Costa is the reigning lavatory and people understand what you're talking about.

    Where are you PBo? I need you - I'm fighting a losing battle.
    I too call toilet on the lavatory.

    ( I got your back bro.

    just don't stab me in mine again.....

    stabbing Macaloon however.....)

    Ok fair enough, so if I'd just put rider it would have been fine.

    But I would have missed the chance to compare this kit to a load of shoot
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    PBo wrote:
    ( I got your back bro.

    just don't stab me in mine again.....

    stabbing Macaloon however.....)

    I had some words on this matter earlier. I can't believe you don't know what I'm saying :roll:

    Advice for Japanese game nudging French food decapitated into possessive pixies (2,4,10)
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    Examiner approaches new Viking: whip the native French.
    (4,6)
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)



    Vic Pendleton?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Examiner approaches new Viking: whip the native French.
    (4,6)


    Marc Madiot?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)



    Vic Pendleton?

    That's a great answer. But not the one I had in mind.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Macaloon wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)



    Vic Pendleton?

    That's a great answer. But not the one I had in mind.


    Gutted. Seriously gutted.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    TailWindHome wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Examiner approaches new Viking: whip the native French.
    (4,6)


    Marc Madiot?

    Sorry, no.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    As our American friends would say I'm oh for two.
    :lol:
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)
    Jan Bakelants
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    RichN95 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)
    Jan Bakelants
    jan-bakelants-pakt-ritzege-en-gele-trui-id4642990-1000x800-n.jpg
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    TailWindHome wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Examiner approaches new Viking: whip the native French.
    (4,6)


    Marc Madiot?

    Reminds me - he is the only winner of both the senior and U23 P-R which was a question upthread.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Macaloon wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)
    Jan Bakelants


    Can you explain that bit of the clue? Ta
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)
    Jan Bakelants


    Can you explain that bit of the clue? Ta
    Clubs = Bats - which anagrams with Lake and N (north) to make Bakelants
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
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    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    Meanwhile

    Lady drops 'E' and lake drains north into clubs revealing euphoric victor (3, 9)
    Jan Bakelants


    Can you explain that bit of the clue? Ta
    Clubs = Bats - which anagrams with Lake and N (north) to make Bakelants

    When you know the answer it seems embarrassingly easy.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    So do people want clues for my last attempt?

    Or was it just too rubbish to bother with?
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So do people want clues for my last attempt?

    Or was it just too rubbish to bother with?

    Yes
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,538
    Macaloon wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So do people want clues for my last attempt?

    Or was it just too rubbish to bother with?

    Yes

    Ok, well just for you then, here's the clue

    Examiner approaches new Viking: whip the native French.
    (4,6)

    :twofingerstomacaloon:
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  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    my problem now, isn't the clueing, its just my knowledge of pro racing is poor, being a bit of a johnny-come-lately....

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