Cryptic Crossword Game

[Seagull]

Will the late matinee idol rise from the watery flames? (5,7).

[Eminence Grise]

It needs a River, Phoenix does, for growth in the middle of this. (7,6)

[the 12 th man]

The "Arizona Desert" is the last place you'd expect to see this guy who supposedly exists yet I or nobody else has ever seen him. (10,7)

[Eminence Grise]

Abominable snowman? Not likely. He gave this kid a big lift one Christmas. (4,5)

[bluemovie]

Did Aled Jones and Anthony Junior both fit this range? (3,7)

[dahamsta]

Sorry, locked by mistake.

[Eminence Grise]

Boy Soprano, with sister, outstanding in family field. (6)

[culloty82]

Idyllic meadow scene sounds like shopping centre? (7)

[culloty82]

--C----

[culloty82]

--C-D--

[Eminence Grise]

Et in Arcadia ego, the author might have said, though rather less than previously after losing his top. (6,4)

[Eminence Grise]

/_ _ o _ a _ / _ o _ e /

[bluemovie]

Thomas More or less kept this rotund overseer busy for sixty years. (3,3,10)

[culloty82]

The Fat Controller left this man far from silent. (5,5)

[culloty82]

---G-/ --A--

[tetsujin1979]

---G-/ --A--
Ringo Starr as a diminutive male (6, 7. 3)

[bluemovie]

Little Drummer Boy became forgetful top man. (6,5)

[culloty82]

Any hints?

[the 12 th man]

Little Drummer Boy became forgetful top man. (6,5)

Bertie Ahern's dedication to name a racehorse had a tradesman at the heart of it :D (18)

[BonnieShels]

Little Drummer Boy became forgetful top man. (6,5)

Excellent clue.

[BonnieShels]

Bertie Ahern's dedication to name a racehorse had a tradesman at the heart of it :D (18)

17 non?

[Eminence Grise]

17 non?

If we're thinking the same thing, I make it 17 too (and I've taken off both shoes and socks to check). I yield to you in coming up with the next clue if we're right!

[BonnieShels]

If we're thinking the same thing, I make it 17 too (and I've taken off both shoes and socks to check). I yield to you in coming up with the next clue if we're right!
I'm having trouble with that at the moment hence my unwillingness to name the answer. In time...
Actually come to think of it. If its what we think it is then it should be (5,3,9), but the equine is actually (16). Either the 12th man made a hames of it or he's a genius for landing us with a red herring.

[Eminence Grise]

Maybe the 18th letter is a handicap to stop us going too quickly?

[culloty82]

I think our horse has only four letters in the second part of the word, and to throw even more of a spanner in the works, I'm working it out at 19 letters. Edit: seeing as we all know what the word is, just Googled the spelling, seems it's 18 after all.

[bluemovie]

Any hints?

Sorry, wasn't on here for a few days.

I was thinking of a 17-letter horse too so I'm stumped now.

[culloty82]

Forpadydeplasterer successor to Kinsealy Taoiseach's fellow equine? (14, or 3,5,6)

[the 12 th man]

Bertie Ahern's dedication to name a racehorse had a tradesman at the heart of it :D (18)


The answer is a horse name It won at Cheltenham a couple of years back for Charlie Chawke and the Sunderland gang.Bertie name checked this person in his list of people who bailed him out of his financial woes and the horse was christened as a pi$$ take.

(F--P-----P-------R)

[BonnieShels]

The answer is a horse name It won at Cheltenham a couple of years back for Charlie Chawke and the Sunderland gang.Bertie name checked this person in his list of people who bailed him out of his financial woes and the horse was christened as a pi$$ take.

(F--P-----P-------R)

I forgot about the for.

[culloty82]

Forpadydeplasterer successor to Kinsealy Taoiseach's fellow equine? (16, or 5,5,6)

B-------t----s

[culloty82]

B--f----t--n-s

[the 12 th man]

Forpadydeplasterer successor to Kinsealy Taoiseach's fellow equine? (14, or 3,5,6)

Bigfellathanks might be said to this happy guy for eating up all his sweetcorn (5,5,5)

[the 12 th man]

Bigfellathanks might be said to this happy guy for eating up all his sweetcorn (5,5,5)

(J----,--E--,----T)

[Mr A]

Jolly Green Giant moved past his Mother Theresa moment.

(5,5)

[culloty82]

You can take it we're stumped, Mr A.

[Mr A]

N _ _ _ _ \ q _ _ _ _

[passinginterest]

Niall Quinn went up in flames on the big screen? (3,8,7)

[SkStu]

Niall Quinn went up in flames on the big screen? (3,8,7)

The Towering Inferno was anticpated by this seer, they say. (11)

[bluemovie]

Jolly Green Giant moved past his Mother Theresa moment.

(5,5)


Niall Quinn

Excellent clue. I was stumped, but shouldn't have been which is a good sign.

[bluemovie]

The Towering Inferno was anticpated by this seer, they say. (11)

Nostradamus could surely beat backers of Irish strength. (5,5)

[bluemovie]

Nostradamus could surely beat backers of Irish strength. (5,5)

--d--/--w--

[SkStu]

Paddy Power, the one who pays your salary maybe? (6)

[SkStu]

w _ _ e _ s

[BonnieShels]

w _ _ e _ s

Wagers that the favourite would be deceased sheepskin. (4,4)

[BonnieShels]

_ e _ _ c _ _ _

[SkStu]

a dead cert that the athletes in this sport take the train to move fast! (4)

[SkStu]

sorry - the answer to the clue should be 5 letters long...

[bluemovie]

a dead cert that the athletes in this sport take the train to move fast! (4)

Poisonous darts and flag for Liege? (8)

[SkStu]

Standard practice to quarter these at the half. (7)

(nice clue bluemovie)

[bluemovie]

Standard practice to quarter these at the half. (7)

(nice clue bluemovie)

Thanks.

All hues of oranges to be seen at next week's celebration. (3,8,7)