Cryptic Crossword Game

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

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

17 non?

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

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!

Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

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.

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

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.

Originally Posted by culloty82

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.

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

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

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

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

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.

Originally Posted by culloty82

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

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

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

Originally Posted by culloty82

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)

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

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

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

Jolly Green Giant moved past his Mother Theresa moment.

(5,5)

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

N _ _ _ _ \ q _ _ _ _

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

Originally Posted by passinginterest

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

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

Originally Posted by Mr A

Jolly Green Giant moved past his Mother Theresa moment.

(5,5)

Originally Posted by passinginterest

Niall Quinn

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

Originally Posted by SkStu

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

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