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    I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.

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    I knew the answer straight away. The next clue us the difficulty.

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    And bump - does BonnieShels remember his (?) clue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post

    Cupid's not fat? Somebody get an arrow together and find out!! (6)
    Narrow would be one way of describing this Terrence Malick war movie (3,4,3,4)

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    Quote Originally Posted by culloty82 View Post
    And bump - does BonnieShels remember his (?) clue.
    I didn't come up with one. That was the problem.

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    The Thin Red Line emerged in the theatre as this tool made its mark. (8,7)

    BTW: lovely clue for Cupid/Narrow, SkStu... staring me in the face for a while even after Bonnie got it!

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    Dont blame me for using a surgical scalpel to fix your wound! (6-2)
    I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.

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    I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.

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    It was no stitch up - if you believe diminutive Robert, in a roundabout way, is the golden-haired boy. (4,3)

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    Fair cop solved the code over a pint of ale? (9,5)

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    Quote Originally Posted by bluemovie View Post
    Fair cop solved the code over a pint of ale? (9,5)

    Inspector Morse lent his name (in code) to a drink that can sometimes go with a pint of lager (4,2,4)

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    Quote Originally Posted by the 12 th man View Post
    Inspector Morse lent his name (in code) to a drink that can sometimes go with a pint of lager (4,2,4)
    Clue removed,
    passinginterest is correct below.
    Last edited by the 12 th man; 22/07/2011 at 11:43 AM.

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    Not 100% on the answer but I'll go for it anyway!

    A dash of lime to brighten up your house? (9)
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    A French whitewash deters Alpine climber? (4,5)

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    M---/B----

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    With my trusty Mont Blanc I catch the craze to draw up a bomb. (9)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eminence Grise View Post
    With my trusty Mont Blanc I catch the craze to draw up a bomb. (9)
    Was the doodlebug part of a plot to create shellshock? (3,5)

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