Dele Adebola is wrong but you're correct with both of your workings out so far
Sportsperson Cryptic Clue Game
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We need to solve the loose woman!
Slut, tart, slag...(apols for the unpleasant language - just trying to solve the clue!)
Then I guess that gets scrambled with D E A L B A
Unless Loose Woman is one of the presenters of the TV show? I'm know it's JBO's favourite
Slut, tart, slag...(apols for the unpleasant language - just trying to solve the clue!)
Then I guess that gets scrambled with D E A L B A
Unless Loose Woman is one of the presenters of the TV show? I'm know it's JBO's favourite
(4,7) Championship footballer
Terrence has pretty much nailed all the ingredients in his last post.
I should be seeing this footballer in action this weekend.
Terrence has pretty much nailed all the ingredients in his last post.
I should be seeing this footballer in action this weekend.
Had to cheat really.....I obviously know you support the Owls, so I looked up Wednesday's and Saturday's opponents QPR's squads on Wiki....
Sure enough, there's a hoop named Adel Taarabt (
), 'tart' being the loose woman....
Sure enough, there's a hoop named Adel Taarabt (
), 'tart' being the loose woman....
James Wade
Tight spot = jam
oddly easy = (e)a(s)y
to walk through = wade
Good clue, TC! Was really struggling with that until you revealed the sport.
Silvers grip around potassium is really extreme
(4,7)
Tight spot = jam
oddly easy = (e)a(s)y
to walk through = wade
Good clue, TC! Was really struggling with that until you revealed the sport.
Silvers grip around potassium is really extreme
(4,7)
I'm certain I'm right.
Silvers = Phil. Grip around potassium = Vice around K = Vicke. really extreme = ry = Vickery.
So here's my clue.
Muhammad takes a step up, before the owl takes shelter
Silvers = Phil. Grip around potassium = Vice around K = Vicke. really extreme = ry = Vickery.
So here's my clue.
Muhammad takes a step up, before the owl takes shelter
ta for praising my clue t'other day PA, glad you got it in the end
Muhammad = Ali
step = stair
brown owl
shelter = lee
Cross country runner / triathlete Alistair Brownlee
Muhammad = Ali
step = stair
brown owl
shelter = lee
Cross country runner / triathlete Alistair Brownlee
Nikolai Valuev
We hear brief fib = Nikolai (knicker lie)
will cost victory = Value - v
Tempts hint anew? Anew!
It's getting harder to think of sportspersons to cryptify**
** for want of a better verb!!!!
We hear brief fib = Nikolai (knicker lie)
will cost victory = Value - v
Tempts hint anew? Anew!
It's getting harder to think of sportspersons to cryptify**
** for want of a better verb!!!!
Hmmm, 'anew' suggests an anagram...
Tried scrambling 'tempts hint anew' but can't solve it. Letters might be handy
Tried scrambling 'tempts hint anew' but can't solve it. Letters might be handy
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