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World Cup Cryptic

Redskin
Redskin Posts: 3,113
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Some light relief from the present trials and tribulations.

Five cryptic clues related to World Cups, '66 - '90


1) Hear that diamonds reach the border and French seal the deal (5,5)

2) What philosophers do before the end of 2018 (4,5,3,3,4,2,2,3)

3) Vineyard unknown to very loud comedian (6,4)

4) Leader of Zimbabwe puts on strip (5)

5) Hidden in Lapel - Ecstasy tablet (4)

Comments

  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,231
    1. Bobby Moore
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    2. They think it's all over, it is now.
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,113
    Wrong, I'm afraid, Shirty.
    Well done, BBW.
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    edited June 2018
    3. France, 2010?

    Edit: Ignore as it makes no sense.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,846
    5. Pele
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,231
    Redskin said:

    Wrong, I'm afraid, Shirty.
    Well done, BBW.

    Busted
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    edited June 2018
    4) Zidane scrap that - 6 lettes
  • Swerve
    Swerve Posts: 1,238
    1. Jules Rimet
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,113
    Correct, Swerve.

    Diamonds - Jules/ border - Rim/ and French - et
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,113
    And Bob, too.

    LaPel/ ecstasy
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  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,113
    @Big Rob: living in France should help you with the first part of number 3...
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Ironic thing is, I think I know the loud comedian bit
  • eldavide
    eldavide Posts: 384
    4) Zaire
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,113
    Afraid not, eldavide.
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,113
    I know many of you are beside yourselves not knowing the final two answers, so here they are:

    3) Vineyard - Cru/ unknown - y/ very loud - ff/ comedian - Turn

    4) Leader of Zimbabwe - Z/ puts on strip - Gazza
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    Q 5 would have been better if you could have wangled in erectile disfunction tablet instead.

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