if wishes were horses

might be amateurish
1. supress itself(5).
2. a lit prison,the first in hundred model perhaps(5,6)
3. a soldier from the god's own country?(7)(not for sri hari,maybe spl....)
4. substitute little erik for mechanical riddle(5,1,4)
and lastly i
5.praise u for puzzle(6)

all the best

Connect!

The following clues are connected.


1. Tidy airspace in heavenly town (8,4)

2. Precipitation towards the fag end of the year (8,4)

3. Invalid delete surprisingly results in a Bond movie (4,3,3,3)

4. Alienated Red agents in uproar! (9)

5. Ring and hum to the lone sponge (9,4)


Should be really easy. Think music. And the connect is a sitter ;)

Crosswords !

september 1st, 2007

Am expecting a lot of right answers this time. You can post them as comments. Have fun !

#1#

I love to hide behind swirling dust in the workshop (6)

#2#

Red enough, perhaps, when scraped (9)

#3#

Shoe that seems not to give you a very sure footing (7)

#4#

Clever words for a new pie with some weight to it (7)

#5#

I'm a dog, Edward, attacked by words ! (8)

#6#

Iberian city in which one is left between two rings (6)


I shall post the answers tomorrow ........

And the answers...

Here are the solutions - Any better clues for the solutions, please let me know :)


1. Réné's back in strife, both headless in the Canary Islands (8)

{-S}T ({-R} ENE) RIFE. Tenerife is the largest of the seven Canary Islands.



2. Antiquated aromatic substance vouched for by the Carmina Burana (3,5)

OLD SPICE. The Carmina Burana is the music piece that appears in the Old Spice aftershave ad...



3. Beginner adds a stroke to a misprint (4)

TYRO. A misprint is a TYPO, adding a stroke (\) to it makes it TYRO.



4. It is a charm, it really is! (8)

Was surprised no one got this - CHARISMA. An anagram in disguise :)



5. A fast movement down to the last letter upsetting chores (7)

SCHERZO, mixing up Chores + z (the last letter). Scherzo's a fast movement in music.


More later. Comments are welcome.

Sparking off...

Right, so along comes the first post. Please do leave your answers as comments.



1. Réné's back in strife, both headless in the Canary Islands (8)

2. Antiquated aromatic substance vouched for by the Carmina Burana (3,5)

3. Beginner adds a stroke to a misprint (4)

4. It is a charm, it really is! (8)

5. A fast movement down to the last letter upsetting chores (7)


Answers are very workable.

Till someone comes up with an answer,

Later!