The oceanography one is a pun on main also meaning sea.
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 15:28
The oceanography one is a pun on main also meaning sea.
Very clever!
Here are some clues from BBC Science Focus magazine:
Quiet fellow, when put in stage (5)
P_A_E
Ground for turtle to lose fifth of carapace (7)
_ _ _ _ _ _N
Waving a rag in stupid sketch (7)
D_A_R_ _
City of high entertainment (5)
_ _ _ _T
I would back putting cover around split (7)
_ _V_ _ _E
Obvious, leaving diamonds in place of copyright (6,6)
_ _ _ _ _T/_D_I_E
Four notes, diminuendo (4)
F_ _ _
Balance on board wearing furs (4)
S_ _ _
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 15:49
Four notes may be Fade.
And waving a rag might be Diagram
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 16:17
That makes
I would back putting cover around split (7)
D_V_ _ _E
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Could that be Divulge ? I get the I would and (maybe) the split, but can’t see the cover !
ah no - it’s Divorce !
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 16:26
Could that be Divulge ? I get the I would and (maybe) the split, but can’t see the cover !
I thought Diverge for split, but again I couldn't see the cover!
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 16:27
The turtle one is terrain.
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Divorce, not divulge! Yes - wondered about diverge too.
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It's divorce!
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 16:46
Is the last one Surf ? (Groan!)
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 17:18
Obvious, leaving diamonds in place of copyright (6,6)
_ _ _ _ _T/_D_I_E
Is the first word PATENT, which means both obvious and (loosely) copyright but I can't get the second word.
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 17:25
I keep thinking ‘Patent Office’ would fit, if the D weren’t there. Place of copyright?
But the diamonds? Hmm!
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 18:39
I think the office comes from off meaning leaving and ice for diamonds. So the d may be wrong.
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Posted 13 November 2019 - 19:00
The city is Ghent.
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Posted 24 November 2019 - 12:15
I think the office comes from off meaning leaving and ice for diamonds. So the d may be wrong.
It could well be. It comes from the answer I had for
Expert on alien food (6)
_U_ _ _T
PUNDIT
I guess Quiet fellow, when put in stage (5) could be PLACE. Obviously P means quiet, but I'm not sure how the rest follows.
