Community Event / Creation The Elite Cryptic Crossword

[kilvenny]

Actually it serves a fourth purpose - Its confused me. I will defer to someone else

 

[Cody]

<scratches head> Thargoids?

 

[Ian Doncaster]

Not Thargoids. Something you can see, in the original Elite (and for that matter the sequels) without even leaving the station ... though it's perhaps more of a risk if you do leave the station!

 

[Darren Grey]

Clearance? No, that doesn't make any sense :-/

 

[Ian Doncaster]

Indeed not, though you might sometimes find the answer in a clearance sale.

 

[Darren Grey]

Narcotics? Or am I going to the wrong sort of clearance sales? :-/

 

[Ian Doncaster]

Narcotics is correct.

 

[Darren Grey]

I really don't understand Oh well, guess I'll have to dish out my own cryptic:


69D: Together we support the mammaries!!! (5,4,3)

 

[Yaffle]

Cobra Mark III?

 

[Darren Grey]

Yup!

 

[Yaffle]

I like getting the right, but don't like making up clues. It's much harder than one would think.

70A: It's the same inside Jon, if all mixed up. That's the spirit.

 

[Cody]

Erm... is that clue seven (or perhaps eight) letters, Yaffle?

 

[Yaffle]

By my spelling seven. I forgot that bit. Apologies.

 

[Frank]

I don't know why you are all so nervous to answer the clue. If you don't like setting the next clue you should just do what I do.. make up a simple one. The clue's answered quickly and the poison chalice passes to the next person

Is it Jameson?

 

[Yaffle]

Oh yes.

Enjoy clue setting!

 

[Frank]

He we go then. Less of a puzzle, more of a test of typing speed :-

71A: Did this supervisor make an impression on the community? (4,4)

 

[Darren Grey]

Is it too late to say Mark Boss?

 

[kilvenny]

Man - I am toooo sloowww. Need a processor upgrade or an SSD fitted

 

[Cody]

It is now! Careful - cryptic crosswords are addictive.

 

[Darren Grey]

Does that mean I have to think up a clever clue?