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'It's Imminent' Cryptic Clues

Redskin
Redskin Posts: 3,120
edited February 2018 in General Charlton
With the supposedly imminent departure of RD, here are some cryptic clues , all of which are associated with his tenure.
None of them are players or managers.
Say, among other things, can mean an example of.

Good luck…

(i) Experts take exam (8)

(ii) Master goes to bed with head teacher (7)

(iii) Have a whisky, say, before Ascot (5,3,5)

(iv) Beginnings down under; Charlton have asked to extend loans, except Tarique's (10)

(v) God loses direction, but gets the general idea (9)

(vi) Fiat 500 (4)
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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,361
    (v) looks the most difficult
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    iv Duchatelet
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    vi Card
  • Ben18
    Ben18 Posts: 1,638
    i) protest
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    Is v apologist?
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    Ben 18, correct: protests
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    Ah, there you are Lawrie…

    (iv) Duchatelet: 'Beginnings' simply signifies the first letter of the following text.

    (vi) Fiat is a Car and D is latin for 500

    (v) God is Apollo, losing direction - left - Apolo, general idea, gist

    Well done.

  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,860
    Some of you are far too clever. I just stare at them. Nearest I’ve got to an answer is Fiat 500, and I’m fairly sure the answer is not Italian monkey
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    I really wanna comment on this thread, but I ain't got a clue what you're on about
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    edited February 2018
    I've just realised I haven't put the number of letters in the answers. If you're unfamiliar with cryptic crosswords they must seem nonsensical, but hopefully seeing the explanations of the answers might make them a little clearer...

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  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,721
    edited February 2018
    If you ever need to make yourself feel like an idiot, just visit this thread and stare blankly at the clever people....
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    Pelling1993 said:

    If you ever need to make yourself feel like an idiot, just visit this thread and stare blankly at the clever people....

    Horses for courses; I feel the same when visiting finance or IT threads.

  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    I got (when I say got, I mean guessed at) Card and Apologist, but wasn't brave enough to post in case they were completely wrong.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    (iii) was it Monk D'Wally de Honk?
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,361
    (ii) Boycott
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,361
    (iii) Stole the cloob (stole=ascot, whiskey=canadian club). No, OK.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    (iii) Shorty the Scarf?
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    thai malaysia addick said:

    (ii) Boycott

    Correct! Master = boy, bed= cot, head of teacher= t
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    Addickted said:

    (iii) Shorty the Scarf?

    One third correct…
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    edited February 2018
    thai malaysia addick said:

    (iii) Stole the cloob (stole=ascot, whiskey=canadian club). No, OK.

    You're on the right tracks; but the whisky comes before Ascot. Stole is also close, see Addicted's answer.

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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,361
    edited February 2018
    iii) Black and white
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,361
    thai malaysia addick said:

    iii) Black and white

    I can’t bear the suspense of knowing whether it’s right, @Redskin
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    thai malaysia addick said:

    thai malaysia addick said:

    iii) Black and white

    I can’t bear the suspense of knowing whether it’s right, @Redskin
    You're missing one word that appears a couple of posts earlier...
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,361
    Black and white scarf would be 5,3,5,5. Is it that?
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    It is, Thai. I mucked up the number of letters in the clue, I'm afraid...
    Black & White is a whisky, Ascot is a type of scarf.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,300
    May I add another six clues? Possibly a bit easier, but they always look easy when you set them.

    1. A tinker becomes an executive. (7)

    2. Sound like up to now it might be comfortable. (4)

    3. Governmental Department entraps the Queen. (9)

    4. Keyboard is not in the office! (6,3)

    5. To be different, I trust Millwall's ground. (2, 7)

    6. Start with irrational number of bottomless dumplings and end up with nothing. (9)
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,169
    Redskin said:

    thai malaysia addick said:

    (ii) Boycott

    Correct! Master = boy, bed= cot, head of teacher= t
    Shit, I thought it was Murray getting into to bed with The Duche and Nightmeire
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    Bangkokaddick said:

    May I add another six clues? Possibly a bit easier, but they always look easy when you set them.

    1. A tinker becomes an executive. (7)

    2. Sound like up to now it might be comfortable. (4)

    3. Governmental Department entraps the Queen. (9)

    4. Keyboard is not in the office! (6,3)

    5. To be different, I trust Millwall's ground. (2, 7)

    6. Start with irrational number of bottomless dumplings and end up with nothing. (9)

    6. Pinocchio

    Although it should be endless instead of bottomless.
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    edited February 2018
    1. Katrien
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,120
    4. Roland out?

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