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Obscure vault 99 (7)
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It's the cryptic crossword discussion game. Tease each other with clues, help each other with the dailies, educate the beginners, whatever.
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[Darren]
1) Adam Clayton?
4) Radar?
[Again Darren]
2) Ottawa?
3) Arcadian?
I'd guess those are right, so here's one of mine. I'm not a great cryptics man, so my goal is merely competence: Ingrained bear of the ocean floor (4-6).
I note my pork rump clue went unnoticed. :o)
[Big Dave/Martha Farquar] Yes, all four correct!
[Hugo] Is it DEEP-SEATED, by any chance?
More monkey puzzling
"Maybe leaves ancient city in the Cape" V-R-U-E
[MF] VERDURE (maybe leaves = defn., UR in (Cap) VERDE).
Aaaaaaaaargh!!
Would anyone believe me if I said I'd just got it? No, probably not. How very annoying that is. Still, that's that finished, anyway
15 minutes later...
[Raak] Thanks
[Darren] It is, yes.
Flesh-eating crone follows pig draped in the Koranic verses (11). This is a work in progress, and an experiment for me, so see how you do...
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