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Satyen Nabar
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Introduction to Batman and Robin comic strip (6) | 21 | 11 | {B(-atman) + ROBIN}*: introduction to= 1st letter sel ind, comic= anag ind, defn= strip |
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Samit kallianpur
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Robin's excited about Batman's first award (6) | 17 | 11 | [Robin* around B]. Excited = anagrind. About = container ind. Batman's first = B (1st letter selection ind). Def = award [Collins]. |
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Ramki Krishnan
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Make fun of boy working in band (6) | 17 | 10 | RIB (make fun of) + B + ON, def = band |
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Textrous
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Robin naughtily grabbed Batman's head band (6) | 16 | 10 | Robin naughtily: ROBIN*, grabbed: containment indicator, Batman's head: B, def: band |
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N Anantakrishnan
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Band - " Boys in Black" returns | 14 | 8 | BB in NOIR<< Def - Band |
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VENKATESAN P
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Bishop wearing short robe I tailored with new fabric(6) | 14 | 7 | Definition: Fabric. Anno (B) in (ROB(-E)+I*)(N). Bishop-B, New-N, Short-Last letter deletion indicator, Tailored-Anagrind, Wearing - Container indicator. |
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Adman_i
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Batman - leading character in Robin comic strip (6) | 13 | 8 | Leading character - B, Robin - anagram fodder, comic - anagrind, strip (Definition) - Rob(B....n)in* |
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@LowdownCryptic
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Strip tease at back of club going ahead (6) | 11 | 7 | Def: Strip; tease = RIB, back of club = B, going ahead = ON |
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Order bibs essentially to be worn by newborn (6) | 10 | 6 | R(IB)BON*. New: anagrind. Def: Order (Collins) |
- Very nice clue. but isn''t (IB) wearing born* and not getting ''worn by'' born*
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Make fun of pleasant French band (6) | 9 | 6 | Make fun of is Rib/ good in French is bon/ band is definition |
- Clue says pleasant not good
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Boys trapped in rusty iron band (6) | 8 | 5 | BB inside IRON*, BAND-DEF |
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Thin strip connecting flat bone and short bone | 8 | 4 | Definition: thin strip; "connecting" RIB ("flat bone") and BON ("short" BONe) |
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Strip and dance naked chasing boys in port (6) | 5 | 3 | Def: Strip, BB (boys) in RIO (port)+daNce |
- Won''t "dance naked" be ANC?
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Ron collects running bib and band | 3 | 2 | RON contains IBB (Running: anagrind, BIB: fodder); Def: BAND |
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Striptease dividing the French? Good! | 2 | 1 | Striptease dividing = strip (def) + tease (RIB) ; the French good = BON |
- Def should be stand-alone imo.
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Metal forged by two boys to form a band | 1 | 1 | Band - definition; metal - iron; two boys - BB; forged - anagrind |
- Indirect anagram
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