goodolpete Regular. Joined Feb 13, 2013 Messages 269 Reaction score 84 Location Milton Keynes Jul 12, 2013 #1 Actually got this clue: Five critics pay comic to drink gallon measure of alcohol (8,7).
C Crastney Landlord. Joined Feb 15, 2011 Messages 827 Reaction score 2 Location Sydenham, London, UK Jul 12, 2013 #2 any letters towards it?
goodolpete Regular. Joined Feb 13, 2013 Messages 269 Reaction score 84 Location Milton Keynes Jul 12, 2013 #3 S_E_I_I_ G_A_I_Y
J jamesb Landlord. Joined Oct 16, 2008 Messages 842 Reaction score 5 Location Axiom Brewing Jul 12, 2013 #4 Something to do with Immigrants, benefits or cancer...
O oldbloke Regular. Joined Mar 16, 2011 Messages 300 Reaction score 18 Jul 12, 2013 #5 OK now it's obvious what it is but I don't get the first half of the clue. Mind you I never do crosswords these days, let alone cryptic ones.
OK now it's obvious what it is but I don't get the first half of the clue. Mind you I never do crosswords these days, let alone cryptic ones.
A abeyptfc Landlord. Joined Jul 4, 2010 Messages 1,133 Reaction score 2 Location Dunfermline, Fife Jul 12, 2013 #6 don't get the clue but eventually worked it out!
BlakenhallBrewer Active Member Joined Sep 25, 2011 Messages 53 Reaction score 0 Jul 12, 2013 #7 It's an anagram of the first three words of the clue :idea:
O oldbloke Regular. Joined Mar 16, 2011 Messages 300 Reaction score 18 Jul 12, 2013 #8 Oh right, does "comic" indicate it's an anagram?
goodolpete Regular. Joined Feb 13, 2013 Messages 269 Reaction score 84 Location Milton Keynes Jul 12, 2013 #9 Anagram of Five critics pay + g from gallon
Algernon Regular. Joined Apr 30, 2013 Messages 377 Reaction score 3 Jul 12, 2013 #10 But the daily mail is all cross words, isn't it? Despite my preference for other newspapers, I still had a crack at the clue - damn my competitive nature... The G was a cheeky addition though... had me stuck briefly
But the daily mail is all cross words, isn't it? Despite my preference for other newspapers, I still had a crack at the clue - damn my competitive nature... The G was a cheeky addition though... had me stuck briefly
O ohbeary Well-Known Member Joined May 1, 2010 Messages 105 Reaction score 0 Location Cornwall Jul 12, 2013 #11 Oh! "measure of alcohol"
D dennisking Regular. Joined Jan 3, 2009 Messages 466 Reaction score 4 Location Essex Jul 12, 2013 #12 got it
J joe1002 Landlord. Joined May 13, 2011 Messages 807 Reaction score 4 Location Essex Jul 12, 2013 #13 Took me a while, but got there in the end :thumb: