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  • WG 65 (or Whiskey Golf 65) announcement

    From Luciano Ward@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 12 16:42:10 2021
    Many thanks to Mark for moderating WG 64.

    For WG 65, please write a clue whose answer is a code word used in the NATO 'phonetic' alphabet (see https://www.worldometers.info/languages/nato-phonetic-alphabet/). Your clue(s) should not contain the letter represented by your code word: for example,
    if the answer to your clue is Echo, your clue should not contain the letter E.

    Up to three entries, please.

    The deadline for entries is end of day, Tuesday the 21st of December.

    Many thanks,

    Luciano

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  • From Mark Iredell@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 13 06:33:29 2021
    Mythological nymph from back in 0-hour A.D. (4)
    Molly, stand-up comic who is an Asian lady parrot (4)
    Amazon product built in Spain without start-up capital (4)
    Bonus:
    Transnational communications word for a symbol not found at all in this total posting (4)
    Mark

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  • From Steve = : ^ )@21:1/5 to Luciano Ward on Wed Dec 15 16:20:40 2021
    On Monday, 13 December 2021 at 11:42:11 am UTC+11, Luciano Ward wrote:
    Many thanks to Mark for moderating WG 64.

    For WG 65, please write a clue whose answer is a code word used in the NATO 'phonetic' alphabet (see https://www.worldometers.info/languages/nato-phonetic-alphabet/). Your clue(s) should not contain the letter represented by your code word: for example,
    if the answer to your clue is Echo, your clue should not contain the letter E.

    Jack Nicklaus once drove in this car (4)

    Steve = : ^ )

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 17 08:09:12 2021
    Enough to put a bowling alley in the back, perhaps? (5)

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 17 07:59:17 2021
    Enough to have a bowling alley in the back, perhaps? (5)

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 17 08:14:50 2021
    Long enough to put a bowling alley in the back, perhaps? (5)

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to David A on Fri Dec 17 08:29:39 2021
    On Friday, December 17, 2021 at 12:48:53 PM UTC-3:30, David A wrote:
    Wherefore art thou, Romeo? (6)
    adjust to: Wherefore art thou, Romeo? Echo! (7)

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 17 08:18:52 2021
    Wherefore art thou, Romeo? (6)

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  • From Steve = : ^ )@21:1/5 to Luciano Ward on Sun Dec 19 17:17:34 2021
    On Monday, 13 December 2021 at 11:42:11 am UTC+11, Luciano Ward wrote:

    For WG 65, please write a clue whose answer is a code word used in the NATO 'phonetic' alphabet (see https://www.worldometers.info/languages/nato-phonetic-alphabet/). Your clue(s) should not contain the letter represented by your code word: for example,
    if the answer to your clue is Echo, your clue should not contain the letter E.

    Engineers standing on stern of tug could be American (6)

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  • From Rob@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 20 02:03:13 2021
    On Monday, 13 December 2021 at 11:42:11 am UTC+11, Luciano Ward wrote:
    For WG 65, please write a clue whose answer is a code word used in the NATO 'phonetic' alphabet (see https://www.worldometers.info/languages/nato-phonetic-alphabet/). Your clue(s) should not contain the letter represented by your code word: for
    example, if the answer to your clue is Echo, your clue should not contain the letter E.

    Can of orange makes brown vanish (5)

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  • From Duke@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 20 12:13:48 2021
    Dad's two doses of whiskey squeezed out of tree fruit (4)

    Offense by capital lover (5)

    Way to see in unknown light? (4)

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  • From Steve = : ^ )@21:1/5 to Luciano Ward on Tue Dec 21 17:26:05 2021
    On Monday, 13 December 2021 at 11:42:11 am UTC+11, Luciano Ward wrote:

    For WG 65, please write a clue whose answer is a code word used in the NATO 'phonetic' alphabet (see https://www.worldometers.info/languages/nato-phonetic-alphabet/). Your clue(s) should not contain the letter represented by your code word: for example,
    if the answer to your clue is Echo, your clue should not contain the letter E.

    Expression of appreciation for fearlessness shown without the need for promotion (5)

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  • From Luciano Ward@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 29 11:25:19 2021
    Apologies for the delay -- I was away. Hope to have the clues posted before New Year's Eve.

    Luciano

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