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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

The clues below all lead to a palindromic word or words (ie they read the same both ways) for example "Racecar" or "Madam I'm Adam" ...

The number of letters for each answer in brackets

1 A female sheep (3)

2 A machine that breaks up soil (9)

3 One who restores life or consciousness (7)

4 Relating to or belonging to a city (5)

5 Without a US cowboy hat (2,7)

6 A half asleep long bladed weapon (6,5)

7 Give prize to artist (6,6)

8 The wrong time for a Chinese dumpling? (3,3,6)

9 Mr Trotter espied one toboggan (3,3,1,4)

10 Malevolent Miss Oyl (4,5)

There's more later if anyone can be bothered

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

1 is ewe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The clues below all lead to a palindromic word or words (ie they read the same both ways) for example "Racecar" or "Madam I'm Adam" ...

The number of letters for each answer in brackets

1 A female sheep (3)

2 A machine that breaks up soil (9)

3 One who restores life or consciousness (7)

4 Relating to or belonging to a city (5)

5 Without a US cowboy hat (2,7)

6 A half asleep long bladed weapon (6,5)

7 Give prize to artist (6,6)

8 The wrong time for a Chinese dumpling? (3,3,6)

9 Mr Trotter espied one toboggan (3,3,1,4)

10 Malevolent Miss Oyl (4,5)

There's more later if anyone can be bothered "

quick!!

1. ewe

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

1 is ewe

2 is rotavator

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

5 no stetson

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"1 is ewe

2 is rotavator"

doing well so far 2 out of 2

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

10. Evil Olive

Ms G

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The clues below all lead to a palindromic word or words (ie they read the same both ways) for example "Racecar" or "Madam I'm Adam" ...

The number of letters for each answer in brackets

1 A female sheep (3)

2 A machine that breaks up soil (9)

3 One who restores life or consciousness (7)

4 Relating to or belonging to a city (5)

5 Without a US cowboy hat (2,7)

6 A half asleep long bladed weapon (6,5)

7 Give prize to artist (6,6)

8 The wrong time for a Chinese dumpling? (3,3,6)

9 Mr Trotter espied one toboggan (3,3,1,4)

10 Malevolent Miss Oyl (4,5)

There's more later if anyone can be bothered

quick!!

1. ewe "

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

5. No stetson

Ms G

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"10. Evil Olive

Ms G"

yep! Well done

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"5. No stetson

Ms G"

On a roll now! Correct again!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

8 not now wonton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

10 vile olive

8 not now wonton?

7 drawer reward

5 no stetson

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"8 not now wonton"

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By *ofUs4UCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

6. Drowsy sword

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

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By *kpartystartersCouple
over a year ago

Chester

9. Del saw a sled

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"

10 vile olive

8 not now wonton?

7 drawer reward

5 no stetson"

almost spot on - I had 7 as 'reward drawer' but both work!

10 not *quite* right ..

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"6. Drowsy sword"

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"9. Del saw a sled"
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By *ofUs4UCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

9. Del saw a sled

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Just 3 and 4 to go .. shall I post some more??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just 3 and 4 to go .. shall I post some more?? "

yeah post some more, i can some almost right.

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By *kpartystartersCouple
over a year ago

Chester

3. Reviver

4. Civic

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"3. Reviver

4. Civic"

Yay!! That's all of them solved! Well done everyone! More coming!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

More :

11. Shopping centre for S American camelid? (5,4)

12. Apply wallpaper again? (7)

13. Clever cable cars (5,5)

14. One North Pole man at US Space Agency (1,5,2,4)

15. Cartoon menace transgressed moral codes (6,6)

16. Cats suffering from bodily or mental weakness because of old age? (6,7)

17. Little Margarets Jewel? (3'1,3)

18. Erect (3,2)

19. Stand up Knight (4,3)

20. Puddings I traumatised (8,1,10)

Bonus point : what was the only Palindromic year in the 20th Century?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

11. llama mall

12. repaper

14. a santa at nasa

15. dennis sinned

i will leave some for somebody else

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

1991

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"11. llama mall

12. repaper

14. a santa at nasa

15. dennis sinned

i will leave some for somebody else"

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"1991"

Yep

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin


"1991

Yep "

19. Rise sir

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

19. Rise sir

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

18..put up

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

18. Put up

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

20 desserts i stressed

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

17. Meg's gem

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"20 desserts i stressed"

18, 19, 20 all correct

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"17. Meg's gem"

yep!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

13 and 20 left .. Then I'll post the final 10 ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

smart trams 13

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

20 stressed desserts? you sure it's 8 1 10?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"smart trams 13"

Yep! Just 20 left and the ones I'm about to post!

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Ive done 20

Desserts i stressed

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"20 stressed desserts? you sure it's 8 1 10? "

You're SO close but yes it's 8,1,10 ..

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Ive done 20

Desserts i stressed"

Ah yes!! Sorry it's 16 that's left!

Technically 20 is Desserts I distressed but close enough!

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

No-one's got 16 yet have they??

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

Gah....can't type fast enough ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

senile felines?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Last 10 ..

21. More scarlet (6)

22. One of a make of Japanese car (1,6)

23. Hospital carers take part in marathons (6,3)

24. An angry killer whale (1,5,4)

25. Mr Armstrong; indefinite article; person from another planet (4,2,5)

26. The place where YOU work out (2,3)

27. Mesdames Blyton and Everage eat evening meal (4,3,4,4)

28. Scandinavian Pop group (4)

29. Another Scandinavian pop group (3)

And finally ....

30. Refrain from moving your head (3'1,3)

PLUS .. Still looking for 16 - Cats suffering from bodily or mental weakness because of old age? (6,7)

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"senile felines?"
. Yep!! Well done excellent work everyone!! Final 10 up ..

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

21 redder

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i'll do the ones nobody else can do.

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

25 neil an alien

28 abba

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

27 enid and enda dine

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"25 neil an alien

28 abba"

and 21 was right too

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"27 enid and enda dine"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

23 nurses run

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin


"i'll do the ones nobody else can do. "

I will leave the others for you ms feir

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

22 a Toyota

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"23 nurses run "
correct

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"22 a Toyota "

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By *NaughtyCouple
over a year ago

St Albans

26. My gym

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Enid and Edna dine 27

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"26. My gym"

yep

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By *NaughtyCouple
over a year ago

St Albans

30 don't nod

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Enid and Edna dine 27"

spot on (was also solved earlier )

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

27. Enid and Edna dine

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"30 don't nod"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

8. Not now wonton

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

29. Aha

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"8. Not now wonton "

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin


"Enid and Edna dine 27"

Damn i misspelt edna-

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Senile felines

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"29. Aha"

just 24 left!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Enid and Edna dine 27

spot on (was also solved earlier )"

I'm a slow reader

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Enid and Edna dine 27

Damn i misspelt edna-"

Ha so you did - I didn't notice!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Just 'An Angry Killer Whale' left (1,5,4)

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin


"Enid and Edna dine 27

spot on (was also solved earlier )

I'm a slow reader "

Better slow than wrong nanna-

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

AcrossOrca 24

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Enid and Edna dine 27

spot on (was also solved earlier )

I'm a slow reader

Better slow than wrong nanna-"

Ah,you spelt Edna wrong

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just 'An Angry Killer Whale' left (1,5,4)"

A cross Orca

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"AcrossOrca 24"

Yay!! Spot on!

Congrats everyone - got them all I'm very impressed - not just pretty faces and sexy bodies on here!

Have a good evening all - another quiz in a week or so's time ..

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin


"Just 'An Angry Killer Whale' left (1,5,4)

A cross Orca "

Well done-

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin

That was fun. I love those things

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i'll do the ones nobody else can do.

I will leave the others for you ms feir"

what others need doing? i'm confused right now, dunno how OP is keeping on top of this.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"i'll do the ones nobody else can do.

I will leave the others for you ms feir

what others need doing? i'm confused right now, dunno how OP is keeping on top of this. "

All answered now a great team effort

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ok, cool. that was fun.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just 'An Angry Killer Whale' left (1,5,4)

A cross Orca

Well done-"

Thank you very much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

anyone fancy a fuck?

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By *anaduABCMan
over a year ago

Dublin


"Just 'An Angry Killer Whale' left (1,5,4)

A cross Orca

Well done-

Thank you very much "

I look forward to competing with u again soon-

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