Iron Duke
7:31 Sun Apr 23
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Sounds like a winter ailment (3, 4)
One Flew
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Iron Duke
7:30 Sun Apr 23
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The Iron’s aitch disappears above Watford (13)
Northernammer - not sure if this has been said yet
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Hammer and Pickle
7:01 Sun Apr 23
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How computers are connected in the office (4)
Nerd?
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devonhammer
6:36 Sun Apr 23
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The Lancaster makers fly between the club’s chairmen (6)
Gavros
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charleyfarley
6:16 Sun Apr 23
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Well done Brussels I couldn't get that one mainly on the grounds that i am not familiar with drug terminology and I forgot my username was all one word!!
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Brussels Sprout
5:53 Sun Apr 23
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Rusk after cocaine (13)
Charleyfarley
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Hammer and Pickle
5:43 Sun Apr 23
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One of the Archduke’s pair isn’t right (12)
riosleftsock
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charleyfarley
5:41 Sun Apr 23
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Have you ever wondered why the slang term for coffee is a cup of joe? The phrase has been in use since World War I, but the original term, coined by sailors in the Navy, was actually a cup of Joseph Daniels. And it was meant as an insult.
Josephus Daniels was secretary to the Navy under president Woodrow Wilson. Looking to impose stricter moral standards on naval life, he made changes like increasing the number of chaplains, cracking down on prostitution at naval bases and banning alcohol. In his biography of Daniels, author Lee Craig explains how this last decision led to the creation of the slang term.
“As a substitute, stewards increased their purchases of coffee, among other beverages,” writes Lee Craig in the new book, “and Daniels’s name became linked to the daily drink of millions around the world. A cup of coffee became disparagingly known as ‘a cup of Joseph Daniels,’ and as legend has it, this was soon shortened to a ‘cup of Joe.’”
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joe royal
5:40 Sun Apr 23
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American coffee = joe?
Don't get it
Swine abattoir = pig destroyer.
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Coffee
3:33 Sun Apr 23
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Blimey, you lot are a bunch of clever chaps.
ALL right except for the first of H&P's post, below.
(P.S. Nurse - sorry!)
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Hammer and Pickle
2:57 Sun Apr 23
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Single component of a royal flush (5)
Comma
American coffee’s fit for a king (3, 5)
joe royal
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Brussels Sprout
2:15 Sun Apr 23
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Drowsy imagery doesn't stop (4, 8)
Keep Dreaming.
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Brussels Sprout
2:07 Sun Apr 23
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Sounds like this Swede spends his life on the streets (4, 6)
Sven Roeder
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Brussels Sprout
1:43 Sun Apr 23
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Breaking news of urination (6, 1)
Justin P
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GBHammer63
1:43 Sun Apr 23
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Missile broker - agent scud
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Sarge
1:35 Sun Apr 23
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Slow-cooked meal, i.e. the myth of the listening bank (6, 7)
Stewie griffin
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Hammer and Pickle
1:34 Sun Apr 23
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Tottenham get a pounding around Baltimore (6, 2, 8)
mim
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BubblesCyprus
1:33 Sun Apr 23
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A rasher short of an English (7, 7) Eggbertbutnobacon??Trying to make it 7 & 7??
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Sarge
1:28 Sun Apr 23
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Distant hacking sounds like an invitation to go elsewhere (3, 5
Far cough
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