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[groza528]

Linky.

[ralphmerridew]

9: DEA con .../ deacon ...

10: Scar lets .../ Scarlet s ...

[Sentran]

You may be on the right track RM, but I'm not sure yet.
These appear to be cryptic crossword clues, but again I'm not sure.
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[ralphmerridew]

5: Can that chap ... // Cant hatch a p...

I'm pretty sure these are signmakers.

[Zag]

2nd pair:

I saw hack on earth e
Is a whacko near the

[Sentran]

I still think you're on the right track, but what if the numbers represent the number of spaces in the line?
Take for example your most recent post. CAN THAT CHAP appears correct for only half of the clue.
I'm currently looking for a Greek stringed instrument that fits with the rest of the clue and can be re-spaced to fit the other clue.
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[ralphmerridew]

Note the "..." after my answers. I know that they are incomplete.

[bgg1996]

[bgg1996]

3rd Group: banalorre..... intimeanagram
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[Zag]

I noticed taxicab upon this planet, also one bridge structure angers unattached woman. (11)
Could one lunatic close to yon Reuben ingredient be lawful? (8)

I saw hack on earth; a truss iandres single gal.
Is a whacko near that russian dressing legal?

All I need is for the "iandres" to be a word that means "angers."

[bgg1996]

[Zag]

Main ingredient(s) Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing, and rye bread

From here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_sandwich and most recipes you look up.

[bgg1996]

Oh.
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[Oscar]

Hmm. These look like signwriters with subtle differences within the pairs.
eg.
One of Mrs. Roosevelt's male children distributing cards, with genuine assertion &
While a single meager trial within Mahatma transgresses, I tenderize breakfast food.
A son of Eleanor dealing hand is insistence real
As one [ no 'of'] lean ordeal in Ghandi sins I s[extra 'of']ten cereal,
where the 'of' has been shifted.

Likewise:
Simba's uncle allows neglected instrumental ensemble's portside extremity inside &
Vermilion goodbye, otherwise received viola range: the tension!
Scar lets left end of forgotten orchestra in
Scarlet s[no 'left']endoff or got tenor C [extra 't']he strain!

And Zag, if you add an 'and' before 'a truss' in your first line and use 'ires' for 'angers' you get another pseudo-match.

[Zag]

Ahhh. And I'll bet we want to read down the words that were shifted.

I noticed taxicab upon this planet, also one bridge structure angers unattached woman. (11)
Could one lunatic close to yon Reuben ingredient be lawful? (8)

I saw hack on earth; [and] a truss ires single gal.
Is a whacko near that russi [an d]ressing legal?

Your second one should be "tenor clef" and one word is shifted intact like the others.

[Zag]

Generate one thesaurus entry to set up within a flexible group. (9)
Organize; draft is very untidy, unlike a Queens baseball player. (8)

I noticed taxicab upon this planet, also one bridge structure angers unattached woman. (11)
Could one lunatic close to yon Reuben ingredient be lawful? (8)
----------------------------------------------------------- AND
I saw hack on earth; [and] a truss ires single gal.
Is a whacko near that russi [an d]ressing legal?

Humdrum word puzzle, or abbreviated enjoyment after a while? (6)
Exile one Ugarte spy, that is to say one unit of mass. (8)

One of Mrs. Roosevelt's male children distributing cards, with genuine assertion. (9)
While a single meager trial within Mahatma transgresses, I tenderize breakfast food. (10)
----------------------------------------------------------- OF
A son [of] Eleanor dealing hand is insistence real
As one lean ordeal in Ghandi sins I s[of]ten cereal,

Is it possible yonder bloke, uniquely, begrudges one Goodyear? (7)
Unable to incubate a Greek stringed instrument for performance. (5)
----------------------------------------------------------- PON?
Can that cha[p on]ly ...
Cant hatch a lyre...

"The cardinal utterance is perhaps," fib absolved monstrous train operators. (9)
At that spot disillusion faith, otherwise do not present a burgeoning soldier with fresh commands. (10)

Think more cleverly in order to possess flaps or a support that is thin. (7)
Accompanying an animal doctor about town, assimilate a line of congressmen. (8)

Narc org. met; should I skid, aromatic compounds repeat ploys. (8)
Clergyman's cap moreover enlightens quiet choirs. (6)

Simba's uncle allows neglected instrumental ensemble's portside extremity inside (8)
Vermilion goodbye, otherwise received viola range: the tension! (8)
----------------------------------------------------------- LEFT
Scar lets [left] end of forgotten orchestra in
Scarlet sendoff or got tenor c[lef t]he strain!

[bgg1996]

Humdrum word puzzle, or abbreviated enjoyment after a while? (6)
Exile one Ugarte spy, that is to say one unit of mass. (8)
----------------------------------------------------------- ANAGRAM?
banal [anagram] or re..... in time
ban a Lorre .....int I me[an a gram]
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[ralphmerridew]

Narc org. met; should I skid, aromatic compounds repeat ploys. (8)
Clergyman's cap moreover enlightens quiet choirs. (6)

dea con(vened) ...
deacon(s) ...

[Oscar]

Narc org. met; should I skid, aromatic compounds repeat ploys. (8)
Clergyman's cap moreover enlightens quiet choirs. (6)
DEA convened if I [slide] esters echo ruses
Deacon'[s lid e]ven edifies terse choruses
SLIDE

[Zag]

"The cardinal utterance is perhaps," fib absolved monstrous train operators. (9)
At that spot disillusion faith, otherwise do not present a burgeoning soldier with fresh commands. (10)

The red [word] is maybe," lie forgive ... engineers.
There dismay belief, or give ... engi ne[w ord]ers.

Unfortunately, the only word that ends 'engi' is sengi, which is a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (And, I suppose, Firengi, if you're a Star Trek fan. Neither fits 'soldier' however.)

[groza528]

*Ferengi. But I can certifiably say that the word ferengi does not appear in the puzzle

[Zag]

"The cardinal utterance is perhaps," fib absolved monstrous train operators. (9)
At that spot disillusion faith, otherwise do not present a burgeoning soldier with fresh commands. (10)

The red [word] is maybe," lie forgiven o... engineers.
There dismay belief, or give no ...en GI ne[w ord]ers.

[Oscar]

Well, I've found all nine words and, not being American, the best guess I can make for the answer is Jason's Deli but alternatives would be Skid's Deli (or Slips' Deli if this were in the UK)
I won't post any more of the signwriter answers yet, because there's a lot of fun to be had in nailing this diabolical puzzle!
[edit]
My 'best' guess was based on a cheat around the puzzle being posted by groza, but I see he posted it under his (presumably) real name so it doesn't work. So I'll have to run with one of the alternatives (or similar)

[bgg1996]

[Suspence]

Think more cleverly in order to possess flaps or a support that is thin. (7)
Accompanying an animal doctor about town, assimilate a line of congressmen. (8)

Outwit [to] have tabs or base narrow
Out with a vet, absorb a sena[to]r row

Is it possible yonder bloke, uniquely, begrudges one Goodyear? (7)
Unable to incubate a Greek stringed instrument for performance. (5)
Still thinking the same as has been posted here for the beginning, but for the end
Can that ch... ...ly re....s a tire
Cant hatch lyre ... satire

And for this one:
Generate one thesaurus entry to set up within a flexible group. (9)
Organize; draft is very untidy, unlike a Queens baseball player. (8)
I've got:
synonym
...sy no NYM - NYM, as in New York Mets, or Queen's baseball player

That gives us:
SYNONYM AND ANAGRAM OF ???? WORD TO SLIDE LEFT
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[grz*]

bump...
No one can finish this off?

[Suspence]

I've thought long and hard to come up with the one I was missing in my last post, and I haven't gotten anywhere other than:
Is it possible yonder bloke, uniquely, begrudges one Goodyear? (7)
Unable to incubate a Greek stringed instrument for performance. (5)
Can that ch... ...ly re....s a tire???
Cant hatch lyre ... satire???

I've begun to think we may have the wrong Greek stringed instrument, but I can't come up with anything else that fits either.

I'm assuming all of the other words I posted are correct, but if they are I'm still not getting anything from them. SYNONYM AND ANAGRAM OF ???? WORD TO SLIDE LEFT

It seemed like Oscar's post (#23) seems to suggest he has solved it. Is he incorrect?
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[Zag]

We mere mortals were chugging along, each contributing, scratching our way forward by bits and pieces, and then Oscar came along and said he had solved it. That takes all the fun out of it, to be forced to realize that there are people like Oscar who are way smarter than the rest of us. It makes one want to poke him with a sharp stick. You know?

Actually, I had given up on making any more progress.

[bgg1996]

So if I'm competing to finish a challenge before Zag does, I should just tell him I've already solved it?


Can that cha... ...ly resents a tire? (7 words)
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[bgg1996]

Of course, then I might be poked with a pointed stick. (I can only defend myself against fresh fruit)
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[Oscar]

I haven't 'claimed' I've solved it, I've posted several alternative answers with caveats. I haven't had the 'aha' feeling you get when you know you've got the intended answer, but I'm confident that the answers I've suggested will prove I had all 9 words when the dust is shaken out.

I did feel a bit awkward posting an answer rather than giving my working, but I really didn't want to stop anyone else working on some good signmakers, even though I'd been working communally up till then.

As for Zag's comments, I'm taking them with a healthy pinch of salt, as he's notorious for being overly self-deprecating. And when all's said and done these are only puzzles, albeit very good ones, and pointed sticks can hurt.

[Zag]

Sorry, Oscar. In my original comment, I accidentally left out the word "repeatedly."

[Oscar]

Since groza obviously wants to finish this off I'm going to courageously brave the pointed stick and move it along.


Is it possible yonder bloke, uniquely, begrudges one Goodyear? (7)
Unable to incubate a Greek stringed instrument for performance. (5)
Can that chap [only] resent a tire
Cant hatch a presentati[on ly]re

Generate one thesaurus entry to set up within a flexible group. (9)
Organize; draft is very untidy, unlike a Queens baseball player. (8)


Form a [synonym] to rig in a lissome set
Format original is so mes[sy no NY M]et

[ralphmerridew]

Well, the only word to slide left is SLIDE
My best guess at a word which is both a synonym and anagram of SLIDE is IDLES.

[Suspence]

Seems like a better synonym would be "sidle".
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[groza528]

Indeed suspence; that's the answer I was looking for
Glad one of these things finally took you more than a week!

[Oscar]

I suppose I should be grateful that I might have escaped more pointed stick treatment, but I'd rejected sidle as a possible answer since it had no apparent connection to the puzzle text. How does it give any clue as to how to make a lunch appointment at an unknown restaurant?

[Suspence]

Given that there is a radwulf involved, I didn't expect to be looking for a real restaurant. I just supposed there was a fictional restaurant named Sidle
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