Cryptic Voting - HYDRANT posted

[3iff]

Fair enough...

[DejMar]

Actually, bachelor for CELEBATE is equally no stretch as is virgin.

[Elethiomel]

CELIBATE: (Hope I'm not rehashing someone else's idea here...)

I beat off after the first three celebrities claimed to be abstinent. (8)

(Definition: claimed to be abstinent. Wordplay: CELebrities + "I beat" anagram.)

[DejMar]

CELIBATE:
Embracing libido without a marriage vow almost creates less resistance for one who is unmarried. (8)
C[r]E(LIB[ido])ATE[s] // CELIBATE
subtraction indicator: without {target: LIBIDO; subtraction: a marriage vow = "I do"}
subtraction indicators: almost, less {target: CREATES; subtraction: the final letter, S; and R = (abbreviation) resistance}
container indicator: embracing {container: C[r]EATE[s]; target: LIB[ido]}
definition-wordplay link: for
clue definition: one who is unmarried

[Suspence]

One more clue needed for the poll...
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[novice]

You guys are too fast for me...

CELIBATE: Cold reflux of alkaline fluid eroded continent.

[DejMar]

Poll keeper be aware. A minor edit (or may be considered major) was made to my cryptic.

[Elethiomel]

[Suspence]

There's no limit, but if we have 5 or more and I have a few minutes, I'll typically post the poll. If we have less than 5, I'll wait for more. I only posted what I did because I was bored, started to post the poll, then realized I only had 4.

So, if we have 5 clues but no poll posted, feel free to submit one.

I probably won't post the poll til later tonight or tomorrow now that I'm busy again.
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[Suspence]

Poll is up.
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[3iff]

I don't understand the one from novice...and I don't think I understand the one from DejMar (despite the explanation )

[novice]

C (cold) + ELIB (BILE reflux) + ATE (eroded) = CELIBATE (continent)

[Suspence]

Here's how I understand DejMar's

CELIBATE:
Embracing libido without a marriage vow almost creates less resistance for one who is unmarried. (8)

a marriage vow = I DO

LIBIDO without I DO = LIB

almost CREATES = CREATE (DejMar is using "almost" as an indicator to subtract the last letter, I assume)

resistance = R

CREATE less R = CEATE

embracing LIB, CEATE = CE (LIB) ATE
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[DejMar]

Too late for the poll, but here are two more for CELIBATE:

Cold, twisted humor persistently worried virgin.
C+ELIB+ATE // CELIBATE
1. C = cold (abbreviation)
2. BILE = humor
3. {twisted 2 = ELIB} reversal indicator: twisted
4. ATE = persistently worried
5. CELIBATE = virgin

Place of exile has one entering and others returned to continent.
C(EL(I)BA)TE // CELIBATE
1. ELBA = place of exile (from continent)*
2. I = one
3. {1 has 2 = EL(I)BA} container containment indicator: has
4. ETC = and others ('et cetera', abbreviation)
5. {4 returned = CTE} reversal indicator: returned
6. {3 entering 5 = C(EL(I}BA)TE} container insertion indicator: entering
7. CELIBATE = continent
*I considered from continent too verbose. Either way is still a correct definition of Elba, the isle to which Napoleon was banished from the European continent.

[Suspence]

Or something simpler:

Old maid to get a bile-colored sample in return.
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[3iff]

Thanks for the explanations...

A difficult choice...but I've now voted.

[Suspence]

Poll is still close...I'll let it run a bit longer.
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[Suspence]

Not much has changed. We'll call it closed:

What is the best cryptic clue for CELIBATE?

Virgin cuffed by cable tie.
11% [ 1 ]

Bachelor badgers bagging bail, bizarrely.
22% [ 2 ]

I beat off after the first three celebrities claimed to be abstinent.
22% [ 2 ]

Embracing libido without a marriage vow almost creates less resistance for one who is unmarried.
11% [ 1 ]

Cold reflux of alkaline fluid eroded continent.
33% [ 3 ]

New word needed from novice.
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[novice]

New word is COLLAPSE

[Amb]

Collapse: Rise out of solar eclipse, carelessly fall down.

Rise out of Solar Eclipse - OLACLPSE. Carelessly = COLLAPSE.

[Elethiomel]

Oh goodie, the story has a happy ending after all!

COLLAPSE:

Failure is completely reversed in the bushes. (8)

[novice]

COLLAPSE: Everyone's back in the bushes for another failure.

[novice]

One would think that was premeditated, but I swear the word was randomly generated.

[Elethiomel]

Lulz... great minds, and all that.

Although I must accuse you of deliberately choosing that word... (edit: crosspost again)

[Suspence]

Diminutive army officer has moment of weakness in cave.
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[DejMar]

Elethiomel, I promise I formed all these before looking at any of the spoilers.

Down in the bushes, back in the altogether. (8)
COLLAPSE // CO(LLA)PSE
clue definintion = down
definition-wordplay link: in
wordplay definition: COPSE = the bushes
wordplay definition: ALL = the altogether
reversal-containment indicator: back in {container: COPSE; target: ALL}

Debacle serving diced escallop. (8)
COLLAPSE // (COLLAPSE)*
clue definition: debacle
definition-wordplay link: serving
anagram indicator: diced {target: ESCALLOP}

Company lines recess into downfall. (8)
CO+LL+APSE // COLLAPSE
clue definition: downfall
definition-wordplay link: into
wordplay definition: CO = company {abbreviation}
wordplay definition: LL = lines {abbreviation}
wordplay definition: APSE = recess

[Vagrant]

Collapse

Pass, pass, pass (8)

COL = pass
LAPSE = pass
COLLAPSE = pass

[DejMar]

[Elethiomel]

Nice idea... How about:

Pass before, Pass away, Pass out. (8)

Although, I'm wondering if the words LAPSE and COLLAPSE aren't quite closely related etymologically. If so, the clue is less satisfying.

[DejMar]

[Suspence]

Poll is up.
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[Vagrant]

Give up in case poll is rigged.

[Elethiomel]

[DejMar]

Here you go, Vagrant, Elethiomel :
Give up in case poll is rigged. (3, 5)

[Suspence]

A bump to get a few more votes and decide this one.
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[Amb]

[bias]Now that my one is in the lead, can we close the poll [/bias]

[Suspence]

Sounds good to me...pick a new word.
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[Amb]

Trivial Pursuit

[Amb]

Board game facts to almost follow in short literature.
BOARD GAME = Definition
FACTS = triva
TO ALMOST FOLLOW = Pursu(e)
IN SHORT LITERATURE = Lit = LpursuIT
= triva + l(persu)it.

[Suspence]

POLL RESULTS:

What is the best cryptic clue for COLLAPSE?

Rise out of solar eclipse, carelessly fall down.
42% [ 3 ]

Failure is completely reversed in the bushes.
0% [ 0 ]

Everyone's back in the bushes for another failure.
28% [ 2 ]

Diminutive army officer has moment of weakness in cave.
28% [ 2 ]

Down in the bushes, back in the altogether.
0% [ 0 ]

Debacle serving diced escallop.
0% [ 0 ]

Company lines recess into downfall.
0% [ 0 ]

Pass, pass, pass.
0% [ 0 ]

Amb has selected TRIVIAL PURSUIT as the new word.
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