February Crossword

RichardPitman
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edited January 2016 in Club Products & Services #1

 I spent a few minutes completing the rather simple crossword in this months CC magazine, and was a bit surprised at clue 6 across, 'Hell's Angel rider'.

The apparent answer being 'Biker'.

I'm posting this with my tongue in cheek, but feel sure that if members of other minorities groups, interests or persuasions had been labelled in a similar fashion, offence might have been taken.

Just saying ...

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  • Jood
    Jood Forum Participant Posts: 120
    edited January 2016 #2

    Thanks for that Richard..at least I'll know the answer to 6 across when I get round to doing the crossword!

  • huskydog
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    edited January 2016 #3

    RP, I think you're making something out of nothingCool

  • Janny
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    edited January 2016 #4

    Just finished the crossword , best thing in the book this month !

  • EmilysDad
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    edited January 2016 #5

    Just finished the crossword , best thing in the book this month !

    Never done it ...... I got 6 down once Innocent

  • Wildwood
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    edited January 2016 #6

    Our magazine only arrived this morning. If you are doing the crossword already you must be keen.

  • SteveL
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    edited January 2016 #7

    Like Wildwood, our mag only arrived this morning too - barely had time to skim through looking for something interesting to read

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited January 2016 #8

    Interesting that a blackcurrant has now become a summer 'berry'.  Happy

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  • commeyras
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    edited January 2016 #9

    That's 2 answers!

  • cyberyacht
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    edited January 2016 #10

    At least it seems they have all the clues this month.

  • Pilgrimphil
    Pilgrimphil Forum Participant Posts: 97
    edited January 2016 #11

    But struggling to get 33 across to marry up with 27 down!!

  • Nuggy
    Nuggy Forum Participant Posts: 512
    edited January 2016 #12

    But struggling to get 33 across to marry up with 27 down!!

    Write your comments here...I am the same with  27 down, and given up. I have the first letter a A, third as L and fifth as D.  Pilgrimphil, are you the same?

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited January 2016 #13

    Weedkiller and abled. Happy300 siggy photo 6b161378-22ab-47bd-97dd-22af5e8f67ba_zpsbtkpqljt.jpg

     

  • Pilgrimphil
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    edited January 2016 #14

    Thank you - my Crosswords answers website doesn't recognise "Abled" as a word!!

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited January 2016 #15

    I'd say it should be enabled to be correct but that wouldn't fit. Happy

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  • Nuggy
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    edited January 2016 #16

     

    Weedkiller and abled. Happy300 siggy photo 6b161378-22ab-47bd-97dd-22af5e8f67ba_zpsbtkpqljt.jpg

     

    Write your comments here...Ahh, thank you Jill, it's a good job some of us are brainy. this has saved me having to wait a month for the answer as I had given up. I assumed weedkiller must have beeen wrong and started looking for chemical compound names. I'll go and stand in the corner for ten minutes.  Sad 

  • RichardPitman
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    edited February 2016 #17

    I got 'abled' OK, as the only word that would fit, but agree with Jill that 'enabled' would be more apt. I just put it down to the generally poor standard of the crossword.

  • Wildwood
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    edited February 2016 #18

    I got 'abled' OK, as the only word that would fit, but agree with Jill that 'enabled' would be more apt. I just put it down to the generally poor standard of the crossword.

    Must agree it is not a word I use but it is all that fits.

  • ABM
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    edited February 2016 #19

    But  surely  its  the  opposite  of  Disabled  ??

  • Graydjames
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    edited February 2016 #20

    Abled (adjective)

    "Having a full range of physical or mental abilities; not disabled."

    Enable is a verb.

  • Graydjames
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    edited February 2016 #21

    But, on a different point, I agree, having actually looked at the crossword, that "Abled" is not a satisfactory answer to the clue.

    But enabled would be. If you ever tried to write a crossword you'll know that sometimes compromises have to be made. But the error was in the clue.

  • SteveL
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    edited February 2016 #22

    Sometimes it's a case of second guessing how the mind of the compiler is working

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