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They're all Newcastle players, past and present:

1. Worse than par for the course 2. What a Nut 3. Ye Olde Anglo Saxon character 4. More transparent, I hear 5. Sheltered from facial hair 6. From a region of France? No. 7. Tough cord 8. Knight of the joint test 9. Wouldn't bring him to Newcastle! 10. Mounted her, I've heard. 11. Assasinate Calvin 12. Almost paid to have him released - ended badly. 13. Game? Thinks he's very tasty. 14. Scottish cooking oil? 15. Came before Stuart.

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

Answers

4. More transparent, I hear - Shearer

5. Sheltered from facial hair - Beardsley

9. Wouldn't bring him to Newcastle! - Cole

11. Assasinate Calvin - Kilcline

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1 Bogie 2 Brazil 12 Bailey(?)

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12. Bailey is wrong. Rest are all right so far.

How do you list things on this forum? Is there a symbol you use for a line break?

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000


You put a less than sign "br" and then a greater than sign, I'd just type it but it probably wouldn't show up.

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10 Roeder

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What
Like
This
? Roeder's right by the way. I bit poor that one.

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15 - Tudor

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These one's still to go.

2. What a Nut
3. Ye Olde Anglo Saxon character
6. From a region of France? No.
7. Tough cord
8. Knight of the joint test
12. Almost paid to have him released - ended badly.
13. Game? Thinks he's very tasty.
14. Scottish cooking oil?
15. Came before Stuart.

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

These one's still to go.

6. From a region of France? No.
7. Tough cord
8. Knight of the joint test
12. Almost paid to have him released - ended badly.
13. Game? Thinks he's very tasty.
14. Scottish cooking oil?


-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

And 3 of course.

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000


Do you want any clues?
Is there anybody still trying?
Does anyone care?
and after all that effort on my part ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

Stumped.

13. Venison?

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6. Marseille i no?

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13. is it Barry Venison?

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16. Leave me alone, Mother!
17. Silly bottom
18. Earl Grey?
19. French Guy's dinner
20. Condiments, we hear

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000


Venison is correct.
7. isn't a great clue. 'Solid taper' a bit better perhaps

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

7. Steve Hardwick

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

Ok clues then. first names
3. Andy
6. Paul
7. Steve
8. Err... Pavel
9. Ray
10. MArk

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20. Sellars?

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Are your clues serious Softie? Or just snippets of conversation to be heard round the Wimbush family table? ;-))

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16. Goma
I'm off now. Good weekend all.

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

Sir Knee Check grooooaaaaannnn! Brilliant Pete, a classic.

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2000

3. Thorn
6. Gascoigne
12. Ranson
14. McGhee

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2000

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