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Crossword special

Posted By: Lex

Crossword special - 10/02/23 11:27 AM

My latest CDM clue is actually one of a connected group in a recent puzzle, so here is the whole set just to tease the gray matter and as usual I am giving you all first and last letters (but in alphabetical order) to help you along:

1. ____ 2, 3 (4, 5), 6 (7,8), 9 3, 10, and possibly 11 12 for 13 14 15 (4) - best

2. Imagine not opening cut-price stew (7) - picture

3. Schedule put back accommodates Charlie as performer (5) - actor

4. Male member's sports car (6)

5. Men fear bothering city privilege-holder (7) - freeman

6. Bishop's occasional interlocutor car sets off (7) - actress

7. Judge cases I prepared for Shylock's daughter (7) - jessica

8. 80s computer pliant and yielding to some extent (5) - tandy

9. For wearing outside: uniform with plastic front (10)

10. Story Presley can ruin (10) - screenplay

11. Cosmetic ultimatum as car appears trapped (7) - mascara

12. Wilde, Peterson and Hammerstein showing no lasting damage (6) - oscars

13. Pushing director finally into into Olympic sport (7) - driving

14. Fail to see Mars's first satellite (4) - miss

15. Tandem rider in song lives through 24 hours (5) - daisy

16. ... and the whole thing is? - Best picture, actor (Morgan Freeman), actress (Jessica Tandy), supporting actor, screenplay and makeup Oscars for Driving Miss Daisy

(This was quite complicated to assemble, so apologies in advance for any errors...!) crazy catrub
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 12:03 PM

Can we take it a clue at a time, or do you want the whole shebang?
Posted By: curly

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 12:27 PM

10. Anagram. Presley can = Screenplay

Hi Kev.
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 12:55 PM

14. Miss (first letter of Mars plus International Space Stations)
Posted By: manxman

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 01:49 PM

5. freeman (anagram) wave
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 02:27 PM

A free for all, Rog, but perhaps only take a couple during the first 24 hours

...and hi Remi: you'd better scoot over to CDM and claim that smile
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 02:29 PM

11. mascara (hidden word) wave
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 02:49 PM

All good so far! thumbsup
Posted By: bermag45

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 06:31 PM

3. Actor (rota backwards including C for charlie) - Nice puzzle Lex wave

Bernie monky
Posted By: flotsam

Re: Crossword special - 10/02/23 08:10 PM

12. Oscars
Lasting damage is scars plus zero/0 (no) and they are all named Oscar
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Crossword special - 10/03/23 12:20 AM

8. Tandy (hidden word) smile
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/03/23 07:37 AM

Yes, yes and yesyes

glad you like the puzzle Bernie
Posted By: curly

Re: Crossword special - 10/03/23 07:48 AM

2. Anagram. cut-price less first c = picture

Salut Kev.
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/03/23 07:50 AM

Bonjour Remi thumbsup
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Crossword special - 10/03/23 05:07 PM

13. Driving (r = director finally, going into diving (Olympic sport)) smile
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/03/23 05:57 PM

thumbsup Correct Rog, and I dare say the theme is becoming apparent...
Posted By: manxman

Re: Crossword special - 10/03/23 11:34 PM

7. Jessica -- J + anag of (çases I) Shylocks daughter wave
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Crossword special - 10/04/23 12:32 AM

15. Daisy - is (lives) through day (24 hrs.) wave
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/04/23 10:04 AM

Two more good answers and only four left... thumbsup
Posted By: curly

Re: Crossword special - 10/04/23 10:15 AM

6. Anagram. car sets = actress

Bonne journée à toi et Linda.
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Crossword special - 10/04/23 11:12 AM

1. Best grin
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/04/23 04:33 PM

thumbsup ... and then there were only two green bottles hanging on the wall...
Posted By: Sherlock

Re: Crossword special - 10/05/23 01:12 AM

6. M/organ
9. S(up)porting 😎
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/06/23 09:29 AM

thumbsup Them's the answers, and that just leaves a little reinterpretation of 1 (by reference to 11) to provide the answer to 16
Posted By: soot

Re: Crossword special - 10/07/23 05:07 PM

Puzzling ... for sure wink
Posted By: Sherlock

Re: Crossword special - 10/07/23 07:40 PM

Assuming this is what you're looking for: wink

*Best Picture
Best Actor: Morgan Freeman
*Best Actress: Jessica Tandy
Best Supporting Actor
*Best Screenplay
*Best Makeup
Oscars/nominations for Driving Miss Daisy (Oscars = *)
Posted By: Lex

Re: Crossword special - 10/08/23 04:28 PM

Thank you - even more detailed than expected: these were obviously just the list of nominations. thumbsup catrub
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