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(a) Russian roulette
(b) French kiss
(c) German Bight
(d) Turkish delight
(h) I'll suggest "Czech [check] Mate"
(k) Being an annoying spelling-pedant vis-a-vis @MotCO : Malagasy -- the full anagram -- language of Madagascar
(m) Esperanto
(b) French kiss
(c) German Bight
(d) Turkish delight
(h) I'll suggest "Czech [check] Mate"
(k) Being an annoying spelling-pedant vis-a-vis @MotCO : Malagasy -- the full anagram -- language of Madagascar
(m) Esperanto
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OK, so we are left with:-
f) ? Orange
g) French ?
j) Another name for liquorice
l) She starred in The High Life
n) Think ABBA!
f) ? Orange
g) French ?
j) Another name for liquorice
l) She starred in The High Life
n) Think ABBA!
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Far too obvious! Use your crossword skills!!
Don't know here, about crosswords; but "Abba" means "father" in Hebrew...
(f) probably going mad here: but there's the old expression "all Lombard Street to a china orange" -- meaning, a totally uneven contest -- China, = Chinese??
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You're very close but Chinese isn't actually a language.
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What type of word is ABBA?
I live somewhat under a rock -- "The High Life" meant nothing to me. I thus Googled: answer revealed thereby, I think: but performing the G-act has put me out of the running on this one.
If there's some obscure lingo somewhere, with a name approximating to "Tchaina" or the like -- I've never heard of it.
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I figure that I've "shot my bolt" on this one. (f): reckon that either I'll kick myself; or it will be something totally off my radar. (g) and (n) -- despite all your "pointers" on the latter -- haven't the faintest idea.
Just a last try, no doubt utterly despairing and ridiculous: (j): Liquorice Allsorts are made by Bassetts; Bassetts =, sort-of, Basque
???
Just a last try, no doubt utterly despairing and ridiculous: (j): Liquorice Allsorts are made by Bassetts; Bassetts =, sort-of, Basque
???
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Amongst the various other names for types of liquorice are 'Pontefract cakes' and 'Spanish', presumably it's the latter moniker that we are looking for.
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True - but what else is it?
Palindrome.
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(f) You will kick yourself.I figure that I've "shot my bolt" on this one. (f): reckon that either I'll kick myself; or it will be something totally off my radar. (g) and (n) -- despite all your "pointers" on the latter -- haven't the faintest idea.
Just a last try, no doubt utterly despairing and ridiculous: (j): Liquorice Allsorts are made by Bassetts; Bassetts =, sort-of, Basque
(j) You're obviously not a Northerner, Sir!
(g) is a bit tongue in cheek (so to speak)
(n) is very, very difficult - but it's a language spoken by ca. 40 million people
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So get your thinking cap on, sir!!
(f) Oh, Lord ! -- am doing that thing: of course -- Mandarin orange ...
(j) Pontefract cakes are made of liquorice; but I wouldn't see "Pontefract" as an actual synonym.
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When I were a young 'un, ah'd go into me local spice shop and ask for a piece of ******* of't penny tray!
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OK, so we are now left with:-
g) French ?
j) Another name for liquorice
l) She starred in The High Life
n) Think ABBA!
Calthrop currently in the lead with 7 points, followed by MotCO with 3. Six points still up for grabs.
I will award 5 points if anyone gets n) Think ABBA!
g) French ?
j) Another name for liquorice
l) She starred in The High Life
n) Think ABBA!
Calthrop currently in the lead with 7 points, followed by MotCO with 3. Six points still up for grabs.
I will award 5 points if anyone gets n) Think ABBA!
Hens? Mustard? Leave [going AWOL]? Fancies [sponge-cake thingies]? Drove [hamlet in the Fens]?
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A good try - but my answer is a bit more devious! Incorrect
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Repeat - the answer is a bit tongue in cheek (so to speak), if you catch my drift!
And I realise my stuff above, was not language-related -- put it down to getting slightly unhinged with the frustration ! -- and I can still make nothing of the tongue-in-cheek bit.
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The only tongue in cheek I can think of is French kissing.
So we are looking for a palindromic language - but I've never heard of it
French kiss - the language of love?
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Nice one!