Définitions énigmatiques

[FrenchForumSurvivor]

The problem with your style of clues, Nifty, is that regular contributors get put off by the seeming impossibility of them, so stop visiting the thread, which is a shame.

I've never in my life seen a cryptic crossword clue with an answer 21 letters long ............

It does happen sometimes, Veem, with the answer needing to be written in several parts of the grid, both across and down.

[FrenchForumSurvivor]

Twelve and a half percent.

Well, blow me down, that looks like the right answer! Quick, give us another one while he's not looking!

[Nifty]

Strike.

[Veem]

Phew

[Flaneur]

Hurray!

Master Brown's boys (7)

[Veem]

The problem with your style of clues, Nifty, is that regular contributors get put off by the seeming impossibility of them, so stop visiting the thread, which is a shame.

I've never in my life seen a cryptic crossword clue with an answer 21 letters long ............

It does happen sometimes, Veem, with the answer needing to be written in several parts of the grid, both across and down.

Of course it does. The only cryptic clues I see these days are on here. I'd forgotten about the 3D (10) and 7A (11) type.

[Nifty]

Cabinet ?

[Flaneur]

Not cabinet, Nifty

[Flaneur]

Master Brown's rebellious boys (7).

Hoping it's not too obscure. I was hoping to ginger things up a bit; hope I haven't doug myself into a hole.

[FrenchForumSurvivor]

Editing the clue and adding the punning extras sent me down the google path, my memory told me brown and ginger were linked. Sorry to have cheated.

Outlaws