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Enjoying your summer of sport but finding Demonland light on for discussion at this time of the year?

Listed below are twelve cryptic clues, the answer to which are the names of Australian sportspeople who should be familiar to you.

Each clue relates to both names, with the exception of #1 which refers to surname only.

All clues have something in common, but that is not the point of the quiz.

Rules:

*  Answers in a PM only please.

*  Limit of two correct answers per player at this stage.

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1.  Stank so bad.     Konstas

2.  Kinky, kinky corgis.     Nick Kyrgios

3.  Burnt ash land unrentable.     Annabel Sutherland

4.  Weird, zany Rene unhappy.     Ryan Papenhuyzen

5.  Presley lyre plucked.     Ellyse Perry

6.  Army kitchen mess.     Ricky Mentha

7.  Deluxe Armani tailored.     Alex de Minaur

8.  Sway, sway enhancement.     Nathan McSweeney

9.  Spit out salivary index.     Xavier Lindsay

10. Encounter smarm.  Poor customer manner?     Cameron Munster

11. Rock!  Tubes, beware.     Beau Webster

12. Combed cotton's bald.     Scott Boland

 

Edited by Demonstone
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@Ghostwriter will be pleased to see that I've relented and allowed a third answer.

11.  Beau Webster (ROCK "tubes beware")

The cryptic method I'm using should be obvious by now and should make the other clues easier to crack.

Edited by Demonstone

  • Author

And it's @reynolds46 to the rescue once again with:

5.  Ellyse Perry ("presley lyre" PLUCKED)

 

That's half of them solved.  Have at the other six, Demonlanders.

 

Are any of the surnames double-barrelled?

PS I’ve submitted three more answers. Whether they’re correct… who knows? Apart from you, dear Demonstone

Edited by Ghostwriter

  • Author

No double-barrelled names to be found in this quiz.

Contrary to the listed rules, @Ghostwriter is being a bit of a greedy guts by submitting three more correct answers, but I'll give others a chance to have a go before giving her the glory she selfishly craves.  :D


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Would you welcome to the stage @Harvey Wallbanger, who has snagged the double of:

4.  Ryan Papenhuyzen (WEIRD "zany rene unhappy")

6.  Ricky Mentha ("army kitchen" MESS)

Edited by Demonstone

10 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Would you welcome to the stage @Harvey Wallbanger, who has snagged the double of:

4.  Ryan Papenhuyzen (WEIRD "zany rene unhappy")

6.  Ricky Mentha ("army kitchen" MESS)

Here's me wondering for No. 6 if there was some sportsman called Mitch Yanker!

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It will come as no surprise to learn that @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew has joined the party and (just like @Ghostwriter) tumbled to the two anagrams and unlocked the mystery of:

10.  Cameron Munster (POOR "encounter smarm" & "customer manner")

 

The last two cryptic individuals  play the same sport.  What is it?  Who are they? 

#8 has me stumped (that’s not an accidental clue… or is it?) Speaking of, howsabout a clue?!!! 

edit: just read your above post. Thanks for the clue 😊

Edited by Ghostwriter


1 minute ago, Ghostwriter said:

#8 has me stumped (that’s not an accidental clue… or is it?) Speaking of, howsabout a clue?!!! 

 

Noooo! Not yet! I just joined! 🥹

9 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Noooo! Not yet! I just joined! 🥹

U snooze U lose 

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Well done to @demosaw for nutting out the answer to:

8.  Nathan McSweeney (SWAY "sway enhancement")

Let's wrap this up and finally give @Ghostwriter her due for solving the remaining teaser yesterday.

edit:  @demosaw also posted this answer while I was updating the thread.

3.  Annabel Sutherland (BURNT "ash land unrentable")

Thanks to all who played.  Over and out.

 

 

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