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RHP Arms

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1. Tactic worth a thousand in the drain.

2. Duck gets leech with body odor for devastating move.

3. Point after twenty-two divided by seven tactic.

4. Lifeless with 2 zombie heads, a goat head and a gun!

Senecio Jacobaea

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
1. Tactic worth a thousand in the drain.

2. Duck gets leech with body odor for devastating move.

3. Point after twenty-two divided by seven.

4. Lifeless with 2 zombie heads, a goat head and a gun!
2.
double check

Ro

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04 Feb 14

Originally posted by wolfgang59
1. Tactic worth a thousand in the drain.

2. Duck gets leech with body odor for devastating move.

3. Point after twenty-two divided by seven tactic.

4. Lifeless with 2 zombie heads, a goat head and a gun!
3.
Pin

Ro

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
1. Tactic worth a thousand in the drain.

2. Duck gets leech with body odor for devastating move.

3. Point after twenty-two divided by seven tactic.

4. Lifeless with 2 zombie heads, a goat head and a gun!
I wondered if 4. is
zugswang
but can't quite make it work.

Senecio Jacobaea

Yorkshire

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
1. Tactic worth a thousand in the drain.

2. Duck gets leech with body odor for devastating move.

3. Point after twenty-two divided by seven tactic.

4. Lifeless with 2 zombie heads, a goat head and a gun!
1.
skewer

Senecio Jacobaea

Yorkshire

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Originally posted by Rank outsider
I wondered if 4. is [hidden]zugswang[/hidden] but can't quite make it work.
I think you are right:-

2 zombie heads are ZZ + A GUN a goat's head gives the second G which leaves w as an abbreviation of with (Chambers). reordered gives ZUGZWANG

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

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Originally posted by Ragwort
I think you are right:-

[hidden] 2 zombie heads are ZZ + A GUN a goat's head gives the second G which leaves w as an abbreviation of with (Chambers). reordered gives ZUGZWANG [/hidden]
CORRECT!!
Clue should have said with a gun.

All the rest correct too. Well done all.

Ro

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07 Feb 14

Originally posted by wolfgang59
CORRECT!!
Clue should have said with a gun.

All the rest correct too. Well done all.
Sorry, I must be being slow. Why is zugswang defined by 'lifeless'?

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Originally posted by Rank outsider
Sorry, I must be being slow. Why is zugswang defined by 'lifeless'?
Not being able to move.

Ro

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
Not being able to move.
Ok I see. Though my pedantry is screaming that a person in zugswang can move. In fact, it is the very fact that they can move that is the problem!

Yes, I am seeking help, by the way.

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Originally posted by Rank outsider
Ok I see. Though my pedantry is screaming that a person in zugswang can move. In fact, it is the very fact that they can move that is the problem!

Yes, I am seeking help, by the way.
It wasn't that good a clue ..... 😞