Cryptic Clues

[oldposhpete]

Well done Maestro

 

[lamby]

Should have got that!

 

[Ron]

I thought of samurai but couldn't make head nor tail of samur - still can't.

 

[oldposhpete]

The Samur is a river in Russia, hence the 'banker' reference (river bank)

 

[Resurgam]

Improper clergyman turns to a legendary creature (6 letters)

 

[Minxy]

Was he a dotty old chap? Dashed if I know (6. 5)

So I'll guess Samuel Morse

Got morse .... where did Samuel come from

 

[oldposhpete]

Mr Morse, who invented the Morse code (hence the 'dotty' and 'dashed' reference), his first name was Samuel

 

[Resurgam]

Got morse .... where did Samuel come from

That was his first name

 

[lamby]

Off to bed. Night all!

 

[Minxy]

I didn't know that ... had got the morse code bit


.... now I'm more knowledgeable then I was 5 mins ago

 

[Resurgam]

I didn't know that ... had got the morse code bit


.... now I'm more knowledgeable then I was 5 mins ago

...and do you feel better for it now?

 

[Minxy]

I am


.... love to learn

 

[oldposhpete]

Improper clergyman turns to a legendary creature (6 letters)

Sprite

 

[Ron]

OMG. Didn't see that either. But then I didn't know sprite was a legendary creature.

 

[Resurgam]

Sprite

Correct Pete. Over to you

 

[oldposhpete]

(5, 3, 1, 4)

 

[Ron]

----- not a clue

 

[oldposhpete]

Close Ron....

 

[lamby]

Never got a clue?

 

[lamby]

or maybe "never had a clue"?