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Cryptic question

Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by Otto Flayshow, Apr 27, 2011.

  1. Otto Flayshow

    Otto Flayshow Well-Known Member

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    I'm doing a cryptic crossword at the moment. One of the clues is:

    Disclose Alf's action? (3,3,3,3,2,3,3)

    The first word begins with 'L' and the last word begins with 'B'.

    The phrase 'let the cat out of the bag' fits, and would make sense in terms of the 'disclose' part of the clue.

    However, I'm a bit baffled over the 'Alf's action' part. The only vague idea I had was that Peter Bonetti (nicknamed 'the Cat') played for England under Alf Ramsay. Does anyone know if the phrase 'let the cat out of the bag' was ever used in connection with Bonetti and/or Ramsay? :huh:

    A google search reveals nothing.
     
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  2. HuggyBear

    HuggyBear Well-Known Member

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    Have you tried yahoo?
     
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  3. Schlem Boogerman

    Schlem Boogerman Well-Known Member

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    Let the tit out of the bra?
     
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  4. HuggyBear

    HuggyBear Well-Known Member

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    i think Bonetti at the time was being called for a return the first 11 maybe??
     
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  5. PleaseNotPoll

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    The ALF tv series about an Alien Life Form had it's main character often trying to eat the family pet cat.
    Really weird clue if that's what it's referring to, though.
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  6. HuggyBear

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    let the cat out the bap??
     
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    Sucky peoples champ & forum saviour

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    Dafuk is this?
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  8. HuggyBear

    HuggyBear Well-Known Member

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    yes we've cracked it cant tag otto though\???
     
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  9. Sucky

    Sucky peoples champ & forum saviour

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    Put an @thenthename
     
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  10. HuggyBear

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    Wonder what paper it was?
     
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  11. Skylarker

    Skylarker PL High Commissioner

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    He died on April 28th 2011.
     
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  12. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    He put the cat’s bag over his head and gaffer taped himself up all because nobody replied to his thread.
     
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  13. Skylarker

    Skylarker PL High Commissioner

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    RIP Otto <rose>
     
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  14. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    Otto was a good man, a nice man, he had dreams... mainly about going on countdown, and he had nice hair that he gelled forwards with a comb each morning, he had a nice cat, and loved to take it for walks along the canal, in its bag.

    Otto wanted nothing more than warm companionship, but he went looking in all the wrong places... if only he had found the PL board today, with great people on, new faces who like to laugh and jump and skip... oh well.

    RIP Otto.
     
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  15. Skylarker

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    I'm getting emotional now ffs <wah>
     
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  16. HuggyBear

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    @brb can you email the OP as we have got the last question is his puzzle.

    Just put ' let the cat out of the bap' he will know what its about.

    Huggy xx
     
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