1. Uzbeki's other half
2. Mixed vadge
3. Captain Haddock's pustulant mollusc
4. The arse is confused
5. An average mite
6. Sounds like a plea for more honey
7. Calvin Klein initially in sober state; cos berk gone wrong!
8. Capital!
9. Confuse a beheaded emoji
10. Sounds suspicious
11. Mad McFerrin
12. Sump so messy
13. Why he went to the disco
14. On removing from a suitcase, I called the police
15a. Boating across borders
15b. A pachyderm, if I were you
16. Jab with a tack and push it there, I hear
17. Alpha above
18. James is short and has a malodorous following
19. A comforter for what induces paranoia
20. Sweet and brown
21. Another myopic cartoon character
22. Pray before adding why
23. Rent-a-bongo
24. Sounds like he's leaving quickly
25. Make 42 up to a hundred
26. ?
27. A bull
28. Coronated camber
29. Bouncer - or fencer
30. French takeaway confusion
31. Looks like he sleeps in ale
32. You're floundering, Mr Cameron
33. Sounds like you know what to do with a teaspoon
34. Holed in and scrambled
35. The confusion of a wormed elf
36. Teletubby titfer
37. Either side of a French summer sounds like piss
38. Who's after the 80th deacon?
39. Checkmate
40. Sailor sandwich
41. Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny
42. Me reversing before a bird
43. A youth after a centre for fitness
44. Stuck on this one
45. Hiding in the circle that Donovan drew round his dirty coupé
46. He's back on after Dodd
47. Try to complete the name - there's an app for that.
48. Mixed review of rover debut
49. Grizzly elephant
50. No-one mends consecutive numbers
51. Do some of the backwards hokey cokey: You put your left leg out, your left leg in...
52. 100ml men jelli, and blend
53. Oil, check twice, and stir around car rim
54. Penemy
55. Making a mess of the devils oil cave
56. Not getting on with the Fresh Prince's buddy
57. Does roadworks
58. Sounds like a test, score five [NB this one's a blast from the past]

Alternative, less cryptic) clues:

10. Search for feminism on the forum finally found to be fruitful!
41. No greeting and no card - hijacked!

1. stan
3. barnacle
7. bockers

14. On removing from a suitcase, I called the police
15. Boating across borders

2. DaveG
4. Theresa
5. Flea
8. er, Edinburgh
9. jimO
10. ?Wishy?
11. BarmyBob
12. Possum
13. Came2Dance
14. samsite999
15. Countrycruising

Only 5, 6 and 10 to go...

I wonder if I made them too easy? Or perhaps not easy enough for DaveG

Sorry, only had time for a quick look, didn't want to take all the glory

5. MeanRedSpider
6. Phil_B_Again ?
10. Fishy_Dave

Ooh - 10 is good, but it's not right [/Roy Walker]

6 and 10 to go.

So a few more:

15. A pachyderm, if I were you
16. Jab with a tack and push it there, I hear
17. Alpha above
18. James is short and has a malodorous following
19. A comforter for what induces paranoia
20. Sweet and brown
21. Another myopic cartoon character
22. Pray before adding why
23. Rent-a-bongo
24. Sounds like he's leaving quickly
25. Make 42 up to a hundred
26. ?

27. A bull
28. Coronated camber
29. Bouncer - or fencer
30. French takeaway confusion
31. Looks like he sleeps in ale
32. You're floundering, Mr Cameron
33. Sounds like you know what to do with a teaspoon

34. Holed in and scrambled
35. The confusion of a wormed elf
36. Teletubby titfer
37. Either side of a French summer sounds like piss
38. Who's after the 80th deacon?
39. Checkmate
40. Sailor sandwich

20. sugerbear

16. pinin_prestatyn
18. Jimbo
23. ali_hire
24. RusH
34. Eldinho
35.Welformed
37. PeteP

6. Begbie

It's the only one I did get...

10. Fishy_Dave shifty
21. magooagain
32. Fishy_Dave

21.

33. spoonz

Aw, DaveG got there just before you Joe

25. adder58

Actually not, I added magooagain as an edit 1 minute afterwards

Honest, guv!

17. Ali Hire?
19. Coupe Dummy
22. Wishy
26. Hyperlink
33. Brewster
38. Elder81

17. suba
24. speedy_gonzales
27. cowboy
28. Roadking
31. bezzer
36. Cappo

41. Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny
42. Me reversing before a bird
43. A youth after a centre for fitness
44. Stuck on this one
45. Hiding in the circle that Donovan drew round his dirty coupé

Nope.

39. Tartandude
42. Hah, gotcha!
43. jimboy
44. Barbz
45. AndrewR

43. jimboy (damn, slow internet,)
40. Skipper69 ?

7 left to go

The 7...


10. Sounds suspicious
24. Sounds like he's leaving quickly
29. Bouncer - or fencer
30. French takeaway confusion
40. Sailor sandwich
41. Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny
44. Stuck on this one

10. wink
44. Gripped

10 is not wink, shift, fishy dave or wishy...

6 to go. (Apologies in advance 30 is a toughie - you will need to do some translation)

46. He's back on after Dodd
47. Try to complete the name - there's an app for that.
48. Mixed review of rover debut
49. Grizzly elephant
50 No-one mends consecutive numbers
51 Do some of the backwards hokey cokey: You put your left leg out, your left leg in...

12 to go

The 12....


10. Sounds suspicious
24. Sounds like he's leaving quickly
29. Bouncer - or fencer
30. French takeaway confusion
40. Sailor sandwich
41. Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny
46. He's back on after Dodd
47. Try to complete the name - there's an app for that.
48. Mixed review of rover debut
49. Grizzly elephant
50 No-one mends consecutive numbers
51 Do some of the backwards hokey cokey: You put your left leg out, your left leg in...

(Apologies in advance 30 is a toughie - you will need to do some translation)

51. Lego

51. Lego

51 - is not lego

48. Turbo_Verde

46. Kenno

Ha. Trust me to miss myself.

30. Enforcer?

Turbo_verde, Kenno and Enforcer are right.

Leaving:

10. Sounds suspicious
24. Sounds like he's leaving quickly
30. French takeaway confusion
40. Sailor sandwich
41. Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny
47. Try to complete the name - there's an app for that.
49. Grizzly elephant
50 No-one mends consecutive numbers
51 Do some of the backwards hokey cokey: You put your left leg out, your left leg in...

Wow, I bet this has not happened in many car forums!
Mark, I salute you once again!
Sadly, until the "concise" version appears, I'll forever be the boy with his nose pressed against the sweet shop window

Eeyup Mr C.

Running out of names now, and they are getting quite tough to do:

52. 10ml men jelli, and blend
53. Oil, check twice, and stir around car rim
54. Penemy
55. Making a mess of the devils oil cave
56. Not getting on with the Fresh Prince's buddy
57. Does roadworks
58. Sounds like a test, score five [NB this one's a blast from the past]

I think that is me completely done now!

24. sprintsteve
54. pfoe

47. Trappy
49. Nellybear
51. Nigel
55. Sedicivalvole
57. Highwayman



Oof, I'm out!

Nice one btw Emjay

You need to get out more





(cough)

52. Jim Clennell (is it 10ml?)
56. Carlt

Ps enjoyed this. Helps the lockdown boredom.

Well done, chaps. (And gripped - yes, my measurement was incorrect). 24 is not sprint steve, though

These are the last ones to guess:

10. Sounds suspicious
24. Sounds like he's leaving quickly
30. French takeaway confusion
40. Sailor sandwich
41. Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny
50 No-one mends consecutive numbers
53. Oil, check twice, and stir around car rim
58. Sounds like a test, score five [NB this one's a blast from the past]

I am not happy about #30 (or 41), so a different riddle:

10. Search for feminism on the forum finally found to be fruitful!
41. No greeting and no card - hijacked!

I will amend the first post to put in some clues and answers.

Taskmaster!



10. nismo (but cannot find how the original clue works!)
24. Blueboyracer?

Can no longer edit first post, so:

1. Uzbeki's other half
First letter Answer
2. Mixed vadge
First letter Answer
3. Captain Haddock's pustulant mollusc
First letter Answer
4. The arse is confused
First letter Answer
5. An average mite
First letter Answer
6. Sounds like a plea for more honey
First letter Answer
7. Calvin Klein initially in sober state; cos berk gone wrong!
First letter Answer
8. Capital!
First letter Answer
9. Confuse a beheaded emoji
First letter Answer
10. Sounds suspicious
First letter Answer
11. Mad McFerrin
First letter Answer
12. Sump so messy
First letter Answer
13. Why he went to the disco
First letter Answer
14. On removing from a suitcase, I called the police
First letter Answer
15a. Boating across borders
First letter Answer
15b. A pachyderm, if I were you
First letter Answer
16. Jab with a tack and push it there, I hear
First letter Answer
17. Alpha above
First letter Answer
18. James is short and has a malodorous following
First letter Answer
19. A comforter for what induces paranoia
First letter Answer
20. Sweet and brown
First letter Answer
21. Another myopic cartoon character
First letter Answer
22. Pray before adding why
First letter Answer
23. Rent-a-bongo
First letter Answer
24. Sounds like he's leaving quickly
First letter Answer
25. Make 42 up to a hundred
First letter Answer
26. ?
First letter Answer
27. A bull
First letter Answer
28. Coronated camber
First letter Answer
29. Bouncer - or fencer
First letter Answer
30. French takeaway confusion
First letter Answer
31. Looks like he sleeps in ale
First letter Answer
32. You're floundering, Mr Cameron
First letter Answer
33. Sounds like you know what to do with a teaspoon
First letter Answer
34. Holed in and scrambled
First letter Answer
35. The confusion of a wormed elf
First letter Answer
36. Teletubby titfer
First letter Answer
37. Either side of a French summer sounds like piss
First letter Answer
38. Who's after the 80th deacon
First letter Answer
39. Checkmate
First letter Answer
40. Sailor sandwich
First letter Answer
41. Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny
First letter Answer
42. Me reversing before a bird
First letter Answer
43. A youth after a centre for fitness
First letter Answer
44. Stuck on this one
First letter Answer
45. Hiding in the circle that Donovan drew round his dirty coupé
First letter Answer
46. He's back on after Dodd
First letter Answer
47. Try to complete the name - there's an app for that.
First letter Answer
48. Mixed review of rover debut
First letter Answer
49. Grizzly elephant
First letter Answer
50. No-one mends consecutive numbers
First letter Answer
51. Do some of the backwards hokey cokey: You put your left leg out, your left leg in...
First letter Answer
52. 10ml men jelli, and blend
First letter Answer
53. Oil, check twice, and stir around car rim
First letter Answer
54. Penemy
First letter Answer
55. Making a mess of the devils oil cave
First letter Answer
56. Not getting on with the Fresh Prince's buddy
First letter Answer
57. Does roadworks
First letter Answer
58. Sounds like a test, score five [NB this one's a blast from the past]
First letter Answer

Alternative, less cryptic) clues:

30. Search for feminism on the forum finally found to be fruitful!
41. No greeting and no card - hijacked!

Very good Mark, this has been the best topic for a long while - think you deserve the prize!

Very impressive, Mark - great thread!

"Adding Original Equipment intermittently was funny."

I don't understand.

Was funny = joked = JKD + the letters OE intermittently

The j O k E d's on you then

NSFW
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfcy15ZUE2c

This was a tough one....

Erm, I didn’t even recognise myself

It happens with age.

I said IT HAPPENS WITH AGE

NO, NOT WEDNESDAY, I SAID IT... oh forget it

What? Pardon?

50. Patch 1234?

30. JBT?

That was great. Picture round next?

That would be funny, given I’ve met so few fccukers