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Regarding the flag of a headless state leads to my departure (11)
*Not a proper cryptic crossword clue
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Regarding RE
the flag of SIGN
a headless state nATION
leads to my departure
RESIGNATION
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yes!
Well done, your turn tomorrow. To set a clue, not to resign, can you resign when you're self employed?
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Well, I'm resigned to it, if that helps...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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chriselst wrote: *Not a proper cryptic crossword clue
Why not? 
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I started getting complaints about the structure not being exactly right for a true cryptic clue that you'd find in a newspaper so started adding that disclaimer each time I set one.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I would probably have told them TGFTs.
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PompeyThree wrote: Why not?
Since you ask, in American cryptic clues all words must count so linking words (as in 'of a' and 'leads to') would be unacceptable. In both UK and American clues the definition 'my departure' would be suspect as it does not quite match the answer properly - resignation is not the me in question. Of course that could easily have been avoided by simply excluding 'my'. There are other minor issues that might have led to this being rejected by a 'proper' crossword editor.
That said, it's probably not necessary to add a disclaimer. We do all kinda assume that some 'rules' will be bent if not snapped into a thousand pieces most days. I do occasionally mount my high horse as a professional setter but only if the clue is so messed up as to make the answer no more than guesswork.
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Wow, we must go out for a drink sometime!
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↫↶↪↩↷↬ (6)
I was thinking of some clue, but the it is an every-day word so let first try...
1. The signs are here to confuse you, I should write 123456 too
2. It is always near...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
modified 10-Dec-15 7:34am.
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My first thought was that the arrows should direct me somewhere nowhere.
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Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
modified 10-Dec-15 7:09am.
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MASTER
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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It is symmetric, but no repeated signs!
1W
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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DIRECT
Nowhere in this case 
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Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
modified 10-Dec-15 7:09am.
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PISHED
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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AROUND
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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