Some clues that involve Bush in the wordplay or answer, enjoy solving:
Guardian 25008 (Arachne): Throw shoe! Bugger invaded Iraq! (6,4)
Guardian 24930 (Brendan): World leader, so-called (4)
Guardian 24548 (Arachne): Desperately spur Bush to make improvements (5-3)
Guardian 25067 (Araucaria): Doubt of ex-president losing article about … is it about love? (9) D_______Y
FT 13499 (Orense): Born to talk at length, without meaning - that's Bush (7)
Guardian 24841 (Enigmatist): He buggers off having acquired nothing (6,4)
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18 comments
A prez one should not beat about (4)
1. GEORGE BUSH* Shoe aptly used by setter/thrower?
2.BUSH ? Must be since it 4 letters long. But World leader, real or imagined...
3.BRUSH UPS*
4. With DY, must be something to do with Dubya-man.
5.B-RAMBLER, after Bramble in THC yesterday, this was easy
6.GE(O)RGE BUSH*
Somehow, 'bugger' seems to be a recurring theme. :-)
Stop in India for ultimately brash President (4)
A president finds short backward subject hot (4)
Like father, like son, the silent occupier of the White House (9,6,4)
Ex-president has no right to fight (4)
A shrub loses right, and remains confused a shrub, President ! (4)
Name “always retarded” president (Bush) (5)
I must admit this might not get past an editor as you have to 'translate' a wordplay indicator - but it amused me anyway ;o)
Great Post. "Throw shoe! Bugger invaded Iraq!" is the best for me on Dubya.
Thanks everyone.
@Kishore: I'll publish the answers after a few hours...for the pending ones:
2: "World" leader = W!
4: The definition is 'doubt'.
@anax: Haven't managed to solve your clue. Hint?
With your nudging:
2. W=Doubleyou=Dubya=Bush
4.DUB(I(O)USLY(-a), I thought first, but could not fit the entire anno and then settled on DUB(I(O)S IT)Y(-a)
I looked at some on-line anagrams of President Bush, President George Bush, George Bush etc. and found that the word 'bugger' in its various forms somehow predominantly appears !
Name “always retarded” president (Bush) (5) DUBYA
Name (v.)- DUB
“always - AY
retarded” - rev ind, so YA
president (Bush) - def
@CVasi: Thank you! And great clue!
One in hand worth two in the White House resident (4)
...or if you want to be thrown off the scent a little:
Black American primarily hoping to be president (4)
That was cute, Anax. The red herring that aint red.
Stupid president introducing sort of on/off independence (10) - U - - - O - - - -
Dubya welcomes Liberals? It’s not true! (8) - - L - - - - -
Unkind and corrupt, I am president (4-8) - - A - _ - - - - - I - -
Look, Bush is no fool! (10) - - - R - - - - - N
They might not all refer to the former genius, of course...
Dubya welcomes Liberals? It’s not true! (8) - - L - - - - -
BULLSHIT = BU (LL) SH + IT
Unkind and corrupt, I am president (4-8) - - A - _ - - - - - I - -
MEAN-SPIRITED = (I AM PRESIDENT)*
Look, Bush is no fool! (10) - - - R - - - - - N
EXPRESSION = EX-PRES + ISNO*
Stupid president introducing sort of on/off independence (10) BUFFOONISH
BUSH around (ON OFF I)*
Very nice clues, Anax.
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