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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Henderson from YOLT?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    No
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    edited May 2014 Posts: 7,314
    Mr. Solo?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    edited May 2014 Posts: 2,667
    @pachazo is correct! The answer is Mr Solo from Goldfinger.

    Explanations, to put you all out of your misery!

    1. Our asylums are full of people who think they're a spy like me.

    Connery refers to people thinking they're Napoleon, which is changed to "a spy like me" - thinking of a spy like Napoleon was meant to make you think of Napoleon Solo.

    2. I provided some nice ham.

    Cryptic anagram clue, as with Boris Grishenko in my last offering. NICE HAM is composed of "MACHINE parts".

    3. My name has recently been released.

    ... by William Boyd. Call yourselves Bond fans? ;)

    4. I had an agreement to marry my squeeze. Til death do us part?

    He had a pressing engagement!

    5. I made a decision that befits my name, like Roald Dahl when he wasn't writing for children.

    Roald Dahl's adult autobiography is Going Solo, as Mr Solo does when he opts to take his $1m and leave the other gangsters behind.

    6. Without my assistance there would never have been a famous scene in Bond history... even though I wasn't in it.

    Solo provides the laser for the famous table scene.

    7. I won't be needing that new footwear after all.

    "That guy Solo's gonna wear a hole in his shoes"

    8. To answer my question: "He can't speak, but he can see where he's going."

    Oddjob is described as mute, but when he passes the turning for airport Solo asks him "Are you blind or something?!"

    9. I must be some kind of big guy, but not for long.

    He's obviously "big" in crime and in shipping circles, but he ends up crushed into very small pieces.

    Well done @pachazo - over to you.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
    Posts: 3,144
    That was quite some round with great clues well done that man.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Great set of clues @Tokoloshe. Really good round.
  • mirandafrostmirandafrost
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    WillyGalore wrote:
    Great set of clues @Tokoloshe. Really good round.
    I agree. Wow, it was really difficult but with the explanations it seems so obvious!
    Congrats to you, @pachazo
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    Tokoloshe wrote:
    5. I made a decision that befits my name, like Roald Dahl when he wasn't writing for children.

    Roald Dahl's adult autobiography is Going Solo, as Mr Solo does when he opts to take his $1m and leave the other gangsters behind.
    This was the clue that made me think it could be him and suddenly everything else fell into place. Although I will admit that I had no idea what the hell clue number two meant!

    Please allow me a brief time to put something together. I have someone in mind so it won't take long.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    Fantastic round! Well done, @pachazo!
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    Shall we begin?

    1) Things didn't go as planned but it wasn't necessarily my fault.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Thanks, @pachazo!

    Hmmm. Could be so many. How about Goodnight?
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Not much to work on..

    Try Helga Brandt from You Only Live Twice
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    No correct guesses yet.

    1) Things didn't go as planned but it wasn't necessarily my fault.

    2) I caught someone off guard and then someone caught me off guard.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Milton Krest?
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    edited May 2014 Posts: 7,314
    That is not the answer we're looking for.

    1) Things didn't go as planned but it wasn't necessarily my fault.

    2) I caught someone off guard and then someone caught me off guard.

    3) I am not shy about expressing my personal opinion towards a certain individual.



    Incorrect
    Helga Brandt
    Mary Goodnight
    Milton Krest
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Fiona Volpe
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Miranda Frost?
  • jobojobo
    Posts: 7,507
    Nick Nack?
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    M
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    edited May 2014 Posts: 7,314
    Not any of the above.

    1) Things didn't go as planned but it wasn't necessarily my fault.

    2) I caught someone off guard and then someone caught me off guard.

    3) I am not shy about expressing my personal opinion towards a certain individual.

    4) I did what I was told to do. In hindsight, perhaps I shouldn't have.



    Incorrect
    Bibi Dahl
    Fiona Volpe
    Helga Brandt
    M
    Mary Goodnight
    Milton Krest
    Miranda Frost
    Nick Nack
    Patrice
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Patrice?
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    two characters in mind, but went with Bibi Dahl from For Your Eyes Only

    will throw out the other (next time) if the above proves incorrect
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    Neither of those guesses are correct.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Oh there you are

    Going ahead with second attempt, that is - Tiffany Case

    More clues are always encouraged, but will check back on progress at a later date
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    edited May 2014 Posts: 7,314
    I'm afraid that is also incorrect. Perhaps it's time for another clue then.

    1) Things didn't go as planned but it wasn't necessarily my fault.

    2) I caught someone off guard and then someone caught me off guard.

    3) I am not shy about expressing my personal opinion towards a certain individual.

    4) I did what I was told to do. In hindsight, perhaps I shouldn't have.

    5) What goes up must come down. I didn't particularly enjoy either part of it.


    Incorrect
    Apostis
    Bibi Dahl
    Cigar Girl from TWINE
    Fiona Volpe
    Helga Brandt
    M
    Mary Goodnight
    Milton Krest
    Miranda Frost
    Natalya Simonova
    Nick Nack
    Patrice
    Tiffany Case
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Cigar Girl in TWINE?
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Natalya Simonova?
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    I'm sorry but neither of those are correct. Keep trying. Will add some more clues later.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    Apostis?
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    Incorrect. Added to the list.
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