IMHOOH + MI (reversed)
Untouchable after you interact with this noisome first collection of records (8)
Tahmoh Penikett’s neighbor’s mother sings each syllable with fluctuations between different notes. (7)
(yes, I’m a Joss Whedon fan…)
Spoil with seconds at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack. (4)
RuinSecond letter of the last four nouns
SDMB minor pits oil-producing country in Andes (9)
On the outskirts of a sacral momento, lies a calcium capital (10)
Answer:
SACRAMENTO
Explanation:
[spoiler]Outskirts = start and finish of SACRAl meMENTO (note the corrected spelling)
Sacramento is the capital of California (CA) just as the symbol for calcium is Ca.[/spoiler]
New clue:
Automobile inspector (7)
Cecil Adams has exposed many horribly burned angels (5 7)
urban legends"burned angels" anagrammed (signaled by "horribly)
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Let me try again. I botched the clue, and it was all I could due in the time I had left on the edit window.
At dinner, some say that “A.I.G.'s bad debt” is left here. (2 5 4)
I’m not sure if I can do this answer with any clue. However, I think that you guys are a resourceful bunch.
Once it is solved, can someone please explain how I could have made this clue better?
If I need to repent for my cryptic clue sin, let me know that as well.
I’m gonna bump this to say that fans of cryptics should keep an eye out for the November issue of Games World of Puzzles, which has a section with 10 cryptics by Bob Stigger, of whom I am a fan. The ten include four “regular” cryptics – two straight and two theme – and six variety cryptics, several of which are extremely challenging.
In the south, we hear about a small portable toilet, nutty! (5)
Potty?
No.
Look at the first part of the clue. I debated putting it in, but, figured I had to, for those of us not from the south to begin with.
Another bump to plug this. It’s going to go on sale soon, if it isn’t already.