Cryptic caves

[bograt]

These are clearly FAR TOO EASY!

Short Drop?

 

[JasonC]

Silverback attempts to sandwich uranium.

Gautries.  Nice

 

[bograt]

Its all a question of wavelengths, over to you JasonC. 

 

[JasonC]

OK, trying for something to keep you cryptic geniuses guessing for longer than 30 seconds...

Irishman's passing on gin, slid uncomfortably into tight spot. (5,3,2,3,4)

 

[bograt]

Would that be Micks End in Old Ings?

 

[JasonC]

Yes Bograt it would - with apologies to any Irish readers for a shockingly un-PC clue....

Over the net, back to you...

 

[bograt]

Court union, maybe?

 

[Fulk]

Would I be on the right lines with 'Something Joint' (as, e.g. Timpony Joint' ? though not that)?

 

[JasonC]

Don't think so... I have an inkling of a suspicion of a possible answer

 

[bograt]

Would I be on the right lines with 'Something Joint' (as, e.g. Timpony Joint' ? though not that)?

No, it is a cave name rather than a location inside one

 

[Fulk]

No, it is a cave name rather than a location inside one

Check out NC Vol. 1, p. 145.

 

[Speleofish]

Link Pot?

 

[bograt]

Not Link, not NC.

 

[JasonC]

Wookey Hole ?

Woo + Keyhole, referring to Union, makers of the same

You'd not get away that in the Times, but the Guardian would probably allow it

 

[bograt]

No hole intended, they also make the key!
All yours.

 

[JasonC]

Fool heard about detective, no longer current.

 

[bograt]

Hmm, took me a couple of days to swim the channel for that one! :-\, sneaky  , anyone else want to guess before I pop it?

 

[bograt]

OK, no takers;
Goof re Berger(ac)

Goufre Berger.

 

[JasonC]

YYURYYUBICURYY4ME 

Well done - back to you !

 

[bograt]

Not fit enough to work that one out at the mo.  :blink:
Try this;

Hearing pulse, two score over five.