Cryptic Crossword

[retrocop]

Service head passed water rate (5) I have s?e?d. Could it be speed (as in rate) but how is it parsed? Thanks in anticipation.

[bibblebub]

Service head = S
passed water = PEED (number ones)

[ubasses]

S (first letter of Service) pee'd

[retrocop]

Your very rude!! Thank you both so much. Thats what comes of a pure sheltered upringing.

[bibblebub]

me rude? you're the one doing obscene crosswords

[ubasses]

Rude Moi !!!!

[retrocop]

I would never have entertained doing it if I knew the clues contained such base profanities and me being a former choir boy as well!!!

[bibblebub]

p.s. have you ever considered applying basic adjustments to your avatar so that it looks a bit less washed out? e.g. http://i1347.photobucket.com/albums/p701/bibblebub/aampc_zps24ab5ae1.jpg

[writesbad]

v. pointed, percy

B'bub - I've always thought of you as the Mekon. Do you know who I mean?
:-) Wb

[bibblebub]

don't be vague http://is.gd/FlWEri

[bibblebub]

here's the longer version of the url http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rqH4fUbko2U/S-nQoZL7UxI/AAAAAAAAQtQ/zw0eC86JLho/s1600/mekon+hague.jpg

[writesbad]

v. drole. B'bub. I am sure it will, one day, be one of your avatars, unless we've missed it already:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mekon

[bibblebub]

i get most of my avatars from pictures that others have edited on a handful of sites e.g. http://s4.b3ta.com/host/creative/65077/1417693604/BlairsRing.jpg so it's usually other people's decisions that determine the pics i use