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crance ironned adj. The state of being drunk and fastening yourself to the front of the last carriage home. Antar got crance ironned and held the taxi queue together by its front rail. cranced adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the bowsprit, its supports and the bar tab properly attached. Josefin was cranced, fastening a napkin to the bar rail as though securing rigging. crancelinned adj. Drunk beyond heraldic dignity, wearing a garland of rue and behaving as though it were a coronation. Gayann arrived crancelinned, wearing rue like a Saxon coronation and missing the bus. crancheed adj. Too drunk to travel except by a crude carriage, preferably one that does not require walking. Enneth was crancheed and asked whether the pub could provide a horse-drawn taxi to the corner. cranchided adj. Drunk in a way that makes you transparent, nocturnal and difficult to locate beneath the table. Jonquavious was cranchided, visible only when the torch caught his glassy outline by the settle. cranchiided adj. Drunk, with the result that you become a member of a large-eyed, deep-water family nobody invited. Giahna was cranchiided, staring beneath the bar as though the carpet concealed an ocean. crandalled adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every conversation into stonework requiring pointed correction. Evaline was crandalled, chipping away at the wording of the menu with a beer mat. crandallited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a many-sided mineral, hard to move and full of phosphate. Sohom was crandallited, settled at a complex angle and impervious to suggestions of home. crane drivered adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating the lifting equipment of the conversation without a licence. Mitcheal was crane drivered, hoisting each topic clear of the previous one before abandoning it. crane engined adj. Drunk by the third round, and hauling the evening forward with obsolete mechanical determination. Ellarae was crane engined, dragging the conversation and one reluctant chair across the snug. crane flied adj. Loosened by drink into mistaking every spindly-legged insect for a monument of engineering. Dashawnda got crane flied and solemnly directed the kitchen moth towards the nearest construction site. crane gamed adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly testing your skill against a machine that will not pay out. Tyreisha was crane gamed, making careful attempts to retrieve a toy from the fruit machine. crane locomotived adj. Still drunk, and proceeding tank-first through the pub while lifting anything left in the way. Cambreigh was crane locomotived, crossing the bar with a chair hooked firmly to one sleeve. crane operatored adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring machinery for tasks ordinarily performed by a person with fingers. Zuko became crane operatored and approached the lavatory latch as a major industrial undertaking. craneaged adj. The state of being drunk and needing mechanical assistance to raise a glass to your lips. Osagie was craneaged by closing time, raising each half with the solemnity of cargo. craned (/kɹeɪnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a long-necked wader, surveying the pub from an impractical height. Alie was craned, extending her neck above the crowd to locate the crisps.