Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Where goats go to escape
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Thanks, hlvp

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CASSANDRA anagram. Prophetess from The Iliad and Aeneid
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Good morning FK

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BASTINADO anag abstain + do
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Thanks hlvp,

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refusal
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retread - sneaky!
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Hello ell. Not much here to frighten the horses.

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No, the horses are unafraid - especially given the generous grid with crossers for all initial letters.
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Sorry, I suspect this is wrong. I was so confident about it, too.

Or maybe my answer for 13A was wrong. See below.
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LAUNDRESS anagram
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I need to rethink.
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LAUNDERER
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EDIT: Yeah. I counted the letters wrong, for goodness sake.
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UPANISHAD u + Pan + is had
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hlvp wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:03 am 10A
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Ohh..I see, now. Very clever. 👍
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SALSA alas + s
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CAFETERIA fete, in c & aria
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transient (*(rains) inside tent)
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BANGALORE anag along + bare
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AORTA in clue<
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STARR celebrity + star + r. I can only think it refers to Freddie Starr, a comedian known to get under peoples' skin but I may be wrong
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Think Beatles - must be a term for a drummer.
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Oh yes. The skins are the drums. Well spotted, ell.

That’s an obscure one, for sure.
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ell wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:50 am Think Beatles - must be a term for a drummer.
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I see. Ringo Starr. It all fits now.
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