DT Crossword Saturday
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tabascoboy
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Yuck, can't make any sense of 99% of it but have a notion that 15D
13A could be ?
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= amuse > Clio was a Muse of something or another
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= dicta > obscure legalism, CID + at backwards?
I looked at it yesterday but made very little headway. You'll make yourself ill if you're not careful.tabascoboy wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:09 am Yuck, can't make any sense of 99% of it but have a notion that 15D13A could be ?SpoilerShow= amuse > Clio was a Muse of something or anotherSpoilerShow= dicta > obscure legalism, CID + at backwards?
18A
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ATAFU
Well I'm French. I'm not bad with French crosswords, and I've been doingFujiKiwi wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:39 am GuLi, do you do these in your second language? Remarkable, if so.
the English cryptos for a few years under the patient teaching of Globus and
others. I like this game, there's no equivalent in France, and as I said
it helps me gather English or British vocabulary and culture tidbits.
You'd know I'm no native speaker if you heard my weird accent, though I
think you'd have a hard time placing me as French.
Thanks for the compliment, anyway
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tabascoboy
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Jeez, this is going to have some obscure shit
11A
11A
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= rebab > R&B around dEBAr
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5D
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= areal > space is definition, a + real
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9D Christ alive..
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er indoors > Arthur Daley reference but unclear on the parse - no, > Erin doors
in a similar vein (and I also can't fully parse)tabascoboy wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:05 pm 9D Christ alive..SpoilerShower indoors > Arthur Daley reference but unclear on the parse
25D & 26A
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MY OLD DUTCH
= wife
?? + DUTCH = from Amsterdam
= wife
?? + DUTCH = from Amsterdam
tabascoboy wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:05 pm 9D Christ alive..SpoilerShower indoors > Arthur Daley reference but unclear on the parse - no, > Erin doors
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Ireland = Erin, means to enter = doors
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23D 17A & 19A
Bloody old TV references!
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= She Who Must be Obeyed > Rumpole of the Bailey
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2D didn't even know this word existed, had to check it out!
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= retab > Re + tab
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I think 1A is
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= dream team
3D- is something else
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3Dtabascoboy wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:21 pmI think 1A is?SpoilerShow= dream team
3D- is something else
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ADON A1 Which would fit with 1A, 8A & 13A
Yep, looked up this ...tabascoboy wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:21 pmI think 1A is?SpoilerShow= dream team
3D- is something else
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Adonai
= a Hebrew name for God
a Don + A1 = 2nd to none
= a Hebrew name for God
a Don + A1 = 2nd to none