DT Crossword Saturday

Where goats go to escape
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STRATAGEM
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Thank you, hlvp.

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SIOUX
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NIXON
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Good morning /evening FK

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ATHENAEUM
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hlvp wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:10 am Good morning /evening FK

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ATHENAEUM
Afternoon here in Japan, hlvp. And that’s another word I am completely unfamiliar with. I’m adding so much to my general knowledge and vocabulary doing these crosswords.
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FujiKiwi wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:14 am
hlvp wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:10 am Good morning /evening FK

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ATHENAEUM
Afternoon here in Japan, hlvp. And that’s another word I am completely unfamiliar with. I’m adding so much to my general knowledge and vocabulary doing these crosswords.
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It's an anagram. Two articles = 'A' and 'The' + A MENU
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That’s so intricate and elegant.
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ENTERTAIN
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IBERIAN, 1 + BRIAN :grin: + East
Hi guys, thanks hlvp !
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ERATO, ERA + Time + 0
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CHASM
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INLET "in"+"l" (for "lake"?) + ET
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INSTIGATE, anag.
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FujiKiwi wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:52 am 11A
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INLET "in"+"l" (for "lake"?) + ET
Yes, it's used on some maps, "L. Ontario" for instance
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STERNUM "tern"+ "sum"
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MISER, IS + MER
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euphemism
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NILE GREEN its an anagram of engineer + L (student). It's also a shade of green but I had to look it up to confirm.
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PETAL late P <
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IMPASSE, I'M PASSÉ
...and a bug on the Chambers site. Looking for "passé" returns no results, but looking
for "passe" returns "passé". Yes, I check nearly every word I'm not absolutely certain exists
in your weird idiom, lest I often embarass myself guessing as with "Nonce" the other day :oops:
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ERATO era + T(ime) + 0 (Love)
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AMPLE MP in ALE
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INTROVERT In TT around Rover
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I'm late for this party

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= chassis
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= loathsome
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= red meat
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tabascoboy wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:03 am I'm late for this party

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= chassis
Yes.
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RED MEAT
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= on the road
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= echidna
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= = omega
Think, but not keen on 5D
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= penitence
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OPERATION
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= praline
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AVAIL Parse??
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hlvp wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:35 am 24D
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AVAIL Parse??
Think it's a pretty cryptic parse!
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A + A1 L around the 'V' from KJV Bible?
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= ringlet
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AV = authorised version = KJV bible
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ell wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:57 am AV = authorised version = KJV bible
Thanks ell. Would never have got that!
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AWARD
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PRESENTER Present=now+ ER Elizabeth Regina
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PENITENCE penny tense
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Is that it? I can post yesterday's Toughie on request.
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This one was the easy one?! :crazy:

Count me out of the toughie, thanks. The trainer wheels need to stay on the bicycle.
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tabascoboy wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:39 am
hlvp wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:35 am 24D
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AVAIL Parse??
Think it's a pretty cryptic parse!
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A + A1 L around the 'V' from KJV Bible?
Seems confirmed by 28A
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= ringlet
Yes, and 23A
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AWARD, Advise + Democrat + WAR
Best 24D parsing I could come up with
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A1 + Line + Authorized Version
Ah, I see Ell got that too - sorry I didn't refrsh the page before posting. Cheers, well done !
I'm game for the Toughie (I'll be on and mostly off, but it could help my next insomnias)
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GuLi, do you do these in your second language? Remarkable, if so.
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