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Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:05 am
by hlvp
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Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:08 am
by FujiKiwi
Thanks, hlvp

3D
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CASSANDRA anagram. Prophetess from The Iliad and Aeneid

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:09 am
by FujiKiwi
1A
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REFOCUS

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:50 am
by hlvp
Good morning FK

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BASTINADO anag abstain + do

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:50 am
by ell
Thanks hlvp,

5a
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crowbar
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refusal
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retread - sneaky!
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depress
27a
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sidearm
28a
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slovene
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trounce

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:01 am
by FujiKiwi
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FRAIL
17A
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DRAMA

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:11 am
by FujiKiwi
26A
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DALMATIAN

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:12 am
by FujiKiwi
22D
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ROLLS

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:12 am
by hlvp
Hello ell. Not much here to frighten the horses.

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LOIRE

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:16 am
by ell
No, the horses are unafraid - especially given the generous grid with crossers for all initial letters.

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:26 am
by FujiKiwi
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ROTTERDAM
Sorry, I suspect this is wrong. I was so confident about it, too.

Or maybe my answer for 13A was wrong. See below.

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:52 am
by FujiKiwi
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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.

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:56 am
by hlvp
14D
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UPANISHAD u + Pan + is had

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:02 am
by hlvp
9A
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FLAGSTAFF

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:03 am
by hlvp
10A
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TENET palindrome

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:17 am
by FujiKiwi
hlvp wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:03 am 10A
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TENET palindrome
Ohh..I see, now. Very clever. 👍

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:29 am
by hlvp
11A
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SALSA alas + s

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:30 am
by hlvp
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CAFETERIA fete, in c & aria

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:31 am
by hlvp
6D
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OUTDO

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:31 am
by ell
18a
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transient (*(rains) inside tent)

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:33 am
by hlvp
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BANGALORE anag along + bare

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:36 am
by hlvp
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AORTA in clue<

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:40 am
by hlvp
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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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Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:50 am
by ell
Think Beatles - must be a term for a drummer.

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:54 am
by FujiKiwi
Oh yes. The skins are the drums. Well spotted, ell.

That’s an obscure one, for sure.

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:56 am
by hlvp
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.

Re: Crossword - Tuesday

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:05 pm
by hlvp
12A
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RATIONALE
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BROAD
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TRANSIENT
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PRIVATEER
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IGLOO
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ETHER