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Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:34 am
by hlvp
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Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:43 am
by FujiKiwi
Thank you and good morning, hlvp.

13A
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ROBIN GOODFELLOW

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:51 am
by Gumboot
Evening all.

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STRIKING

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:54 am
by Gumboot
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TWO

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:55 am
by hlvp
Good day.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:55 am
by FujiKiwi
5D
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IN THE FIRST PLACE

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:58 am
by FujiKiwi
17A
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WRECKED
EDIT. Hold fire on this. Can't quite work out the intertextual aspect of the parsing.

Possibly something like
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CRUSHED or SMASHED to include "She" an H. Rider Haggard novel.
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ODE

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:12 am
by hlvp
FujiKiwi wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:58 am 17A
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WRECKED
EDIT. Hold fire on this. Can't quite work out the intertextual aspect of the parsing.

Possibly something like
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CRUSHED or SMASHED to include "She" an H. Rider Haggard novel.
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ODE
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TRASHED Classic = Trad(itional) around Haggard novel = SHE,

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:13 am
by FujiKiwi
Excellent. Thanks, hlvp.

EDIT: Of, course, those other two suggestions wouldn't have fit.

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:15 am
by FujiKiwi
9A
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TWO in words.
EDIT: Sorry. See Gumboot had this.

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:30 am
by FujiKiwi
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HOUSTON

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:51 am
by FujiKiwi
25A
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LOCATE anagram

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:54 am
by tabascoboy
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= straightforward
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= Leo
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= Blighty

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:58 am
by FujiKiwi
tabascoboy wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:54 am 3D
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= straightforward
I see it, now. Very clever. 👏.

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:01 am
by tabascoboy
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= port
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= marina
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= Monaco

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:08 am
by FujiKiwi
Wouldn't have got this without tabasco's work on 3D, but

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GALLOWAY

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:26 am
by FujiKiwi
18D
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SYRACUSE

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:27 am
by FujiKiwi
28A
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SORT

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:33 am
by FujiKiwi
7D
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ACHE a chef, "cut"

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:44 am
by hlvp
FujiKiwi wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:08 am Wouldn't have got this without tabasco's work on 3D, but

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GALLOWAY
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OGRE in clue

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:47 am
by FujiKiwi
Bother. I've got it wrong then, which would explain why I have been having such trouble with 19D.

And as a kiwi, I should know sheep.

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:51 am
by hlvp
19D
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FAIRISH Angle = fish, around mood = air

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:57 am
by hlvp
27A
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SIC(k)

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:06 am
by hlvp
21D
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ENLIST anag lines + t

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:07 am
by tabascoboy
23A I think metaphorical!
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= follower
Struggling to parse it tho' TBH

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:12 am
by hlvp
tabascoboy wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:07 am 23A I think metaphorical!
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= follower
Struggling to parse it tho' TBH
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River = flower around cOLd

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:14 am
by tabascoboy
Doh, simples!

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:15 am
by hlvp
tabascoboy wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:14 am Doh, simples!
Thinking too hard!

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:16 am
by tabascoboy
hlvp wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:15 am
tabascoboy wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:14 am Doh, simples!
Thinking too hard!
I was trying to find a word to exclude 'C' :bimbo:

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:33 am
by hlvp
10A
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NOTICE particular = nice, around OT

Re: Crossword Sunday

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:50 am
by hlvp
12A
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SCHOONER
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ERASER anag rare + se
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STROLL
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ENTIRE vENt + tire