Times jumbo 823 (cryptic) by Terry

4th July 2009, 22:35

Stuck on one clue 13 down "two saints cover up crack in some earth (8)" I have -p-d-f-l. Spadeful is "some earth". Is this the answer? If so, why?

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4th July 2009, 22:41

Yes, I got SPADEFUL, too, and got as far as S = one saint, PAUL = another one, but couldn't work out DEF bit. Be interested to see what others think!

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4th July 2009, 22:45

'def' is slang for 'excellent' and 'crack' can mean 'excellent' also (e.g. he was a crack shot).

JimC

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4th July 2009, 22:47

Well, well, well ... that's brilliant, thanks, J

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4th July 2009, 22:48

thanks guys. Most of the answers came to me quite quickly tonight, but there's always at least one rather obscure one

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