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18a) Fatuous importuners driven from site of Macbeth's castle (5)

I - A - E

I'm thinking it must be Inane = Fatuous

Can't quite grasp the importuners from Macbeth's castle bit

Been looking at 'Thanes of Cawdor'

Thinking maybe, In (Th)ane(s) but can't see the connection with the spare (Ths) and importuners.
Any help gratefully welcomed.

yes INANE - Dunsinane (Macbeth's castle) minus 'duns' (importuners)

something to do with Dunsinane Hill.
dun = make persistent demands on.

Superb sudokulover,

My weakness with literature strikes again, I was barking up the wrong tree with Thanes of Cawdor,
Great answer, thanks

Cheers trevor,

nice to see you again old chap, your early post on the new Peer Review did make me chuckle