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maginel

13th February 2012, 10:10
I'm completely stuck with 39d: Knight stops absent-minded seizure of property.

I have (perhaps wrongly)
D_S_R_I_T

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leslie

13th February 2012, 10:12
Distraint
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trevor

13th February 2012, 10:14
distraint
distrait is absent minded.
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brackendale

13th February 2012, 10:17
The answer is surely is DISTRAINT but it is difficult to fit it precisely to the clue.

Absent minded is "distant" but it leaves R and I to fit "knight".

Sorry I can't help more.
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brackendale

13th February 2012, 10:19
Well done, Trevor. I was barking up the wrong tree with "distant.
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trevor

13th February 2012, 10:21
distrait is not a word i've ever used, i think it is linked to distraught.
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maginel

13th February 2012, 10:30
Thank you so much. Distrait is French for absent-minded but I was hooked on distant and got myself stuck!
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