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twm

1st June 2012, 18:21
2d: Cockney hurried, initially revealing name and rank (5)
5d: Do without current correspondence (5)

The given answers are : Nasty and Parity but I cannot see why - any offers?
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rossim

1st June 2012, 18:27
Parity has 6 letters!
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rossim

1st June 2012, 18:29
H(asty) cockeys drop their Hs
N (ame) initial
Rank = nasty
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twm

1st June 2012, 18:35
Thank you, Rossim.
my apologies for giving the incorrect number of letters for the Parity answer (it should have been 6) - but I still don't understand how it derives.
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peterm

1st June 2012, 18:36
5d must be party. Parity less i (symbol for electric current)
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jazzgirl

1st June 2012, 18:36
parity (6 letters in the clue)
party = "do"
without (meaning outside) i (symbol for current)
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twm

1st June 2012, 18:39
aha, Peterm and Jazzgirl!
I now understand them.
Thanks to all three of you.
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