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suki

26th September 2009, 09:13
Help please - really stuck
18a Space, it stops one hitting the roof u???r??m looks like underarm but can't see why
24a First two questioning sprite about one making witty remark
qu??s???
16d Relinquishing tax charge c?s?i??
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bbc

26th September 2009, 09:18
Quipster

Looks like headroom - is teh u a definite?
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suki

26th September 2009, 09:23
Hi bbc

Thanks for that. I'd put God Save Our Queen when I guess it should have been The Queen
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jimc

26th September 2009, 09:28
24a quipster = 'qu' (= first 2 letters of 'questioning') + anagram of 'sprite'.

JimC
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suki

26th September 2009, 09:30
Thanks JimC

Still stuck on 2.

16d and 25a Comedian Tommy without daughter in the Potteries
h????y
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jimc

26th September 2009, 09:33
25a Hanley = Tommy Handley without the 'd' for daughter.

JimC
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suki

26th September 2009, 09:36
Many thanks JimC
I was thinking of Tommy Cooper and just couldn't get anywhere with that idea!
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jimc

26th September 2009, 09:38
Hi again.

16d cession ('cess' = tax + 'ion' = charged particle).

JimC
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suki

26th September 2009, 09:40
Hi again JimC

Many thanks for all your help. Have managed to finish it now with a lot of help from my friends.
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