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I'm stuck on two. 9ac. Hall under the sea inhabited by a sorcerer (9) I've got ??M?A?I?L. 1d. Purple dyestuff named after Scot who discovered it. (7) I've only got ????E?R. First letter could be C. Any thoughts, anybody?

9 see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domdaniel

Thank you chrise - none of my reference books had that answer. Cheers, Andy

7 Cudbear

Thanks jazzy - never heard of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcein
It doesn't seem to explain how "cudbear" comes from"Cuthbert Gordon"!

hi chrise
Cudbear is just a whimsical alteration of Cuthbert

Whimsical indeed!

Similar to Lillibet for Elizabeth !

Thank you both very much. I've never heard these words before. .