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Just a bit of help needed on this one, if anybody cares to try this.

"How a Roman Oedipus satated his problem? Grains of Paradise? (6) ( _ M _ _ _ _ )

Hi Phil,
Its AMOMUM --- "A Mo Mum" he said. Haha.
Another name for the aromatic plant, the aforementioned G of P.

Amomum
a genus of plants, such as the cardamom and grains of paradise, remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.

I'm stuck on this but would ask for a second opinion:-

"Star concerened with drawback (American) (7)

I think it may be a reference to the star named Regulus. I cannot handle the wordplay. Concerned with is RE but GULUS!!!

lug backwards + us

Thanks Trevor!!!

Doh!

I think drawback = Lug, is a bit dodgy. I wouldn't have seen this without you giving the answer first.

might drawback not be just lug, but luger, a type of gun you might "draw" with (as in quick on the draw)?

Definately lug. draw = drag = lug