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19d - lapses surrounding old university exam (6) -r-p-s

7d - quick and energetic, and extraordinarily good (8)
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I have an answer to this one but don't understand it.

Thanks very much.

Tripos
Rattling?? No good reason

19 Tripos

Think the other is just a double definition

rattling
#2 here,
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rattling

Thanks Mamya and Trevor..can you explain tripos please? Maybe it's cause I'm American.

Trips (lapses) around o -( old) gives Tripos - a division of degree examination at Cambridge University.

Ah. Thanks.