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emf

18th May 2013, 14:44
can someone help please, last few


27a 7
complaining, cryptic, complaining about rain: sick of
-a---n-

61a 4
strain, cryptic, he's a strain
--c-

87a 5, 6
head, slang, cryptic, head for the attic,
-p-e-/s-o-e-

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andyc

18th May 2013, 14:53
61a) rick
87a) upper storey = head (I don't get the slang bit!)
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shooty

18th May 2013, 15:00
carping ?
about = C(irca) + anag of rain
sick of PG?
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shooty

18th May 2013, 15:03
Hi emf. is that the hole clue or does it say 'sick of doctor'

ie, GP ?
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shooty

18th May 2013, 15:04
*WHOLE*
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emf

18th May 2013, 15:25
thanks, that's the full clue,
someone has given it as
carping, if so i can't see this either
28d d 5
fall back, cryptic, fall back in the said rounds
p---e



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louncoops

18th May 2013, 17:02
Don't think 27a is "carping" - because 28d is "lapse".
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trevor

18th May 2013, 17:08
railing?
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trevor

18th May 2013, 17:16
R is give as an acronym for rain "Rain (weather reports)" on this site ...
http://www.acronymfinder.com/R.html
...although i don't think i've ever seen it before.
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andyc

18th May 2013, 19:34
Nice one Trevor I found this:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/rail_3

R + ailing
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