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scouser

28th June 2014, 14:58
Any help with 9a would be most welcome. 'Good and early, mist dissipated, getting hot' (9) I've got ..l...i..
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mamya

28th June 2014, 15:01
A themed clue

Author

Begins - G for Good
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smiffy

28th June 2014, 15:04
Mist and hot, probable SMITH at the end?
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scouser

28th June 2014, 15:15
Thanks so much for your prompt replies! I've now got it!
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chrise

28th June 2014, 18:44
Is 19a a fair clue?
Second home's function (3)
My answer is an ABBREVIATION for a function, not the function itself.
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ohcelt

28th June 2014, 18:57
Agreed - this could be better clued. Generally less than satisfying one today.
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chrise

28th June 2014, 19:00
Yes - some of the "themed" answers have a somewhat tenuous (or unknown, in one case) relationship to the theme.
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mamya

28th June 2014, 19:05
I disagree with your last point - weren't they all born in the City then or have I gone wrong?
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chrise

28th June 2014, 19:09
Hi mamya
Look at the biography section in this one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Goldsmith#Biography
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chrise

28th June 2014, 19:10
.............though I suppose that Picaroon hasn't implied "born in the city", just associated with it, so perhaps I was a bit harsh.
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