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elle

1st May 2015, 11:00
10A: Rejected juice - time to take one's aperitif (6)
?A?T?S
Think it might end in 'tis'? ( t from time + i's)?
Help needed please!
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chrise

1st May 2015, 11:02
PASTIS (e.g. Pernod)

SAP is plant "juice", reversed, then Time and IS (plural one)
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elle

1st May 2015, 11:03
Thank you, Chris
(I got the 'tis' bit, right, then!)
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chrise

1st May 2015, 11:05
Yes indeed.
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elle

1st May 2015, 16:15
26A: Corresponding, so we hear, since child needs a good book? (8)
?S?O?A?T
This is my LOI........help appreciated!
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chrise

1st May 2015, 16:17
The correspondence is in sound. The "good book" is a section of the Bible.
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elle

1st May 2015, 16:22
Assonant (should have got this!)
Since = as
Child = son
a
good book = NT
Easy when given a nudge in the right direction! Thanks, Chris!
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chrise

1st May 2015, 16:25
You're welcome, elle - your parsing is exactly the same as what I thought.
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elle

1st May 2015, 16:30
Ah, but I was only wise after the event!
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