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elle

6th May 2015, 22:19
Playing catchup with this one.....found it unfinished in last week's paper.....
12A: Pedestrian's speed when skirting lake on plain (11)
C?M?O?P???E
Could it be commonplace? but no idea why or how?
Help appreciated, please!
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rusty

6th May 2015, 22:23
Hello, Elle!
Common is plain
Speed is pace
Lake is l.
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elle

6th May 2015, 22:30
Thanks, Rusty!
How about these two then...they intersect.....(.second letter of 4A is the first letter of 5D)
4A: Bud at last seen in first green plant (8)
???S?R?W
5D: Look at what happens when I hit the roof audibly? (7)
??E?A?L
This is very hard!
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ab

6th May 2015, 22:34
Eyeball? I bawl?
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malone

6th May 2015, 22:35
4 A Bedstraw?
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ab

6th May 2015, 22:36
Be d St raw?
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rambler

6th May 2015, 22:36
BE D ST RAW
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elle

6th May 2015, 22:37
Thanks , AB, I would never have got that!
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malone

6th May 2015, 22:37
4 A - Yes, Bedstraw - Best= first, raw= green and there#s the 'd' at the end ('last') of bud.
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elle

6th May 2015, 22:38
Thank you all, but can someone please explain 'bedstraw?
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