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nikki

14th November 2015, 12:40
25a String of beads, half of them dropped by shrub. R?S?E?. I think it is rosier (shrub), so half a rosary plus IER. But I can't reason the ier.
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brackendale

14th November 2015, 12:46
The shrub is ROSEMARY, half of (th)EM removed gives ROSARY = string of beads
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nikki

14th November 2015, 12:49
Thank you, Brackendale - I have obviously got something wrong with 20d!
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brackendale

14th November 2015, 12:52
20 Down is OARWEED - sounds like "or we'd

Oarweed has the alternate spelling oreweed - you need the first option!
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