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Quite beastly this week, isn't it?

I've finally got it down to three left to do, naturally interconnected, although this claim assumes several of the wild guesses I've inserted to be correct.

5D - Did tart pine to be given diamonds? (7)
S?R?C??

I vouch for none of these letters!

Incidentally, if Aristotle really did say what it is alleged he said, why isn't it in the ODQ?

spruced

Chrise

Thanks for this.

With your assistance I have now finished.

Too much of a struggle to be really enjoyable, though.

Chris G ! not E - you are welcome

Chrisg

Apologies - eyes not screwed in properly this morning.

Mea culpa & etc.

I'm with you Bear on this being more difficult, at least for me.
In my ODQ (7th edition) Nature abhorrs a vacuum is attributed to Rabelais (mid 16th Century)
also "natura vacuum abhorret (Gargantua (1534) bk 1, ch.5
no mention of Aristotle

excuse typos.

Jazzgirl

Sorry for delay in replying but I've only just had another look at this site.
I can only add that if you're finding it difficult it's no wonder the rest of us are struggling.

I've had much difficulty in typing this in, incidentally, so suggest any typos may be down to the system "dancing about"....

I rather suspect that Aristotle didn't have a concept of a vacuum, though I have to confess that the Philosophy side was easily the weakest of my Theology degree - much sounder on Liturgical studies.

My research ( ie Google and Wikipedia) said that " 'Nature abhors a vacuum' is widely attributed to Aristotle." It might be like the Mark Twain 'quotation', about golf being a good walk spoiled that has never been verified anywhere.