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1. He died some distance from China, pierced by English daggers (5) ??E?? Is this obeli? Please explain if it is!!
2.Bringing comfort with pound, as loan shark's cross for a second (9) ??????O?S
3. Ranks novel about a poorly revolutionary, describing it? (9) Possibly third letter 'W'

Obeli:- he died = ob. e = english. -li chinese unit of distance

2) Luxurious

3) Orwellian

Hi Jo,
Can you explain why the loan shark's cross for a second?

I didn't understand why Orwellian was right.

Obeli is the plural of Obelus - a dagger-like mark paced against a spurious word, according to my very small dictionary

Usurious (as a loan shark) with x instead of s as second letter.

OR = other ranks
new backwards round a ill

Cor! I'd've been a long time trying to spot that for Orwellian. Thanks for the explanation.

Well it took me about an hour I'm sorry to say!