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bilbow

13th August 2017, 10:30
My last one... please could someone parse 2 down for me.

Diabolical yarn given a hearing. (5)

C _ U _ L

Looks like CRUEL, but I don't fully understand why.
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jazzgirl

13th August 2017, 10:31
cruel (sounds like crewel - a fabric/yarn)
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chrise

13th August 2017, 10:31
CREWEL is a type of yarn
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stevie gee

13th August 2017, 10:31
sounds like crewel (given a hearing)
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bilbow

13th August 2017, 10:42
Thank you all. I'd been wondering if there was a yarn sounding something like that but had never heard of it, nor had any idea how it might be spelt!
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ericfromedinburgh

13th August 2017, 12:43
I got stuck with cruel too, got one more that's baffling me.

39A King in a suit of clothes ? It doesn't exist (4)

A-A-


Thanks

Eric
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malone

13th August 2017, 12:45
Ahab, a king. It's A, in clue and Hab(it),.suit of clothes. 'It doesn't exist' = remove the 'it'.
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ericfromedinburgh

13th August 2017, 12:47
Thanks Malone, didn't get the King angle.
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malone

13th August 2017, 12:50
You're welcome, Eric... He's a Biblical king - I didn't check that until now!
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