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agibbins

4th December 2017, 15:02
last 3 to get in the top right-hand corner. would appreciate help with.

10.d) A Civil War participant, am merely down for resettlement (3,5,4)

N?? / ?O?E? / A?M? . I'm thinking it may be an anagram but no success yet.

15.a) Extent of ingenuity, holding diamonds and hearts (5)

??D??

12.d) Again bring up old church leader (6) E???M?


I've been struggling with these 3 for the last 2 days so need to reset my train of thought.
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chrise

4th December 2017, 15:05
NEW MODEL ARMY
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malone

4th December 2017, 15:06
10 New Model Army, anagram. (The people who dress up. re-enacting things).

15 Width - With +D, diamonds.

12 Exhume, bring up and Ex,old Hume (church leader)
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chrise

4th December 2017, 15:07
12 EX HUME
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agibbins

4th December 2017, 15:28
Many thanks Malone and Chrise. My mind was forever going round in ever INCREASING circles.
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chrise

4th December 2017, 15:33
Hi malone
I think you are mixing up the New Model Army with the "Sealed knot"; the former were created by Oliver Cromwell and others (Waller, Fairfax etc.) in the Civil War - it's the latter who do re-enactments!
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malone

4th December 2017, 16:01
Thanks, ChrisE - history (of any kind) is not my strong point!
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