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11a Offensive, having drunk new or old wine (4) T?N?


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That would be TENT, then - TET offensive (Vietnamese War) around N for New; old name for a type of red wine from southern Spain (possibly derived from "tinto", Spanish for "red"?)

5d was answered earlier

http://www.crosswordsolver.org/forum/660442/sunday-times-4783/

Ingenious! I knew that vino tinto was red wine, but couldn't see a connection. I was wondering if the answer might be TANK: a tank offensive, and "STANK" without the S - but why without the S?
I find Dean Mayer and David McLean the hardest setters in the Sunday Times, especially the former.

Glad you've got sorted out, yes I like Dean too though I don't tell him too often.

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