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hallgreening

25th March 2018, 11:19
18d] Despised something which blocks leak. [3,4]
??T / ?A?E
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mamya

25th March 2018, 11:23
Pet hate

That in Pee
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chrisg

25th March 2018, 11:23
Pet hate
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hallgreening

25th March 2018, 11:34
Mamya and chris-thank you.
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stevea6000

27th March 2018, 16:58
Can't parse 16a Cold egg sandwiches denounced by Scrooge? (10)

?U?M?D?E?N

Scrooge? = Curmudgeon

Cold = C ... But the rest?

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shooty

27th March 2018, 17:10
Cold egg sandwiches denounced by Scrooge?

C UR mud GE on

C(old)
Urge (egg)
Mud (denounced)
On (by)
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elle

27th March 2018, 17:15
I parsed it in a very similar fashion to Shooty, with only one alteration
curmudgeon = Scrooge (def)
c -cold
urge on - egg
mud - denounced


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mamya

27th March 2018, 17:16
Agree Shooty, I had

Urge - Egg on, sandwiching the mud
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elle

27th March 2018, 17:19
Thanks for the confirmation, Mamya.
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chrise

27th March 2018, 17:20
Hi all
I looked at this and saw the URGE ON, but why does "denounce" give MUD, please? They seem to be different parts of speech.
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