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63acornwall

22nd April 2018, 16:57
20d One's bound to avoid Republican family (5)

I have I - S - E , so looks like ISSUE , but cannot parse that ?
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malone

22nd April 2018, 16:58
Is Sure, is bound to. Drop the R, Republican.
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63acornwall

22nd April 2018, 17:25
Thank you Malone , that's a bit of a stretch of language for me ( 'sure' to 'bound to' )
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elle

22nd April 2018, 17:28
My Thesaurus gives "sure" for "bound" !
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malone

22nd April 2018, 17:33
63acornwall, it seemed fine to me!

Elle, thanks for confirming!
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elle

22nd April 2018, 17:38
You're welcome , Malone!
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magpie9

22nd April 2018, 18:52
Could you explain hits by the Killers please, Malone.
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malone

22nd April 2018, 18:59
A Supergrass is a police informant, one who'd give them details of, say, all the hits by murderers/killers. (The capital K is just to distract us).
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magpie9

22nd April 2018, 19:26
Thank you Malone. I was looking for something more cryptic.
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