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rocketman

13th October 2018, 22:09
I've managed to finish this, but there are two words that I
can't locate in any of my dictionaries.
The clue for 3 Down is:- "Upcoming fashion, say, including a
thousand anoraks, The answer is GEEKDOM, which is MODE EG reversed with "K" inserted.
The other is 5 Down, the clue for which is:- "Crazy career
representing teachers' interests?" The answer is NUTJOB
by the look of it, but , like GEEKDOM, I cannot trace it.
Which dictionary has these words listed?
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stevie gee

13th October 2018, 22:18
Chambers 13th edition has nutjob - crazy person
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wintonian

13th October 2018, 22:20
Hi, rocketman,

NUTJOB is in The Chambers Dictionary.

GEEKDOM isn’t specifically listed, but GEEK is, along with the suffix -DOM. I think that this allows the formation GEEKDOM.
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elle

13th October 2018, 22:20
You will find "nutjob" in Chambers, and "geekdom" in the online Collins dictionary.
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rocketman

13th October 2018, 22:30
Many thanks, one and all - it looks like I need an extra
shelf just to keep all the dictionaries on!!
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