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jogamel

3rd November 2018, 14:54
Help please!
17a: Oriental company backed branch associated with tea (7)
There may be a redundant word
Letter arrangement may have clashes so beware
I have ??AI?O?
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orson

3rd November 2018, 15:05
I'm thinking CHAEBOL for that, jogamel. I'm only about halfway through so I'm not sure about any clashes there but there seems to be one with your I from 7d.
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jogamel

3rd November 2018, 15:48
Thank you Orson. That’s a superb answer. Have you solved 14a?
Worm in story told aloud by people once (7, two words)
I just have A???A??
Same rules apply
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bunty

3rd November 2018, 15:52
I have tag tail (a worm) ...can see tail sounds like tale but not the rest.

clash seemed to be symmetrical with one down in the bottom right corner...
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nelson

3rd November 2018, 15:52
For 14a I have A-GTA-- (All from down clues.Not sure about any clashes.)
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bunty

3rd November 2018, 15:53
... unless tag comes from taNg ... old chinese dynasty / people ??
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bunty

3rd November 2018, 15:55
12a anyone?
roman delicacy, drink taken round where gladiators performed? Not right (7) I have M?RAEE? in the grid so there must be a clash or 2 in there?
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bunty

3rd November 2018, 15:57
whoops tag from tang can't be right as we need extra word not letter!! (that's what happens when you try to do Listener at the same time!!!)
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malone

3rd November 2018, 15:58
Bunty, Tag is just an old word for 'common people', it's in Chambers.
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bunty

3rd November 2018, 15:59
tag is in chambers as obsolete word for people......... phew!
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