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petrodkim

16th November 2018, 06:34
Times Crossword No.1100 (Times Crosswords Book3 No.20)

20 Down: See-saw almost upset Asian
Solution: Mongol

How to parse this clue?
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rusty

16th November 2018, 06:40
See is "lo"
"gnom(e)", is a saw/adage.
Upset/reversed gives "Mongol".
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malone

16th November 2018, 06:41
See = Lo
Saw = Gnome (a pithy saying)
Almost means we use Gnom, (saw almost)
Upset = reverse it all. so Mong +Ol
Mongol, Asian.
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petrodkim

16th November 2018, 06:56
Many thanks, Malone. I had bnever come across this meaning of 'gnome' before (only the adjective 'gnomic').
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malone

16th November 2018, 06:57
Petrodkim, glad we could help - and Rusty beat me to it, just! Gnome, saying, saw, adage crops up every now and then.
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petrodkim

16th November 2018, 06:58
Many thanks, Rusty. I know 'gnomic' but have never come across 'gnome' as a noun, used in this sense, before.
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rusty

16th November 2018, 07:07
Glad to help, Petrodkim!

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