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Any help with 10a) Wellington approaches Penny in the Italian ruins (5,5) I have g?i?e?a?h?. Thought it might be some sort of Baths!

Glide paths ?

That was an option but why?

A Wellington was an aircraft, but I can not see the parse, I'm afraid.

'the' Italian = GLI + P in DEATHS ?
Not sure about the last bit

Wellington approaches = Glide Paths

As Mattrom said

The (italian) = Gli
Ruins = deaths
Penny = p

Gli de P aths

Novel by Arthur C. Clarke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glide_Path

Thanks all.

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