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hallgreening

16th June 2019, 10:53
23ac] Puzzling item opened by bank.[8]
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malone

16th June 2019, 10:57
Throwing, puzzling - Row, bank, inside Thing, item.
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hallgreening

16th June 2019, 11:02
Ta malone
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vizzle

16th June 2019, 19:55
How does throwing = puzzling?
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malone

16th June 2019, 19:58
Throw meaning to bemuse, perplex, is in Chambers. If someone says something disconcerting, you might say 'that's thrown me'.
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vizzle

16th June 2019, 20:33
Thanks for that. I would have said one is passive and the other active but I guess that doesn't matter in crosswordland.
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malone

16th June 2019, 20:35
I don't think it's 'crosswordland' - I think it's just English! Throw, bemuse, perplex, disconcert...
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