times jumbo cryptic 883 by tigerinthezoo

13th August 2010, 17:53

6dn. Emperor's brief to hand round Bible (5)
n?r?a

51dn. Upright character supporting strip club (5)
l?t?i

Any ideas please?

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13th August 2010, 18:05

NER VA he is an emporor Nero cut short AV (of Bible) reversed

Lathi is a stick

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13th August 2010, 18:07

Caro - many thanks for your help. I was totally stumped.

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13th August 2010, 18:26

i saw the 1st clue explained as;
(to hand = near) brief to hand = nea
Bible = RV(Revised Version)
nea around rv

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13th August 2010, 18:31

I expect you are right Trevor - I got the answer quite easily and then tried to make the clue fit - your explanation makes more sense.

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13th August 2010, 18:42

Hi Caro.
I got neither the answer or the explanation so all credit to you.

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