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lumen

3rd June 2020, 11:04
Last one, 22d, Somewhat excessive number (6). I have N?N?T? So there’s a number that fits, but why?
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rusty

3rd June 2020, 11:12
Ninety means excessive in slang.
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lumen

3rd June 2020, 11:57
I did look in Chambers but that’s not there. Is it like eleven in Spinal Tap?
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malone

3rd June 2020, 12:07
Lumen, I think it's just that XC, ninety, 90, is part of ('somewhat') Excessive - E XC essive.
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rusty

3rd June 2020, 12:15
I think you have it, Malone!
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malone

3rd June 2020, 12:19
Thanks, Rusty. I'd have been happy with the answer from Cerasus if the definition was in any of the 'main' dictionaries. I checked all three of mine, Chambers, Collins and ODE.
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rusty

3rd June 2020, 12:33
Malone, I knew it from the Dubliners song.
"The Craic Was Ninety In The Isle of Man"..
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malone

3rd June 2020, 12:37
Thanks, Rusty - maybe the setter's a Dubliners fan?!
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cerasus

3rd June 2020, 12:55
My mother used the expression "dressed up to the nines"
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