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malone

21st November 2020, 16:26
Grahamr, thanks. Yes, Or as gold is more common, but it was good to learn something new anyway.

Yes, that painting was a piece of work... to solve.
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strangelybrown

21st November 2020, 19:54
Never heard of Poussin or the painting, only got it by Googling the name after I saw it mentioned here. Horribly obscure, seriously dreadful clue.
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chrise

21st November 2020, 20:01
Which Poussin painting was it? There's one that's supposed to hold the secret of the Templar (or was it Cathar?) treasure, possibly solved by a local priest. (See various conspiracy books, including Holy blood and holy grail!
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strangelybrown

21st November 2020, 20:16
Et In Arcadia Ego, whatever that is.
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chrise

21st November 2020, 20:21
Yes, that's the one - solve it and your fotune's made!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_in_Arcadia_ego
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strangelybrown

22nd November 2020, 11:33
I gave this another go this morning, hoping coming to it afresh would help. It didn't. My wife said: 'You're obviously not enjoying it, why don't you do something else?' Sound advice.
I cheated to get the answers to a random few, which I still don't understand.

50d Had garden worker put up fences (5)
A: Owned.

47d Singer out of A&E – he's at home with us (6)
Briton.

54a Changing latest film in our name (2,3,4)
On the turn.

10d Heaven recalled in bible stories (7)
Nirvana.
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malone

22nd November 2020, 11:39
50. Owned, had - upwards, put up, fences/contained inside.

47 Baritone, singer, with A and E removed, out of A and E.
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malone

22nd November 2020, 11:41
10. Nirvana, heaven.
Ni = In recalled, backwards.
Ana = collection of stories
RV = Bible,

Ni rv ana.
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jono

22nd November 2020, 11:47
54. Nth (latest) + ET (film) in OUR N
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strangelybrown

22nd November 2020, 11:56
Thank you both, still don't understand 50d, where's the garden worker?
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