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whetstone

27th November 2020, 21:03
1d. Description of a scoundrel when the chips are down?
PATRIOTIC

Don't understand this one.
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chrise

27th November 2020, 21:06
It's a reference to a quote from Samuel Johnson:
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"
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whetstone

27th November 2020, 21:09
Ok thanks. I'd heard of Samuel Johnson and the first/early English dictionary....and his 'guest appearance' on Blackadder's 'Dick & Dictionary' episode. LOL
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rossim

27th November 2020, 22:34
It was Robby Coltrane as SJ in Ink and Incapability. LOL
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whetstone

28th November 2020, 11:59
17a. Fall down and get up
HIT THE DECK

'fall down' , I can understand, but 'get up'?
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malone

28th November 2020, 12:09
I think it's 'deck' as in adorn, to cover, get up, dress... (Get up = dress is in Chambers)
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whetstone

28th November 2020, 12:20
Ok, thanks, malone.
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whetstone

28th November 2020, 12:58
18d. Conceive a slogan for anti-Ecstacy protester
IMAGINE

Parse for this?

Slogan... IMAGE?
Ecstasy....E?
Protester....?
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chrise

28th November 2020, 13:02
i'm agin e
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malone

28th November 2020, 13:02
I'm Agin E - I'm against E(cstasy).
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