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whetstone

11th December 2020, 07:43
9a. Unusual articles out of the Listener's archive originally
EXOTICA

I understand the answer but not the parse.

'archive originally'...A
The rest?
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malone

11th December 2020, 07:48
Ex, out of, Otic, the Listener's, relating to the ear +A, archive originally.
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whetstone

11th December 2020, 07:50
Thanks, I'd never heard of OTIC before.
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malone

11th December 2020, 07:51
Whetstone, glad I could help.
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whetstone

11th December 2020, 07:54
10d. Expected rank first held by churchwarden
IN THE PIPELINE

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malone

11th December 2020, 08:01
A churchwarden is a long clay pipe.

In the line, rank, in a queue.
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whetstone

11th December 2020, 08:22
Ah, never heard churchwarden before. Cheers
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whetstone

11th December 2020, 08:26
23d. Maiden climbs to top of large tree
MAPLE
Why? 'climb' might mean 'reading the letters upwards'.
How does this parse?
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mattrom

11th December 2020, 08:37
Large = AMPLE, with M (maiden) moving to the top.
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whetstone

11th December 2020, 08:39
Nice one, Mattrom.
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