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whetstone

12th December 2020, 11:50
10a. Solid surface on which Pachelbel wrote his Canon?
GROUND

Parse, anyone?
I've heard of Pachelbel 's canon in D. Don't understand the parse.
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chrise

12th December 2020, 11:52
a ground can be a musical bass line that underlies the higher parts
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whetstone

12th December 2020, 11:55
Ok thanks. I was thinking too deep, that the answer was something specific to Pachelbel, with IN-D in the answer somewhere.
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whetstone

12th December 2020, 15:04
16a. Most unlikely model for a leprechaun
LAST

Parse?
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chrise

12th December 2020, 15:06
Leprechauns are supposed to be, amongst other things, cobblers, so they would use lasts (to form the shoes on).
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whetstone

12th December 2020, 15:19
Thanks... didn't realise leprechauns were meant to be cobblers.

Another....
6d. Tot's witty say about university course
MOPPET

witty saying...MOT
University course????
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malone

12th December 2020, 15:25
PPE, Politics, Philosophy and Economics, a very popular uni course.
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whetstone

12th December 2020, 16:04
Ok, I didn't know that either cheers
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malone

12th December 2020, 16:22
Whetstone, you're welcome. I see Chambers says PPE stands for Philosophy, Politics and Economics - not the order I put, but it's not important!
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