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whetstone

1st May 2021, 03:29
18d. Level the score, as in priest's game ultimately
EQUALISE

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brendan

1st May 2021, 03:34
As = QUA (from Latin)

in(side) ELI'S "priest" + (gam)E
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whetstone

1st May 2021, 03:48
Wow, I hope that as=QUA is not a commonly used code!
Thanks
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whetstone

1st May 2021, 03:49
9a. Cap in which ditcher's mate carries article here and there?
HEADGEAR

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brendan

1st May 2021, 04:01
I could be way off here but I wonder if "ditcher's mate" is "hedger" with A (article) interspersed "here and there".
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chrise

1st May 2021, 08:44
Hedging and ditching are associated in country work (and folk songs).
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whetstone

1st May 2021, 14:17
Hedging and ditching...thanks...never heard of that before.
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whetstone

1st May 2021, 14:19
4a. Don't put on rouge, say? It's detestable.
BETE NOIRE

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chrise

1st May 2021, 14:21
@187
Try the "winter" verse in this song:
https://genius.com/The-watersons-country-life-lyrics
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malone

1st May 2021, 14:23
Bete Noire, sounds like Bet on noir/black, don't bet/put on the red/rouge.

Bete Noire, something detested.
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