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whetstone

4th May 2021, 23:29
17d. Savage and wounding remark of a heretic
BARBARIAN

Parse? Where does the ARIAN come from?
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brendan

4th May 2021, 23:35
ARIAN(ism) refers to the " heretical doctrine of Arius ..."
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whetstone

5th May 2021, 03:30
Thanks Brendan ..


1d. What one gets for a pound? (8,4)
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malone

5th May 2021, 06:21
Exchange Rate, when you change your pound into dollars, euros etc.
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whetstone

5th May 2021, 11:20
Ok thanks for exchange rate.

16d. In chair, one has not to name coastal area
SEAFRONT

where does 'not to name' come into the parse?
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rusty

5th May 2021, 11:41
My guess is,
Chair is "seat"
Not to, is "fro", as in to and fro.
"N" for name.
Seafront.
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whetstone

5th May 2021, 11:42
7d. Tinker's despairing admission, becoming beggar
MENDICANT
Parse?
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whetstone

5th May 2021, 11:43
Thanks rusty, makes sense.
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chrise

5th May 2021, 11:49
a tinker traditionally mends - pots and pans, for example - so if something is beyond him, he might say mend i can't
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whetstone

5th May 2021, 11:51
MENDICANT....nice one...I was barking up the wrong tree completely...I thought 'admission' was an indicator to insert one word inside another.
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