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whetstone

27th July 2021, 13:03
16a. Not in favour of executing pickpocket
AGIN
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malone

27th July 2021, 13:07
16 A. Take F, execute, behead from Fagin, pickpocket.
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whetstone

27th July 2021, 13:25
Fagin....Understood....I was miles away , thanks.
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whetstone

5th August 2021, 21:49
25d. Time for hobby, say
BIRD
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malone

5th August 2021, 21:53
Time - prison sentence, stretch, bird....

Hobby - a bird,
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whetstone

5th August 2021, 21:59
Cheers malone... I thought about that but I wrongly thought 'bird' was an inmate, rather than doing time.
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malone

5th August 2021, 22:09
Thanks, Whetstone. I think 'bird' is probably seldom used now - it smacks more of 'The Sweeney' and 'The Bill' to me!
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whetstone

6th August 2021, 17:45
10a. A foreign second team appears to slacken off
UNSCREW
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How does the 'foreign' come into it?
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chrise

6th August 2021, 17:52
UN is French (foreign) for A.
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whetstone

6th August 2021, 17:56
9d. Unlikely to crumple, like a stone-waller?
CREASE-RESISTANT
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