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whetstone

25th August 2021, 15:40
4d. Fuss over who said mild swear-word
BALLYHOO
Parse?
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chrise

25th August 2021, 15:57
who sounds like hoo, bally is a very mild swear word
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whetstone

25th August 2021, 16:01
Cheers ChrisE
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whetstone

26th August 2021, 11:20
10a. Base old corps with treaty partner
RASCALLY
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stevie gee

26th August 2021, 11:24
10a RASC = ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
ALLY = TREATY PARTNER
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whetstone

26th August 2021, 13:44
Thanks SG....never heard of RASC before. Cheers
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whetstone

26th August 2021, 16:16
10a. Dentists may bring playtime to an end
DRAW STUMPS
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whetstone

26th August 2021, 16:39
The DRAW STUMPS clue just looks really corny to me...ie the dentists extract (draw) stumps of people's teeth. Is that the parse?
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stevie gee

26th August 2021, 17:32
10a DRAW STUMPS is also a cricket term for end of play(time).
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whetstone

29th August 2021, 12:01
10a. Yes I'm aware of the cricket terminology, but the connection to dentistry is really tenuous/corny.
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