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chrise

14th October 2022, 21:01
12 is it "county", not "country"? LAN(d) in ATTIC (Greek). LAN for "Lancashire" seems an extreme "mostly"!
15 cLASSIEr
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chrise

14th October 2022, 21:02
17 F loud (musical notation)
US - American
SPOTS - notices
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jono

14th October 2022, 21:12
11a (words sending)* with two anagram indicators
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whetstone

14th October 2022, 21:14
Thanks all....didn't realise FUSSPOTS was related to old women in particular, thought it applied to anyone.

Yes, in the ATLANTIC clue it says 'county'.
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chrise

14th October 2022, 21:19
FUSSPOTS is a criticism of people who are "like old women" - no longer PC, I suspect!
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whetstone

14th October 2022, 21:36
Yes, no longer PC, I suppose. Cheers.
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whetstone

16th October 2022, 15:32
3d. One sings his praises
DAVID

19d. Encouraging Hamish to take in fabric
GINGHAM

11a. Stay true
STAUNCH
(Is this one cryptic?)

Parses for the above please.
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malone

16th October 2022, 15:43
19 Hidden in the clue.
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malone

16th October 2022, 15:49
I think 11 i s a double definition. Staunch, verb, to stay, stop something and Staunch, adjectiive, true/loyal etc.
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jono

16th October 2022, 15:51
11 dd. As an adjective trusty, true, etc and as a verb to stop, stay e.g. a wound
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