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penda

29th December 2021, 13:32
56 across

Hi again!!

" Day was one to have men coming into the underworld " (5)

D?R?S Surely its not Doris, is it??

Kind REgs Thea(o)
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chrise

29th December 2021, 13:34
OR - other ranks, in DIS - underworld, and yes, Day was one!
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penda

29th December 2021, 13:51
Hi Chrise Thanks Hope you are keeping well. Best 2022 wishes to you and yours. Thea(o)
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kenhiggs

30th December 2021, 15:40
Stumped by one solution.

Rail service to take in Jura at last (8) C*M*L*I*

I can only see COMPLAIN but how would it parse?
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malone

30th December 2021, 15:43
Complin (more often Compline, but both are in Chambers) is a church service, put in the A from the end of Jura (at last), to get Complain, Rail, rant etc.
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kenhiggs

30th December 2021, 15:53
Thanks, malone - didn't think to consult the BRB for COMPLIN being a possible word. Not sure of the exactitude of the definition in the clue given the BRB version.
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malone

30th December 2021, 15:59
Glad that helped. kenhiggs. 'Rail' is given under 'complain' in Bradford's, suggesting it must have been used before?
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kenhiggs

30th December 2021, 17:48
Indeed, Malone - I hadn't consulted Mrs Bradford!
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malone

30th December 2021, 18:17
Kenhiggs, thanks again. After your post (wondering about the definition) I looked at Chambers myself. When that wasn't particularly helpful, I consulted Mrs B!
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