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strangelybrown

4th February 2022, 19:57
Just remembered being perplexed by this one on Saturday:

5d Hotel covered by flashy drone (5)

H?d?o

I can see "hydro" inside "flashy drone" but how does hydro mean hotel, if that is the definition?
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jordan

4th February 2022, 20:09
It is short for "hydropathic establishment" which is a hotel offering hydropathy.
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malone

4th February 2022, 20:09
We still have quite a few Hydros in Scotland! I think they were originally hotels with baths/swimming pools or water treatments.
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malone

4th February 2022, 20:13
Chambers says ' a hotel with special baths etc...'
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strangelybrown

4th February 2022, 21:44
Thank you.
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