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catcharmer

27th August 2023, 13:18
Interesting about stoners and all, but I still don’t get it. I know what the instrument is — even aspire to play one — but can’t see the parsing division. Thanks.
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coffindodger

27th August 2023, 13:20
24a seems like a very weak clue to me. I suspect I am not understanding the parsing.
Any explanation would be very gratefully received.
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catcharmer

27th August 2023, 13:24
Referring to 7d. Sorry!
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davel

27th August 2023, 13:24
coffindodger. 24 parses as 4,3. The 4 is ‘gives voice to’, the 3 is ‘disgusted expression’
catcharmer - I think jono @7 has a reasonable parsing.
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jazzgirl

27th August 2023, 13:25
@ catcharmer
The instrument also has the same name as a kktchen utensil, used for slicing. A stoner is also a kitchen utensil
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catcharmer

27th August 2023, 13:35
Ah. Found it in Chambers. Still think it’s weird. Kept by???
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jazzgirl

27th August 2023, 13:50
@catcharmer
kept by/ = near
Once stoner has been used, the other utensil could then slice the fruit/vegetable. They are often sold together
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catcharmer

27th August 2023, 13:52
Thanks @jazzgirl!
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fop

27th August 2023, 13:56
Can someone tell me which letters transpose in the solution to the Spooner. Spoonerisms are like someone who is not colour blind describing colour to someone who is.
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jono

27th August 2023, 14:08
Hi fop,
Take the first letter of the first word and transpose with the first two letters of the second. Then say it out loud…
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