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gawdelpus

15th December 2023, 12:55
Two from the TLS if I may…

Cold prince agreed to host British tribe of early ironsmiths (8)
?H?L?B?S (open to correction)

Gods a rebel rejected (5) A?S?M

Thank you
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chrise

15th December 2023, 12:58
CHALYBES?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalybes

C old
HAL - prince
YES around British
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gawdelpus

15th December 2023, 13:00
Looks good, thanks
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jono

15th December 2023, 13:14
The other one looks like
AESIR
Norse gods
A + RISE (reversed)

Are you confident of your M?
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gawdelpus

15th December 2023, 13:16
Not in the slightest. I think the M could be an I, but not if you’re correct.
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gawdelpus

15th December 2023, 13:20
The clue down which crosses it is “Composer a miser uncovered” (4) which I think could be MISE. The last E is correct and the last letter of my original clue would be I.
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jono

15th December 2023, 13:31
ARNE would fit, but I can’t quite see the miser uncovered bit…
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chrise

15th December 2023, 13:32
mARNEr?
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gawdelpus

15th December 2023, 13:35
I like it…
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chrise

15th December 2023, 13:35
Silas, that is - Weaver of Raveloe. (George Eliot)
As I remember, he kept a hoard of gold coins under a floorboard, which made him a miser; they were stolen
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