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paul

21st June 2011, 16:12
Just completed this and found it very enjoyable. Not clear about one clue though. 9 across is:- "Bachelor's lot to appear tired and emotional". The answer will appear to be BLOTTO, but I thought that that simply meant being drunk. Obviously one could be tired and amotional too but, if you were like that, you wouldn't necessarily be drunk, unless being blotto means this as well!
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chips

21st June 2011, 16:14
@Tired and emotional' was Private Eye-speak for being drunk - I think it spread into common usage a few years ago.
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paul

21st June 2011, 16:15
Thanks, Chips - I never knew that!
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chips

21st June 2011, 16:15
Just checked Chambers - 'tired and emotional', meaning drunk, is in there.
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