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wombat

Clue of the week:
Have cheese sandwiches and chocolate cake (7,first letter B)
taken from Magpie crossword magazine,Dumpynose.

Also this week we are asked to solve all the down clues, take either the first or last letter from the solution before entering in the grid, and then use the spare letter to enter the longest unclued solution across.
So I'm stuck on
28d. Attractions coming up in area of short grass(4)
so the answer is five letters, and as I have solved the unclued solution the letter that is dropped is an S. I have W_R_.
Any help would be most appreciated.

Post 1 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:08

Mamya

Ward

draw(s) backwards
(s)ward area of grass ?

Post 2 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:13

Mamya

sorry should have said draws as attractions

Post 3 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:14

wombat

Thanks Mamya, it looks good to me

Post 4 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:14

JimB

Ward

Sward is an expanse of short grass

JimB

Post 5 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:15

ColinE

Could it be Ward?
A sward is an area of grass, and you have to drop the s. Also an attraction is a draw and you have to reverse it for "coming up"

Post 6 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:17

helena

28d (s)ward of grass = draw (attraction) backwards

Post 7 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:17

JimB

Well, we seem to have sorted the easy bit? so...

JimB

Post 8 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:17

helena

sanp great minds think alike

Post 9 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:19

JimB

helena

sanp is good, but not sure if it is K.O

JimB

Post 10 of 29

Posted: 3rd July 2009, 21:23

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