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rml

9th July 2011, 12:03
A number from the Netherlands (5)

?t?e?

I can see ETHER hidden in the but don't understand the connection with "a number"
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helenb

9th July 2011, 12:08
Number as in anaesthetic
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rml

9th July 2011, 12:09
of course - thank you very much
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jimmy

9th July 2011, 12:09
Ether was used as an anaesthetic in early surgery. A numb-er is something that numbs i.e an anaesthetic. So that is the connection with a 'number'.
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jimmy

9th July 2011, 12:10
Sorry, looks like HelenB got to the post first!
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pastille

9th July 2011, 12:12
HelenB and supercurlyconor...

Thank you! I am not doing this crossword, but learning all the time from others queries and the answers.

Number...so clever.

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