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tazmac25

11th July 2009, 20:25
Many thanks for all your help
Taz
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jimc

11th July 2009, 22:22
Sundays suit (4) ... ?? MAIL (on Sunday), suit of armour being made from chain mail ??
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jimc

11th July 2009, 22:37
I'm struggling with "Austens favourite (6,4)" being Vanity Fair.

Vanity Fair was written by W.M.Thackeray and published in 1848; the magazine was named after it, I guess, as it was all about society gossip and scandal.

Jane Austen died in 1817 and so would not have been aware of either Vanity Fair.

I feel I'm being thick. Does the clue refer to a different Austen or what have I missed?

JimC
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john (from arran)

11th July 2009, 23:11
I would have thought that "Austen's favourite" would be COUNTRY LIFE, but that is 7,4 and doesn't fit.
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jimc

11th July 2009, 23:31
A bit obscure this one, but might be right for "Austens favourite (6,4)", so I'll give it a go ...

There is a bloke called Richard J Cunningham Austen, quite well known in the horse-racing world (think 'favourite'), who works (or worked) for the RACING POST newspaper.

JimC
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jimc

12th July 2009, 00:51
I'm going to guess that "Today is the best day of my life" has been said and sung by many a heroine.

TODAY was Britain’s first national newspaper published in colour.

So that's my guess for the 3rd clue: TODAY.

JimC
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the joker

12th July 2009, 07:44
Here's another outsider for the Austen clue. There was a magazine which ceased,I think,in the 1950s,called LONDON LIFE.
I seem to think that she preferred London to the other places that she lived in.
Joker
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jimc

12th July 2009, 17:29
Nice idea that, too TJ.

I wonder if we will hear one day from TazMac25 (or anyone else) what the right answer is?

BW.
JimC

P.S. If Vanity Fair is the right answer then I will personally do Suesan's ironing for a year!
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tazmac25

12th July 2009, 22:02
Many thanks everyone for all your help

Ive decided Racing Post might be right but I will post back on here the answer when I get my quiz back

thanks again
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