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suziem

17th August 2009, 19:21
Finding this hard this week. could anyone help with these three;
16d Hug a Zorba? (6) ???A?O
13d Edgeless litter (7) ??R?M??
24a Lines up awl (5) E????

Many thanks
S
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big dave

17th August 2009, 19:27
24a elsin - a shoemaker's awl - fancy not knowing that!
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trevor

17th August 2009, 19:28
Hi again SuzieM,
13d Edgeless litter = norimon (no rim on).
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big dave

17th August 2009, 19:29
13d norimon (no rim on) - a Japanese covered litter, carried by men.
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anniec

17th August 2009, 19:30
And abrazo is a hug! I thought everyone knew that!
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anniec

17th August 2009, 19:32
More seriously Suzy these are words you have just helped me to discover - who sets this crossword!
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john (from arran)

17th August 2009, 19:33
Where's campanilla when you need her?

16D ABRAZO is Spanish for a hug.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abrazo">Link
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suziem

17th August 2009, 19:34
Big Dave and Trevor -- many thanks for your quick replies. Fancy not knowing them indeed!

Cheers
S :)
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suziem

17th August 2009, 19:38
And thanks to anniec and John(from Arran) Big hugs all round !!

annnie, it's set in the Herald newspaper by Myops, and John can probably tell you more about him/her!

S :)
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big dave

17th August 2009, 19:38
The setter is Myops (John McKie).

Apparently he spent several summers on Arran, could it be John (from Arran) in disguise?

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