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film fan

16th January 2012, 09:24
One second bit of skiamachy in worthless bombast *E**UM
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ab

16th January 2012, 10:01
Are you confident about the e? It could be "bunkum"?
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film fan

16th January 2012, 10:21
Yes I think 12 ac is CHURR. Thanks.
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greedy kite

16th January 2012, 11:34
AB: if it is indeed Bunkum (and that fits for me),can you please explain the first half of the clue?
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ajt1

16th January 2012, 12:01
8d bum for worthless.
k is the second letter of skiamachy.
un - colloquial for one.

Some of the clues in this crossword are appalling. For example, 1ac. Answer - defriend for cast off. It isn't in Chambers, and is an awful word, anyway.
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greedy kite

16th January 2012, 12:28
Many thanks, and I agree. Only found DEFRIEND by googling (or is it in the new ed. of Ch.?).Have 3 more for you BTW on the newer thread!
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ab

16th January 2012, 12:59
Called away, greedy kite and missed your post. Thanks to AJT for explaining more clearly than I could.

"Defriend" is in the 12th edition of Chambers defined as: " (also unfriend) to remove someone from one's list of friends on a social networking site."
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greedy kite

16th January 2012, 13:53
It is, is it? I'm not going to order it specially for horrible new words like that one, though! Thanks all the same. Never give up!
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