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This has been so hard and I have already relied on so much help - sport is just not my thing :(

1d Good synchronised swimmer with sign of infection put on weight (7) - I have G---p-s

3d East African reran tie in dispute(8)
I have E---r-a-n

9a After running claiming second - such s the quality of the English (9)
I have --G---I-M

soooo fed up this week :(

grampus
eritrean

anglicism

anglicism

Thankyou so much for putting my out of my misery!!! :)

My OH suggested Eritrea! oh me of little faith.
I can now see Anglicism and I am kicking myself!!
I did think grampus as I can see gram and pus but don't know what grampus has to do with good synchronised swimmer even after googling! :(

Thank you so much. :)

Grampus is the killer whale.

Oh pooh! I saw that in Googling but I was looking for the Olympic connection of synchronised swimmers - doh!!!

Thank you! :)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grampus_%28genus%29.

"These dolphins typically travel in groups of 10–51, but that may reach 400."

Would explain the 1st bit of the clue

Wow! that is so interesting! thank you!