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gareth

17th July 2013, 09:56
10a. error in music played at end of overture, ?e?c??.
also 25a, head man from warsaw on radio, ?o?l.I am very puzzled with these two clues.
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twm

17th July 2013, 09:58
Is the Head man "Poll" (sounds like Pole)
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twm

17th July 2013, 09:59
What about Beachy (Head) ? Not sure how it would fit..
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gareth

17th July 2013, 10:02
twm, thank you but I am still baffled, thought of poll but where does the radio fit in?.
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twm

17th July 2013, 10:05
In this clue, "on radio" means "heard" or "sounds like".

Poll can sound like doll but in Opinion Poll, the final word sonds like a man from Warsaw - i.e. a Pole
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gareth

17th July 2013, 10:09
tym. Thank you again but I still cannot see the answers, I will go and bet some horses now, that should be easier to sort out.
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twm

17th July 2013, 10:18
Good luck with your equine flutter!
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chrisg

17th July 2013, 10:23
10 could be Miscue (error)- anag of music + E (last letter of overture)
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twm

17th July 2013, 10:30
I'd go with Chris's answer, Gareth.
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gareth

17th July 2013, 10:35
thank you chrisg, yes, it is miscue. I had 6d as every when it was evident the answer is edify, 25a is still a mystery.
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