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9 dn The French count pierced by tip of halberd - thus
(8) L_ _ _A _ L _

11dn Irish reflected on supply of food in chippy (9)
I _ _ _ T _B_E

11 Irritable (chippy)

8 Lethally

Le T(h)ally

9d Lethally

11d Irritable

Many thanks- I had irritable, but could not fit it with the meaning of "chippy".

chippy2
adj -pier, -piest
Informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior a chippy miner's son
[from chip (sense 12)]
chippiness n

Mamya, do you have a good set of reference books? If so, can you recommend any. I have just started doing cryptic crosswords and my resources are very limited. Many thanks for your help.

I have many, some old some new, my two most used are

Chambers Crossword Dictionary - which as well as serving as a sort of thesaurus, gives hints to what a word in a clue may indicate (anagram etc)


Chambers Dictionary itself is a bit of a Bible too, though pricey, shop around.

Bradfords Solvers list are a good inexpensive addition to the reference shelf.

It is a learning curve that never stops and charity shops are a great source for books on topics that may come up too.

Happy solving.

That's wonderful- I will head off to Amazon. I am really enjoying the whole process, but it does stop me gardening!