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dassler

19th October 2013, 17:18
1across poke one's nose into group of servicemen with a candid humour, leading to hospital.
Completely baffled despite having m-s- ------ --t-
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barrycat

19th October 2013, 17:19
Mess around with?
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chrise

19th October 2013, 17:21
I have an answer, but I'm not entirely happy about the parsing.

The "group of servicemen" could be where they eat. It finishes with a short word for humour, + H for hospital.

Most of the middle is what I'm not happy about.
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chrise

19th October 2013, 17:21
Hi barrycat
How do you explain the "round"?
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tanglewood

19th October 2013, 17:25
Hospital is the usual abreviation
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barrycat

19th October 2013, 17:26
Sorry ChrisE, I can't. Hence the ?
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jazzgirl

19th October 2013, 17:31
Thesaurus shows round as synonym for candid
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jazzgirl

19th October 2013, 17:33

Main Entry: round
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: honest, direct
Synonyms: blunt, candid, frank, free, outspoken, plain, straightforward,
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chrise

19th October 2013, 17:46
Well you have found it, jazzy - but I have never heard it used in that sense.
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chrise

19th October 2013, 17:46
Well you have found it, jazzy - but I have never heard it used in that sense.
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