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22D STATE CAPITAL SOME WAY BACK (5)

I have I?T?Y

It looks like ITALY but why ???

Any ideas

Are you sure of the T ?

Sorry !! - I'm not awake yet !!

it's ; I?A?Y

As I say, it looks like ITALY but why ??

I was thinking of Imply (state) possible parsing - way back = M1 reversed = IM + Ply (short for Plymouth) but not convinced with this !

Yes, I thought of IMPLY earlier, but then I got MOORAGE for 26A "Payment for giving birth" and the A is now the middle letter !
I'm pretty happy with that - "birth" & "berth"
Very weird !!

see it now...part of cap Ital + Y (back of waY)

Wow !! - Obvious when you know how !!

So he is also saying that Italy is a state !! - unusual !!
But it's got to be right

Thanks Chris

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