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timbo

26th July 2015, 10:45
Stuck on 17d motion in old car showing advancing age, 4,6
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ab

26th July 2015, 10:53
anno do mini?
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elle

26th July 2015, 10:59
I' d put 'anno domini' = advancing age for this, AB.
But cannot fully parse it? please can you explain?

I get the 'mini' bit!
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ab

26th July 2015, 11:05
Don't have crossword so just saw " mini" and made leap with an and nod for motion and o mini for old car. Doesn't seem kosher though.....
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jazzgirl

26th July 2015, 11:09
motion: nod
in
an o(ld) car
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jazzgirl

26th July 2015, 11:12
The clue did read: "Motion in AN old car showing advancing age "
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elle

26th July 2015, 11:13
Thank you, both!
I would never have thought of 'nod' for motion.
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jazzgirl

26th July 2015, 11:14
Showing the correct clue would have made it clearer
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timbo

26th July 2015, 11:16
Many thanks: it makes sense now!
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elle

26th July 2015, 11:17
Yes, Timbo's original posting of the clue was incomplete which explains why you were puzzled , AB!
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