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jogamel

4th March 2017, 15:27
Hello everyone. Here I am again. Help needed please with 32a:
Ken brought in alarming old theatrical display. 7. I have S??N???
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malone

4th March 2017, 15:32
Jogamel, remember that some letters are removed before solving... a five-letter word for 'alarming' with a two-letter word (from clue) inside. Definition is 'theatrical display'.
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nelson

4th March 2017, 15:47
And it might be worth noting that 'old' means the answer is an obsolete word.
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bunty

4th March 2017, 16:07
i can't make head or tail of the unclued .....do they spell out the book titles?
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jogamel

4th March 2017, 16:17
Thank you Nelson and Malone. I see where I was a bit wrong. Not much, but enough. Can you help with 16 and 17 similarly?
Supporting top hat to retain position when rolling over (7) I have SA????E.
Dull end to game with extra time (5). I only have ????M
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bunty

4th March 2017, 16:19
Dull end to game with extra time (5) ..possibly MATTE? mate is the end of a chess game with an extra T inside
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orson

4th March 2017, 16:22
Re 32a, is there an obsolete word "scery" for scary?
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qesue

4th March 2017, 16:22
I also have matte but not sure how to write it in yet. Can you help with 5a Mean,young, bumping off one bird. I think the E in mean is removed before solving
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orson

4th March 2017, 16:24
5a - anagram of m(e)an and y (young).
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qesue

4th March 2017, 16:25
I have just worked out 5a!
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