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kirky

29th October 2017, 14:01
27d Contemporary poet not on crack (4) ?ENT

Benton / Denton / Renton for the poet??
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stevie gee

29th October 2017, 14:04
27d dent(on) - dent = crack
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aspria

29th October 2017, 14:06
This was precisely my question. I have opted for the r version as part of current (contemporary) but can't parse the mising cur yet
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aspria

29th October 2017, 14:10
I think a crack is more probably a rent than a dent but it's tricky!
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elle

29th October 2017, 14:20
27d: A possiblity......?
There is a young Scottish poet called Ellen Renton.
"Renton" minus "on" gives "rent " = crack (def)
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liz

29th October 2017, 14:48
There is also a poet called Graham Denton - either would fit the clue.
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elle

29th October 2017, 14:52
Except I don' t think a "dent" is a "crack"?
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jazzgirl

29th October 2017, 14:53
...and Daniel Renton :)
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jazzgirl

29th October 2017, 14:55
The online thesaurus shows rent but not dent, under crack
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elle

29th October 2017, 14:56
Check out Chambers, too.
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