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It was Joe

Thanks all. Amateur-set clues can often be harder to unravel.

You did ask for a hint Leslie, not a clue. I hope it helped to get you there.

What about these....Quite interesting these two are in the introduction 7,6 and 7, 11
What the store that sells essentials began as.
5,4,3,6. Answers include a name
Thanks for help!

The answer to the first one was in a thread a while back - William Shakespeare and Mahatma Gandhi both appear in the introduction to the TV programme QI (quite interesting).

Jtd,

The store advertises Delia and Heston as its 'advisers', is part of the John Lewis partnership and was founded in 1904. Its present name is a play on words of the surnames of two of the three founders.

So clever, thank you! A couple more for you....Antipodean centre point[5,7]
A local miner's town in the North East [8]
Thanks again!

Hello Joe.

Antipodean centre point[5,7] ... This is known as Mparntwe to its traditional inhabitants.
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A local miner's town in the North East [8] ... Non-fictional "King Arthur".

JimC

Thanks Jim! Now I will try to puzzle out your clues!

Hi again Joe.

A local miner's town in the North East [8] ... Although this person was sometimes called "King Arthur" by his followers, it's maybe a bit obscure nowadays. He was the leader of the National Union of Mineworkers.

JimC