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paul

11th August 2010, 11:27
Help, please anyone. Clue is:- Henry wants port, but mother's denied the little beast. (7)
I have H-M-T-V.
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bullfrog

11th August 2010, 11:31
I suspect your V may be wrong. It looks like HAMSTER
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paul

11th August 2010, 11:36
Thanks Bullfrog.I reckon you are absolutely right, now it all makes perfect sense.
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bullfrog

11th August 2010, 11:38
Can you see the wordplay, Paul? After HAL minus the L (Henry wants port) I can't work out the rest...
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chelle_7272

11th August 2010, 11:58
henry = H
port = amsterdam
without mother (dam) = amster
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bullfrog

11th August 2010, 12:43
Aaaaahhhh! Thank you Chelle -- that was bugging me...
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paul

11th August 2010, 15:11
Sorry about the delay Bullfrog, been out and just got back. I must admit that I hadn't worked it out as well as Chelle...what a star!.., but your idea somehow seemed right.Cheers to you both.
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