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ajt

4th November 2010, 13:37
I put stye, because - s for is, then anagram of yet "infernal"
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chairman

4th November 2010, 13:54
All done except for 25a. Only two letters missing so clearly am being dim! I'd welcome a hint
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ajt

4th November 2010, 13:59
That was my stumbling-block - unfortunately I didn't learn latin! Play around with dipsomaniac. And I found it in Chambers.
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chairman

4th November 2010, 14:11
Thanks AJT -that's really helpful.
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ixion

4th November 2010, 16:24
Finally worked out wordplay for 17D mid-post - can someone explain the title please?

Thanks

Ixion
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the judge

4th November 2010, 16:27
S for IS??? Is this a new abbreviation? If so, what about for T for BY ot T for IT etc?
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the judge

4th November 2010, 16:28
... meant Y for BY
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ixion

4th November 2010, 17:05
I think its fairly common The Joker - though usually in the form of Hell's(etc) rather than Hell is
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the judge

4th November 2010, 17:10
Thank you Ixion. I suppose it would have been clearer had the CLUE been included. Despite the "New Thread" guidelines, it seems that more and more requests for help are omitting the clue, thus excluding those who do not have the crosswoed.
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ajt

4th November 2010, 17:11
You need only think of it's for it is, surely Anyway, if you don't like the explanation you don't have to use it.
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