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seemskerfuddled

23rd November 2010, 17:18
Am new to this site. Please help. Stuck on 22a, 23d, 24d. Thanks.
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terry

23rd November 2010, 17:22
if you give the clues along with no of letters and any you already have, someone will help you.
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seemskerfuddled

23rd November 2010, 17:28
Thanks Terry.
22a - Real sovereigns, boxed into the bargain A-S-
23d - Loud act to follow a weak spot -L-W
24d - Scarlet duck flies up from this river
-D-R (I think it might be Oder but why?)
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terry

23rd November 2010, 17:30
22a. also (hidden word).
23d. flaw.
24d. scarlet = red, duck = 0 , read upwards = oder.
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seemskerfuddled

23rd November 2010, 17:40
Thanks Terry.
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wendy

26th December 2010, 20:29
I guess we are delayed by several weeks in Canada! These clues are from a Sunday London Times crossword that appears in my local Ottawa Citizen on Dec. 26, but I see from the posting dates that it must have been available in England in November. I enjoy these puzzles, but find them difficult because they often contain British references that I do not understand. Could someone please explain to me in what context DUCk = 0?
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ab

26th December 2010, 20:32
In cricket if you score nothing, you get a duck's egg, O, hence "duck" for nothing.
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crypto

26th December 2010, 20:32
For example, in cricket if a batsman scores 0 he is said to be out for a duck, also used in other sports when someone doesn't score.
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wendy

26th December 2010, 22:34
Thank you AB and Crypto! I guess I'll have to learn a few more cricket terms. Interestingly, I have heard zero referred to as a goose egg, rather than your duck's egg.
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