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theambler

13th November 2011, 14:47
Hi all
" A question of health with son beset by intense back pains" (4,6)
I have H?W?T??C?S
So I presume its HOWS TRICKS
But surely not!!!!!
By the way (kerb**)
Is 9ac a real English/British/European town
?A?R?C?T?N
"Northern town struggling a great deal"

Here it is totally GRAY/GREY and DAMP/DAMN,PUUHH
Cheer me a little gentle jesters
YRS THEA
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brackendale

13th November 2011, 14:51
Your town is WARRINGTON and HOWS TRICKS is correct
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rusty

13th November 2011, 14:51
How's tricks is correct. There is no letter "c" in the second one.
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theambler

13th November 2011, 15:06
Hi Brackendale . Hi Rusty
Thanks very much
I had Hacksaw -- presumably Handsaw
And could not find Hows Tricks in Chambers
(Hows ought to have an apostrophe ddntit?)
Turning my attention to the Jumbo now to distract me from the GLOOM outside
Have a good day/week
THEA
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brackendale

13th November 2011, 15:13
How's tricks comes from "intense" = HOT and back pains are RICKS around "with" = W and "son" = S.

It is a phrase that I often use - like a lot of other phrases I use that are also not in Chambers Dictionary!!
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