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greedy kite

29th April 2012, 08:19
Anyone awake in Britain?
"County forward from Toulouse but there discarded in flanking role" N?VAN
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chrise

29th April 2012, 08:27
Navan is a county in Ireland. As for the rest, the subleties of Azed are quite beyond me!
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greedy kite

29th April 2012, 08:34
You're no doubt right, tho' I can't fathom it completely, either --- so thank you!
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jazzgirl

29th April 2012, 08:47
forward (in French i.e. from Toulouse) is AVANce . Discard the ce ?
Not yet had coffee, but just a suggestion
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scarlett

29th April 2012, 08:58
avant - french forward - discard the t(there)
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chrise

29th April 2012, 08:59
But where does the other "n" come from?
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jazzgirl

29th April 2012, 09:12
could also be CAVAN.(in Ireland)
C = county + AVAN (T) as scarlett says
(discarding the t in the flanking role (at the side). Need a coffee
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jazzgirl

29th April 2012, 09:27
forward - AVAN(t)
from = N (ne or nee in Toulouse)
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peterm

29th April 2012, 13:38
Forward = en avant. Discard the first and last (flanking) letters and you're left with Navan.
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scarlett

29th April 2012, 13:49
brilliant peterm - that one had us all thinking!
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