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1. A perfect example with note used in thorough contract. Agreement

2. In short, work with a cook to get booze. Amontillado

In short,(AMON[g]) work (TILL)with (A)cook(DO) to get booze

Thanks Mamya! Any thoughts about the other one?

I could be wrong, but I thought that one was

Arrangement

Dodgy parse

Thorough - ARRANT
Perfect example - GEM

leaving

EN for note ?? Letter 'N' as it is spelled ??

You're quite right - it is arrangement. And thank you for the parse - convoluted but the setter is Dean Mayer (grr!) so par for the course. Thanks again for your help - I find it so exasperating when I can't work out why an answer is what it is!

well it gets us a bit nearer understanding.