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xwordfan

25th January 2014, 09:47
Help with some parsing please:
5d Took to the cleaners a sort of suit? (7) W?R?T?D
I have worsted??
21d Tongue's sort of red - I hold it! (5) I?I?H
I have Irish??
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chrise

25th January 2014, 09:49
worsted is a sort of cloth used in suits; it also means "beaten" or "taken to the cleaners"
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xwordfan

25th January 2014, 09:53
thanks chrisE - should have looked more carefully in Chambers!
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ab

25th January 2014, 10:08
IR is infra red - a sort of red + I sh (as in shhh, hold one's tongue) gives Irish = a tongue- language?
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xwordfan

25th January 2014, 10:27
Excellent ab!!
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