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madge

5th February 2014, 14:40
Gaul in fierce struggle over new hybrid tongue
L???UA. F???C?S
maybe Latin
Parsing would be helpful. So lost on this one
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chrise

5th February 2014, 14:42
LINGUA FRANCA? I can't see the plural, though.
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kilgore trout

5th February 2014, 14:43
lingua francas;

anag GAUL IN + FRACAS over N
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rambler

5th February 2014, 14:43
It's FRA N CAS, Chris
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madge

5th February 2014, 14:44
Thanks. Chrise!




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kilgore trout

5th February 2014, 14:44
Is the clue "tongues" or "tongue"?
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chrise

5th February 2014, 14:45
I would agree if the clue said "hybrid tongues". Do you think the poster has made an error here?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca
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elle

5th February 2014, 14:45
First word is 'lingua' meaning tongue or language. could be anagram? working on the rest!
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rambler

5th February 2014, 14:46
I assumed it must be 'tongues' , kt.
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elle

5th February 2014, 14:50
Good one, guys! didn't think of 'fracas'!
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