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crumlint

15th February 2014, 16:34
51d. last one and drawing a blank!.
"A form of silicate: i.e. __ is" ?a?c
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barrycat

15th February 2014, 16:35
Talc
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chrise

15th February 2014, 16:35
talc?
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crumlint

15th February 2014, 16:38
Thanks to both of you. Why is it "talc"?
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chrise

15th February 2014, 16:43
Well, it's a silicate rock

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc

I don't understand the second part of the clue.
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malone

15th February 2014, 16:43
Take the 'ie; and 'is' out of 'silicate'?
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chrise

15th February 2014, 16:44
Is this a cryptic or a quick?
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chiff

15th February 2014, 16:44
silicate is an anagram of talc, ie and is
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malone

15th February 2014, 16:53
Cryptic, Chris - I wish people would include this info at the beginning!
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crumlint

16th February 2014, 11:34
Sorry; I thought it was enough by not identifying it as times2. It is called "Jumbo" in the paper.
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