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brendan

16th May 2014, 00:46
I've almost completed this but I can;t get the 4 in the NW corner, help appreciated.....

1d. A wicket in one African state or another (6) - ?A????

11a. Anglo-Saxon author with the shakes? (5) - ????N

13a. Unconscious by river, reflective storm god produces thought (7) - ????T?S

2d. Say Croydon's fine to go round boozer and start to drink (8) - ?H?????D

PS. Many of the answers have been to do with Greek mythology.
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brendan

16th May 2014, 00:51
OK, I think 1d. is MALAWI
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brendan

16th May 2014, 00:52
That makes:-

11a. A???N and

13a. I???T?S
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brendan

16th May 2014, 01:12
I think 11a. might be AS PEN which would make 2d. ?H?P???D
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brendan

16th May 2014, 01:22
OK, I've got 2d. SHE PH ER D (Sheer + PH (Public House) + D(rink)) but dont see the definition.
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mamya

16th May 2014, 01:28
Sheer is fine, but can't see Croydon.
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brendan

16th May 2014, 01:32
Shepherd parses so well it must be right but can't see the ref. to Croydon, and that makes 13a. I?E?T?S which is probably IDEATES but I haven't got a clue how it's parsed.
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scorpiojo

16th May 2014, 01:35
Set was an Egyptian God of storms etc if that helps
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brendan

16th May 2014, 01:40
Hi Scorpoijo, that does help, it accounts for the last 3 letters, which leaves IDEA for 'Unconscious by river'.
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scorpiojo

16th May 2014, 01:42
Id - unconscious

Ea - river here:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ea
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