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teenieleek

19th June 2014, 18:10
This seemed so straightforward. Despite having solved all the clues I can't get the theme. I have the only possible solution to 30ac but am struggling to find any more similar which fit the other unclued lights. A tiny hint would be appreciated - I don't have Chambers 2011 which might be a handicap here.
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rosie

19th June 2014, 18:58
Collective nouns.

30a An aurora of polar bears
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malone

19th June 2014, 19:01
It's quite hard to give a tiny hint, but I'll try...

A 30 Across Of ....
A 2 Down Of...
A 13 Across Of...

If this is more a hindrance than a help, please let me know. If this is too big a hint, please keep it to yourself!
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teenieleek

19th June 2014, 19:11
Thanks folks, the penny did not drop. I used to love teaching the children obscure ones: parliament, murder etc. although never heard of aurora.
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teenieleek

19th June 2014, 19:38
All done but what a surprise to find there are so many, and many of them recent additions to the list I learned as a child from the old First Aid in English book at primary school. It had lots of lists of e.g. animals' homes, names for their young, all sorts of stuff that we had to learn off by heart.
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lumen

21st June 2014, 17:01
Just wondered what you'd entered for 25 and 32 -gaggle and glint?
And what is the extra hidden theme-word/
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itsme

24th June 2014, 22:30
Help ..... I don't have a Chambers ...... and the clued words to form another theme-word will not jump out from the grid .... help. Thank you.
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malone

25th June 2014, 07:08
Clued words.... Coward Ice
The phrase is A Cowardice Of Curs.
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itsme

25th June 2014, 09:58
Thank you so much Malone.
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