st4607 by pollyanna

14th September 2014, 14:13

18a

Put anglers gear round unknown fish (4)

d?r?

Is it "dory"? and, if so, why?

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14th September 2014, 14:14

Rod is angler's gear and y is unknown - so Dor y.

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14th September 2014, 14:15

I should have said that 'y' and 'x' sometimes appear as 'unknown' in crosswords - it might come from algebra, I'm not sure.

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14th September 2014, 14:17

Many thanks Malone. I feel really stupid now!

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14th September 2014, 15:17

Con left one boat inside as a replica (9) D---I---.
Spill milk on rising (5) T-P-R.

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14th September 2014, 15:24

Dupe +cat(amaran) + 1 L

Taper (spill)

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