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nodrog

24th February 2015, 13:13
16 down - Wartime beverage I consumed on rug (5)

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The 'i's are definitely right but I'm getting nowhere with this one.
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chrise

24th February 2015, 13:17
"rug" is slang for "wig"............................but that hasn't given me an answer!
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sudokulover

24th February 2015, 13:18
kilim - synonym for rug?
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sudokulover

24th February 2015, 13:18
.. and klim is a wartime drink of powdered milk
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andyc

24th February 2015, 13:22
a kilim is a rug but I didn't necessarily connect milk with being a wartime drink!
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nodrog

24th February 2015, 13:47
Thanks all, looks like you've cracked it for me - a kilim being a middle eastern rug and Klim part of US WWII jungle rations.

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