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laurel

18th December 2015, 19:48
16a "winds up having less canvas"
7 letters ?E???N?
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mamya

18th December 2015, 19:55
Reefing - to shorten sails in high winds.
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chrise

18th December 2015, 19:57
Hi mamya
I thought of reef for less canvas (brought up on Swallows and Amazons), but I didn't think the grammar was right [ shouldn't it be "winding" rather than "winds"?
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mamya

18th December 2015, 20:00
Maybe - I read it as 'The wind is up' , so having less sails is 'Reefing' them in. I am likely wrong.

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chrise

18th December 2015, 20:01
"Wind's up" then? Still not sure it workds :)
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mamya

18th December 2015, 20:04
Think I've messed the parse up really - perhaps someone else can do it better.
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chrise

18th December 2015, 20:06
A "roller reef" does involve winding up the sail on the boom.
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mamya

18th December 2015, 20:08
Yes I know what reefing is just having trouble putting the wordplay in.
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chrise

18th December 2015, 20:10
Sorry mamya - I was trying to find another way of working "wind" in. Still not sure it works, though.
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mamya

18th December 2015, 20:17
Let's try ....


If you have been reefing then you wind up (end up) with less canvas (sail).
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