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deslyxic

3rd January 2016, 18:39
Hi and a hearty HNY to all.
I've finished after a fashion, but I suspect something's up with a solution or two that I'm unable to parse.

Eg Peron overturned wrong happening without it making off (10)
E?A?IS?IN? - probably evanishing, so Eva + 'sin' backwards + hing. Can't work out the hing / happening without it.

Also Drive a certain fine lady (5)
DR?NE - possibly drone, can't see any of it apart from maybe D= drive in automatic cars.

Can anyone confirm the parsing for both answers, assuming they're right in the first place!?
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jacknatter

3rd January 2016, 18:47
32ac EVA + SIN reversed + THING (a happening) minus T (shortened form of IT = EVANISHING.

26dn DR (Drive) ONE (a certain) = DRONE, a 'fine lady' being a term for an idle person.
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deslyxic

3rd January 2016, 18:55
Thank you so much, JackNatter. I doubt I'd have ended up resolving either of those.
Did try thing for happening but was fixated on IT or SA - the shortened form t is new to me; "fine lady" for drone another new one - I was thinking of the fine lady in the Banbury Cross nursery rhyme at one stage.

It nags me when I complete a puzzle without a full parse, so thanks again!
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jacknatter

3rd January 2016, 19:17
You're very welcome. I never really feel I've finished a puzzle myself until I understand all the answers.
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