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cresson

16th February 2016, 14:20
6 D: Archaic word meaning confusing or perplexing
11 Letters, E*C*A*G*I*G

4D: Short thick lump of wood. 5 Letters C*U**

13A: Insincere 3-4 Letters L*P-*E**
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malone

16th February 2016, 14:28
13 Lip-Deep. It's in Chambers and means 'insincere'.
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malone

16th February 2016, 14:32
6 D. I think your 'c' is wrong - Embrangling seems to be the answer (confusing, perplexing).
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malone

16th February 2016, 14:34
4 D. Chunk - Chambers defines it as 'a thick piece of anything, especially wood.'
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malone

17th February 2016, 09:02
You're welcome.
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chrise

17th February 2016, 09:05
I came across EMBRANGLED in Dorothy Sayers's The nine tailors - at a bell-ringing rehearsal, the chief bellringer accuses one of the less experienced members of "getting all embrangled".
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chrise

17th February 2016, 09:21
.......or was it "imbrangled"?
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elle

17th February 2016, 09:28
It can be spelt both ways, Chris.
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malone

17th February 2016, 09:40
ChrisE, thanks for that - I like it when someone has met/seen/used a word in the real world, not just in Crosswordland!

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