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sammie

29th August 2016, 22:00
5d, Constitutional... right ?OK but a law will be broken [9]?a?????u?
11a Scotch-if you're putting it on ?Nonsense![6] ??b?s?
23d, Came in out of the cold, did he ?{6}??e?a?
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rusty

29th August 2016, 22:03
5, walkabout.
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rusty

29th August 2016, 22:05
23, Came in = iceman?
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rusty

29th August 2016, 22:10
11, Kybosh?
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elle

29th August 2016, 22:14
11a: I was just thinking of kibosh /kybosh, Rusty - but although it means both "scotch" (to put an end to) and "nonsense"
I cannot fully parse it?
Can you explain, please?
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rusty

29th August 2016, 22:21
No, Elle, hence my ?
Nonsense is bosh.
Scotch is whis-ky.
So, Ky+bosh looks a good fit.
But I cannot see with the clue how to get ky from whisky!
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dagnabit

29th August 2016, 22:33
'it' in the clue is a placeholder so...

'put the kibosh on' means scotch
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/put-the-kibosh-on#put-the-kibosh-on__1
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sammie

29th August 2016, 22:36
Thank you, so much rusty ,and elle
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rusty

29th August 2016, 22:40
I see it now, Dagnabit.
I know the phrase, too!

OK, Sammie, glad to help!
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