Skeleton, Sunday Express by rocketman

7th November 2016, 10:21

Plant's first thorn, say, cut back, (5) P-U-E
Must be PRUNE, surely, but can't account
for the "RUNE" bit!?

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7th November 2016, 10:23

"thorn" is a rune. It is a letter shaped a bit like a modern Y, and represented "th" - so the "Ye" in "Ye olde tea shoppe" would be pronounced "the"!

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7th November 2016, 10:27

Thanks for that, Chris E. That's something I never knew!

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7th November 2016, 19:33

what about 11 ac? I'm sure Asian region needs a leader 2,2

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7th November 2016, 19:48

Seen answered as
(T) I bet

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7th November 2016, 20:36

DOH! One gets so used to these twisted clues one becomes blind to the obvious.

Thank you.

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