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diablos

8th May 2017, 10:49
1 Across, They stick out for money to support the homeless initially (9)

10 Across, Sounds expensive to maintain the earliest pit in Seattle (9)

11 Across, Not working properly until US president intervenes in failing Euro (3,2,5)

14 Across, An expression of surprise over bit of Cellophane discovered in cheese roll (7)

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elle

8th May 2017, 10:56
1a: buck teeth = they stick out (def)
buck - money
tee - support
th - t (he) h (omeless)
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cerasus

8th May 2017, 10:58
14 Brioche (roll)
och (expression of surprise)
brie (cheese)
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cerasus

8th May 2017, 11:05
11 out of order (not working properly)
until (to)
US President (Ford)
in failing euro (ouer)
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cerasus

8th May 2017, 11:12
10a determine

sounds expensive (deer) to maintain (hold) the earliest = t(he) pit (mine) prounounced as in Seattle

de t er mine
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elle

8th May 2017, 11:13
10a: determine = settle (def)
deer - sounds like dear (expensive)
t - t(he)
mine- pit
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cerasus

8th May 2017, 11:15
Was the last word settle? I read it as Seattle, hence my workings
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elle

8th May 2017, 11:21
I don' t know , Cerasus, I "saw" it as "settle" as that made sense!
I didn't read John's clue properly as he has put "seAttle" !
but I don't have the puzzle so cannot check.
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elle

8th May 2017, 11:25
P.S. There is a place called "Settle" in Yorkshire.
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diablos

8th May 2017, 11:27
OOPS Sorry all 10 across, the last word is SETTLE Sorry about that I had just finished talking to my daughter who lives near Seattle.
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