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Hello,

Can anyone help with parsing the solutions below?

"Not backward at gushing, to boot! [10]" = WELLINGTON.
What's the relevance of "not backward"?

"Estimation of work in charge [7]" = OPINION.
I don't understand the "in charge" bit here.

Many thanks.

"NOT" (backwards/revesed) = TON
gushing = welling

estimation - opinion
work - OP(us)
in
ion - charge

ION is an atom or molecule with a net electric charge

Fantastic, thank you jazzgirl!