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myla

30th June 2019, 19:55
14A - Bombardment on town primarily, then country (8) ???I???D

4D - Talk of banking, fired, having additional liabilities (8). ??R???E?
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brendan

30th June 2019, 19:59
4d SURTAXED (Additional liabilities)

Talk of (homophone) Banker = SERT (Cert)

Fired = AXED
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brendan

30th June 2019, 20:02
14a THAILAND

T(own) + HAIL (Bombardment) + AND (Then)
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myla

30th June 2019, 20:05
Cheers Brendan!
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brendan

30th June 2019, 20:11
Glad to help, Myla. (I meant SURT not SERT)

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myla

30th June 2019, 20:12
Last one!
39A - Eleven motorists cross about origin of journey (4) A?A? I have AJAX but why?
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brendan

30th June 2019, 20:16
39a Yes, AJAX

Definition = Eleven (members of Ajax football team)

Motorists = AA

Cross = X

J(ourney)
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malone

30th June 2019, 20:17
Ajax is a football team, so 'eleven'.

AA = Automobile Association, motorists
X - cross
J - origin/first letter of Journey. A J A X.
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malone

30th June 2019, 20:18
Sorry, Brendan. I was keen to parse that one because it baffled me for a while when I did the puzzle!
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brendan

30th June 2019, 20:20
No problem Malone, I too was puzzled by the definition and was about to type that it might be a misprint :-(
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