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despard

28th May 2020, 13:33
34a: Garment to criticise, notice twists in it (4,4) K*E* S*C*
Is this some sock I have never heard of?
Can anyone help parsing 40d? Pub rogue beginning to open up a shade.
The answer is OLIVE DRAB but can you tell me why?
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chrise

28th May 2020, 13:39
KNEE SOCK
SEE backwards in KNOCK - weird, "knee socks" was in The Guardian the other day!
BAR DEVIL O backwards
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cerasus

28th May 2020, 13:39
Knee sock
olive drab

bar devil o - reversed
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zozozo

28th May 2020, 13:39
Knee sock
Bar devil o(pen) all reversed
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despard

28th May 2020, 13:43
Thanks to all for putting me in the picture. What in the name of Hades are knee socks? Are they what we used to call stockings?
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cerasus

28th May 2020, 13:48
Google images : plenty of photos of knee socks - some rather saucy ;)
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despard

28th May 2020, 14:35
Thanks. I shall be boning up on knee socks in readiness. I wonder why Quick Solve has never heard of them?
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despard

28th May 2020, 14:36
Sorry, meant Solution Wizard.
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malone

28th May 2020, 15:04
Despard, although I got the answer quickly enough, I think it's a very odd word/phrase. I've heard of 'ankle socks', that seems fairly common - but I've never once heard anyone say they were going to buy 'knee socks'.
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cerasus

28th May 2020, 15:10
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=knee+socks&sxsrf=ALeKk037XEQ_kFAH-kBkMajj21Vj_YLlrA:1590674874928&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn5f3W3dbpAhXGh1wKHcBLAZUQ_AUoAnoECB0QBA&biw=1536&bih=722&dpr=1.25#imgrc=KAORlLDvN8A_uM


This link shows pics of knee socks
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