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strangelybrown

10th April 2021, 16:54
Hi, can't parse 20a Fibres a touch hard in place for horses (7)
t?w?a?h

Towpath?
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malone

10th April 2021, 16:55
Tow, fibres, straw, rope
Pat, a touch
H, horse.
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malone

10th April 2021, 16:56
... and Towpath, a place for horses.
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chrise

10th April 2021, 16:57
Sorry to correct, malone, but the H is from "hard". The definition is "place for horses" (towing canal barges.
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malone

10th April 2021, 16:58
ChrisE, that's what I meant to type - my mind wandered off to thinking about 'tow-haired', and wondering if I was imagining that!
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chrise

10th April 2021, 17:00
Lord Peter Wimsey is described as "tow-haired" in Busman's honeymoon. (Actually, "hair as light as tow", if I remember correctly.)
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malone

10th April 2021, 17:18
Thanks, ChrisE. I sometimes question the little snippets of information buried in the deepest regions of my brain - I've been know to imagine 'facts!
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strangelybrown

10th April 2021, 17:35
Thanks, tow = fibres was new to me.
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norah (admin)

11th April 2021, 05:20
Transferred from duplicate thread by MISTERSTEVE

(6,5)...have got GOLDEN S----
Need help and explanation as to
The answer.

Answer by HOTELWHISKEY7

GALLEY (printing proof) SAVE (bar) around L.

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gooner

11th April 2021, 12:56
Stuck on last two small ones in top right corner.

11d " Enjoying the atmosphere? That's risky in part of London" (4)

A?R? Am assuming it's AIRY without the H for risky

12d " What makes bone bony? Simple" (4)

E:?S? Am assuming it's EASY but don't get the bone bit

Any help much appreciated.
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