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whetstone

23rd January 2023, 06:30

3d. Engineers getting wrong sort of reply
RETORT

7a. Like certain hospitality? Gosh - endless meat consumed!
CORPORATE

12d. Worrying sign group's given
BADGERING

12d. Family, perhaps, of 'you, and not me'
OURS

Parses for the above please.

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brendan

23rd January 2023, 06:42

Engineers = RE (military) + TORT (wrong - legal)

Gosh = COR (exclamation) + POR(k) + ATE (consumed)

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brendan

23rd January 2023, 06:44

Sign = BADGE + RING (group)

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whetstone

23rd January 2023, 22:22

Cheers for these... anyone worked out YOURS?

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whetstone

23rd January 2023, 22:24

Oops...I meant OURS.

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jono

24th January 2023, 08:09

I’d understand it if it wasn’t for the word “not”

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whetstone

26th January 2023, 10:19

Thanks for the replies.

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whetstone

28th January 2023, 11:18

11d. Feels for devoted couples
PITIES

20a. Old pupil left in charge of poems
ODIC

23a. Compiler finally getting promoted accepting old award
ROSETTE

Parses for the above please.

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jono

28th January 2023, 11:39

11. PI (devoted) + TIES (couples)
20. O(L)D where L is pupil (as in learner), IC (in charge). Defn is “of poems”
23. SETTER, move the R forward and insert O (old)

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