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18a. Bush to refuse to accept letter from old England
BLACKTHORN

9a. Understanding directions for pen strokes to draw F on its side?
SENSE

26a. In this year one receives no capital
HANOI

Parses for the above please

18 BLACK, short for blackball, is "refuse to accept". THORN is an old letter that looked a bit like a Y, but actually was TH (as in "Ye Olde Cake Shoppe")

Interesting chrise, does that mean 'Ye Olde Cake Shoppe' is actually pronounced 'THe Olde Cake Shoppe'?

Yes indeed! But not many of the "Ye Oldes" understand that.

The stuff you learn, cheers.

9. Is an instruction. Take a pencil and trace S E N S E and you get an “F” on its side!

26. HA is Latin Hoc Anno “in this year” + I +NO

You've lost me on 9 Jono.

What do you mean by 'trace S E N S E'...How can that look like an F on its side?

Read them as directions.. south then east etc

Jono
Surely N then S goes over the same line twice?