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whetstone

23rd November 2022, 15:57
Thanks jone/chrise again.
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whetstone

25th November 2022, 11:08
6d. Man on smack?
SAILOR

2d. Absorbed and immersed in speech
BAIT

14a. Tender on open river
OVERTURE

Parses for the above please.
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whetstone

25th November 2022, 11:09
6d...cancel that one...just realised SMACK is a boat.
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jono

25th November 2022, 11:21
Are you sure about the answer to 2d?

It feels like it should be RAPT (homophone of ‘wrapped’)
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whetstone

25th November 2022, 11:26
re 2d...my mistake...I looked at the wrong answer grid. RAPT makes perfect sense. thanks
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jazzgirl

25th November 2022, 11:41
14a. Overture a tender/proposal
overt - open
Ure - a river
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whetstone

25th November 2022, 12:06
Thanks jazz...I didn't know that meaning of 'overture'.
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whetstone

28th November 2022, 11:36
11a. Time that's given to a poor performance?
BIRD

7d. Pull tabs for a bet
YANKEE

Parses for the above please.
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chrise

28th November 2022, 11:39
bird is slang for both a prison sentence and booing.

yank - pull
ee - tabs (ecstasy)
a yankee is a multiple bet on 4 runners - i could explain further if you like!
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whetstone

28th November 2022, 11:47
Cheers ChrisE
I knew about BIRD prsioner but not booing
As for YANKEE, I had no idea. Cheers
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