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aspria

19th June 2022, 17:33
I've finished this plus all the thematic stuff but am still stuck on 1a and 2d.

The obvious answer to 2d surely contains an A in addition to the letter I've already removed, which I think is right.

Ia is tough for obvious reasons. Which part is the def? The final two words I'd say. One letter is removed I think.
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drxx

19th June 2022, 17:50
1a skips letters across the first two words (it requires 3x the letter dropped).
2d loses 3x too - but no 'a' involved.
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jack aubrey

19th June 2022, 18:06
The Ace of Hearts strikes again. I was ready to be grumpy about non-words but it proved to be a fair contest and the resolution of the clashes was unambiguous. Thanks again, Ace!
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drxx

19th June 2022, 18:13
sorry, aspria - only 2x letter dropped for 1a.
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aspria

19th June 2022, 18:40
Got it now. Many thanks, both!
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brendan

20th June 2022, 00:11
I'm stuck on this final clue ..

8d - In Australia, one more flower part I start to examine

I have AN?H?R?E and I know what the extra letter is but I can't find anything in Chambers that remotely resembles a possible definition?
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jadzia49

20th June 2022, 00:16
A word for one more followed by that is
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jadzia49

20th June 2022, 00:17
The Australian for one more
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drxx

20th June 2022, 00:20
This has to be the laziest slang expression ever in terms of invention - probably came about after too many tubes at the barbie.
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brendan

20th June 2022, 00:20
Thanks Jadzia, I'd considered that because of the "flower part" = ANTHER + I + E(xamine) but I can't find any source that says the word exists - In which dictionary is it?
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