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jono

30th October 2026, 19:32
Ah, mullarkey is nonsense… so it’s a reversal of ROT then COD
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colmm

30th October 2026, 20:10
BINGO !!

Tnx again Jono.

Next, 68, 23A: Cry stifled, as soon as wealth is manifest. ANS: Opulence

I get wealth and opulence, but the rest?
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jono

30th October 2026, 20:16
as soon as = ONCE
cry = PULE which goes inside (stifled)
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colmm

30th October 2026, 20:39
Tnx Jono,
Pule is a new word to me.
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colmm

30th October 2026, 20:46
Next, 70, 4A: Jenny Gold, the tax inspector. ANS: Assessor.

Is Jenny = ass and not assess ( or = gold is ok)?
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chrise

30th October 2026, 20:57
Colmm
Naughty one. A Jenny is a female ass, hence an "assess"!
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colmm

30th October 2026, 21:07
Tnx Chrise,

I agree...a tad naughty but also rather clever.
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colmm

30th October 2026, 21:58
Next, 72, 20A: Rose King, novelist. ANS: Rambler.

Parse please as I cannot quite sove it.
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jono

30th October 2026, 22:12
The novelist is Eric Ambler, R is the king and the rose is the rambler.
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jono

30th October 2026, 22:15
Novelist for Ambler fits into the same category of Times clueing as Actor for Tree !
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