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Pinto replied

24 January 2008, 15:43
Originally posted by daviejones View Post

Found out I had one wrong...now that I have spotted that the answer is easy..."legwork"..

Crossie finished...

Super, well done!
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daviejones replied

24 January 2008, 15:37
Found out I had one wrong...now that I have spotted that the answer is easy..."legwork"..

Crossie finished...
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NotAllThere replied

24 January 2008, 15:29
Originally posted by daviejones View Post

Sorry to hijack, but from todays Times
tasks that involve much travelling:

_E_G_R_

From TEA
Core English Dictionary
Beggary

Edited English Dictionary
beggars
belgard
bergère
hedgers
kedgers
ledgers
leggers
Meggers
mergers
sea-girt
seggars
vergers

Unedited English Dictionary
bedgery (2)
beggar'd (3)
beggere
Beigert
Bergara (1)
Bergert
Deogarh (1)
Devgarh (1)
geggery (2)
Helgert
Hengwrt
Hergert
Hey Girl
Kengeri (1)
leigers
Leugers
Mengers
Newgard
Red Girl
Rengers
Seagers
Seegars
Seegers
Seegert
seggard (2)
Seigart
Sengers
sergers
tea girl (2)
tengere (2)
vengers
Vergara
Vergari
vergere
vergery (2)
Weggery
Weigart
Weigert
Wengerd
Wengern
Wengert
Zeegers
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daviejones replied

24 January 2008, 13:51
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

GRIT?

Ah, yeah, that's what I was thinking...
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DimPrawn replied

24 January 2008, 13:50
Originally posted by daviejones View Post

no, tell us...

GRIT?
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daviejones replied

24 January 2008, 13:50
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Found at bottom of bird cage, four letters, ends in "IT"?

Any ideas?

no, tell us...
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oracleslave replied

24 January 2008, 13:49
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Found at bottom of bird cage, four letters, ends in "IT"?

Any ideas?
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DimPrawn replied

24 January 2008, 13:47
Found at bottom of bird cage, four letters, ends in "IT"?

Any ideas?
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BrilloPad replied

24 January 2008, 13:43
Originally posted by daviejones View Post

The clue was "neither m nor f" so I was thinking it meant male nor female but could not think of a 6 letter word that fitted into _E_T_ _.

I was mistaken in that it was the 2nd last clue. The last one is:

Tasks that involve much travelling:

_E_G_R_

...I cannot wait until the answers tomorrow as it will bug me...

beggars
hedgers
ledgers
mergers
vergers

???
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rootsnall replied

24 January 2008, 13:31
Ah ! Bringing back the memories of the good old pre internet days when contractors had sneaky copies of the Telegraph crossword to help get them through the day.

The internet went down here for a few days, we were all totally lost.
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daviejones replied

24 January 2008, 13:22
Originally posted by Pinto View Post

Was the last one "Neither mammal nor fish" therefore reptile, only you said there were 6 letters in the solution?

The clue was "neither m nor f" so I was thinking it meant male nor female but could not think of a 6 letter word that fitted into _E_T_ _.

I was mistaken in that it was the 2nd last clue. The last one is:

Tasks that involve much travelling:

_E_G_R_

...I cannot wait until the answers tomorrow as it will bug me...
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Pinto replied

24 January 2008, 13:19
Originally posted by daviejones View Post

Sorry to hijack, but from todays Times
tasks that involve much travelling:

_E_G_R_

Was the last one "Neither mammal nor fish" therefore reptile, only you said there were 6 letters in the solution?
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BrilloPad replied

24 January 2008, 13:18
Originally posted by Clippy View Post

Me thinks it is referring to neither male or female.

What's another word for androgynous?

neuter
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daviejones replied

24 January 2008, 13:17
Originally posted by Clippy View Post

Me thinks it is referring to neither male or female.

What's another word for androgynous?

I think that one was letter...I was thinking male nor female...

so I have just one to get...see above..
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Clippy replied

24 January 2008, 13:15
Originally posted by daviejones View Post

Sorry to hijack, but from todays Times "neither m nor f"
Could be _E_T_ _

Yep, busy at work..and it is the last clue....;-)

Me thinks it is referring to neither male or female.

What's another word for androgynous?
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