crusader crossword friday

[ronayne]

7d, is it yanks? though cant see the connection except for americans!

[Simon-Bloom]

What is the clue as not everyone has the same paper, please post full clue then everyone can help? Ta v much

[ronayne]

sorry, you're right, being lazy today!
americans have swapped vowels for a long time.
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[ronayne]

sorry, should have given more
y ?n?s

[Simon-Bloom]

drawl?

[squarebear]

yes yanks instead of yonks.

[Simon-Bloom]

Looks like Yanks from your letters just given. Yanks is a slang term for Americans

[Simon-Bloom]

Apologies posted my answer before saw your letters. Next time please post full clue with any letters you have. Ta v much. Good luck with your puzzles, too.

[Simon-Bloom]

Of course ;-) squarebear! Feeling a little silly!

[Catron]

I think it is YONKS.

[squarebear]

I agree with Catron. Yanks swapped the A for O to get YONKS.

[Simon-Bloom]

Actually Yonks does seem more plausible come to think of it. Yonks is a long time, too. Swap the A vowel in Yanks for an O in Yonks.

[ronayne]

i like yonks, thanks all