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Scotsman Cryptic

14d College principal first to see Medusa, for example

_o_y_

24d Cooking salt with fat

_ _ _ i _

Thanks.

Diane
14:14 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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dannyk13
14d Polyp
14:18 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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bulliver
polyp - 'poly' + 'p'
14:18 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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twiggy55
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Thanks - never thought of that.

Just 24d to get!

Diane
14:23 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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sandyRoe
Broil? Is Br short for bromide, a salt? + oil?
14:25 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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sandyRoe
Br ...Bromine. Might be a salt
14:26 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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bulliver
aboil (cooking) - 'ab' (salt/seaman) + 'oil'
14:27 Tue 14th Feb 2012
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twiggy55
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Thanks Bulliver. I had got as far as "ab" for salt, but no further.

Diane
14:32 Tue 14th Feb 2012

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