Azed 2,082 : 26d

[maurice]

Need help with my last:
"County forward from Toulouse but there discarded in flanking role"
N?VAN

[dannyk13]

Cavan?

[maurice]

It seems to be NAVAN, but you were in the right country!

[bibblebub]

sure it's not Cavan? - that is a county whereas Navan is a town

also: C + avan(t) - with 'forward from Toulouse' being used both for 'avant' and for the T (first letter) being discarded as an outside letter

[roslyn251254]

The G comes from 25a As a result of brain damage often lay back in nurse's embrace. AGNOSIA - song being the lay backwards?

[roslyn251254]

...Sorry meant the "N" comes from ....

[afc1903]

French for "forward" is "en avant" - take out the flanking letters, i.e. first and last, and you get "navan" - but Navan is a town. Could the maestro have confused "Cavan" and "Navan"?

[afc1903]

Another thought - could "town" have been omitted as a second word in the clue? Navan is a county town.

[Neveracrossword]

2 D. Keyed journal, ancient stodge containing minimum of laughter (4)
b?a?
(I can see only 'bray')
5 D. Limestone from cloudy peak (4) c??p.
Thanks.

[roslyn251254]

2d b log
5d c alp

[kayakamina]

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[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, both of you.

[maurice]

>Thanx 2 all for discussion on the CAVAN / NAVAN botch-up: seems we can't rely on our masters any longer.................