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18a perhaps christmas entertainment, and me playing dame! 10 - -a- - -a-o- 17d basis for policies very obscured, tape record the time of year 8

[Lie-in King]

18a Snapdragon - 'snap, drag on (!)' (and me, playing dame) - alt. name for 'flapdragon' (game at Xmas, poss.)

17d (V)Ideo-log-y(ear)

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thank you very much Lie-in- King