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mra1 | 19:30 Tue 01st Aug 2017 | Crosswords
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Was going great guns with hopes of finishing all by myself - no such luck. Stuck on last 8 in the bottom half. viz 17 across Resin for colouring a wildfowl is regularly depleted (6) G?M???:
25 across Old queen stopping eccentric losing one of covering parts (9) ??????l?R:
To attack island bread shop keeping unknown flours in the middle is irregular behaviour (5-6) ?A???-??????E?R:
23 across old poet's pillage as bishop stood back (5) ??r>b:
14 down Provincial alarmed over plunder brought up very hard cases in peace-keeping group once (9) F???H?O??:
16 down Single time engaged in sorry, salty, earthy stuff (8) ?O?O????: and 23 down Medicinal shrub to form a tight cluster deprived of nitrogen and phosphorus (5) I have no letters for this clue. I had initially though solonets for 16 down but could not parse it properly
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Oops. cannot count either! Left out 21 down dig up upper-class male welcomed by no ball. ?N????
Sorry - Frit (provincial alarmed) ++ HH round Rob,back
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many thanks for that. 17 across could be GAMBIR then but I cannot parse it
17 Gam(e) Bir(d)
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Ah - now I get it!
21 D. Untomb?
Is the letter count right for 'attack island'?
21. Untomb
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?A?H?-B?????E?Y= 5-9 hopefully Mamyalynne
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Many thanks Neveracrossword and Margarettom
Bashi-Bazoukery - 'bash' + 'z (unknown) (fl)ou(rs) (middle)' (in) 'i(sland) bakery'
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That also makes 25 across O?????L?R
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Many thanks Lie-inKing - you are a genius? That means 16 down is solonetz (I think)
If you haven't got 25 yet, it looks like Opercular ?
Old - R stopping up Pecul(i)ar - eccentric
Sorry mra - yes, 'Solonetz' - 'lone t(ime)' (in) 'soz' (sorry)
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Hi Davemano - I finally got that one - still stuck on the last 2 though - 23 across ??R?B and down is now ??C?U - any ideas?
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Thanks for the confirmation Lie-inKing
23a Berob - 'b(ishop)' + 'bore' (stood, back)
23d Buchu - lose 'N(itrogen)' & 'P(hosphorus' from 'bunch up'

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