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Guardian 27,298

Hokeypokey | 17:20 Sat 09th Sep 2017 | Crosswords

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19ac Comedienne Phyllis beset first person with retorts.
Distiller - I can see Diller and 1st but can't parse it further - can anyone advise?

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Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday September 9Th 2017

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ist(first)inside Diller

A distiller uses retorts

Retort, a glass vessel a distiller would use.

a retort is used in distilling

Tilly2

Liquids are distilled in a retort, in a laboratory.

Question Author

That's the way I got it but what's i to got to do with person with retorts?

Explained above

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Many thanks - I hadn't heard of that

Tilly2

First person is not 'I' in this case, Hokey.

Diller + first (ist)

The person with retorts is the distiller

Question Author

Misprint in my answer 'i' should read 'it'

Diller around ist: distiller i.e. person with retorts

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