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Did anyone ever get this one-----Smack mother (7) it's driving me MAD!!
I also need Did this chair burn (7-6)
Feel really stupid but I can't get them at all--Help Please!!
17:39 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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Brenden
It was answered as Maquis i.e. Ma + quis(kiss)
19:02 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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Brenden
Marquis - thats better.
19:02 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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mike11111
Actually it's Marquis but as it's pronounced markwiss I don't think it's a very good clue.
19:04 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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quinie
Windsor-?
19:44 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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sandyRoe
following on from Quinie's suggestion, Windsor castle?
there was a fire there some years ago
19:45 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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quinie
That could be it,sandyRoe.The hyphen threw me for the second part.
20:11 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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quinie
Windsor is a type of chair
20:12 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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subez
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poss a bit late but thanks every one for help
21:41 Mon 25th Jun 2012
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Julie_W
Could the answer to Smack Mother be Braemar?
12:32 Fri 06th Jul 2012
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mike11111
Now that is clever, Julie, although it relies on everyone knowing the northern dialect word "bray", meaning strike hard.
12:38 Fri 06th Jul 2012

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