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[tobyw]

3d Description of John of Gaunt, and of Nelson (11) --n-a-t-i-n
5d. Nothing taken from place of business in South of Germany was adequate (8) ----i-e-
4d Fairy's horse and trap (6) ----e-
39d Man appearing skinny standing around when compared with me(9) n-t-a-i-l
35ac Force unfamiliar to knight (6) -e-t-n

[kettledrum]

3d Lancastrian
5d sufficed
4d cobweb
39d Nathaniel
35a newton

[gen2]

3d Lancastrian?
5d sufficed

[Strix]

35ac Newton

[kettledrum]

J of G was Duke of Lancaster - Nelson is a town in Lancashire

(o)ffice in Sud (german for south)

Cob = horse, web = trap. Cobweb = fairy in Midsummer Night's Dream

than I in lean <<

new = unfamiliar + to + n (knight in chess)

[tobyw]

thank you all. I like the explanations.