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The sun must have baked my brain, cant make sense of
5a) It's not input for a start! O----E (6),
16a) Statesman wot left Hungary A--U--S (7)
23a) A guy's backward-looking face S--C (4)
26a Some blokes being creeps S----L (6)
and is 11d Lotuses or tousels? Buntz (Sun 17:51 05/Jul/09)

sunday times 4336 telegraph GK crossword 4/7/09

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baitress		(Sun 18:03 05/Jul/09) I am struggling with this one as well. 5a - outset. 26a - sid les. 11d - lotuses are bloomers i.e. flowers. 23a - I have si?e. 7d is thoughtless. 16a - I have a??u??h. see thoughtless. it could be anguish or Anouilh(Jean, french author)but I can't see how either fits the clue. This compiler gets more ridiculous every week.
baitress		(Sun 18:05 05/Jul/09) By the way Buntz do you have 25a? I have s?d??e. It looks like it could be sedate meaning slow, but again I can't see the relevance to the clue.
Buntz		(Sun 18:13 05/Jul/09) Question Author Thanks, was thinking Tousel was a name for a thistle flower, but of course thats teasel. Your quite right, he's becoming more and more obtuse.
Buntz		(Sun 18:16 05/Jul/09) Question Author Yes, I've gone for sedate, but not a lot of sense to it. I'm thinking TAD far a little and SEE being the vessel as in carrier
jjo1958		(Sun 18:18 05/Jul/09) 23 side 16 asquith 25 sedate
Buntz		(Sun 18:22 05/Jul/09) Question Author Thanks jjo1958 obvious really - as quit H. I'm still blaming the sun!
X.Allie.X		(Sun 18:31 05/Jul/09) 23a Asquith
X.Allie.X		(Sun 18:33 05/Jul/09) sorry -16a Asquith
BSpark		(Sun 19:06 05/Jul/09) 25ac - I think SE is part of vesSel and DATE is to see or go out with.

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