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Emperor's love having had head turned (4) - must be NERO, O = love but why the NER?
17:06 Tue 09th Feb 2010
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Quizmonkey
Love in tennis is zero. Take zero and turn its head (z) 90 degrees...
17:22 Tue 09th Feb 2010
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Thanks, QuizMonkey - I have been doing cryptics for nearly 50 years and have never come across that convention - letter rotation - before.
17:27 Tue 09th Feb 2010

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