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Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 27,127 Saturday March 16Th 2013

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teebee | 12:04 Sat 16th Mar 2013 | Crosswords
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17d. £2 for new sparkling coin (8) ?h?l?i?g. looks like shilling but why?

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two l's (pound) in for the n in shining
sparkling..shining replace N...new with LL 2 lbs = shilling
shilling
Shining with LL instead of N
sparkling = shining
substitute LL (2£) for n(new)
2 'L's replace 'n' (new) in shining, so shilling.

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