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jimmywhiskers | 10:48 Sat 14th Jan 2012 | Crosswords
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Sat. Times Jumbo 960 cryptic Jan.7
I have probable answers to the last three but cannot understand the wordplay.
6d Issues over clubs making way for woman and son in Ireland , say . (11) - R?P?B?I?H?S--REPUBLISHES ? . 27d Boisterous girl's character ultimately failing to secure promotion (7) L?D?T?E -- LADETTE ? 49d Rise in defence imports ? The odds of that are zero. (5) - M?T?E -- MOTTE ?
  
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6d Ireland is a REPUBLIC and replace the C [clubs] with SHE [woman] S [son]
27a character ultimately failing = LETTE(r), to secure promotion = put AD in the middle
49d remove the odd letters [i.e. make them zero] in iMpOrTs ThE to get MOTTE which is a defensive mound
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Thank you Bibblebub . I can now get stuck into Jumbo 961

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