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amtaff | 01:35 Sun 30th Dec 2012 | Crosswords
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10ac.Detective arrests gangster:4PM(9). C?L?A?H??
5D.Wash at the bottomright below river(5).R???E. I'm thinking "CALLAGHAN" and "RINSE". Please explain how wordplay works. Thanks in advance
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Rin (German for Rhine) +se ( south east) bottom right
4Pm (former prime minister)?
Callaghan was a pm and a detective played by Clint Eastwood
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Thanks. Not the best worded clues!
Retry in the morning. Someone else may parse the second clue with more detail. I'm quite happy with the parse for the first.
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Yes, I agree, the first clue ia a good one.
detective is (charlie) chan gangster is al (capone) 4 is prisoner ie lag hence c(al)(lag)han.
At the bottom right = in se. river =r. Hence r(inse)
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Thanks keithsolver-all is explained!

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