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Saturday Times Prize Crossword 25508 Saturday June 22Nd 2013

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AZardoz | 02:34 Sun 23rd Jun 2013 | Crosswords
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10A A belter needing at least four whipping implements (3,4,8)

Answer is THE CAT'S WHISKERS.
Def is clear, as is WHISKERS.

How does one parse the rest?
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best i can come up with is that 2 examples of whipping implements are:- cat-o-nine-tails which is shortened to THE CAT, not just 'a cat', and WHISKER, the agent noun form of whisk, which is to whip cream etc. so THE CATS + WHISKERS are the plurals of both which necessitates having a minimum of 4 items
06:56 Sun 23rd Jun 2013
best i can come up with is that 2 examples of whipping implements are:-

cat-o-nine-tails which is shortened to THE CAT, not just 'a cat', and

WHISKER, the agent noun form of whisk, which is to whip cream etc.

so THE CATS + WHISKERS are the plurals of both which necessitates having a minimum of 4 items

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Brilliant, bibblebub ! Thank you.
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