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Very Logial Prize Puzzle 259

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grumpy01 | 21:54 Fri 09th Aug 2013 | Crosswords
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12ac...tired,and displaying dread-poor Charles(6) A?e?r?
17ac Clue is a clueis a clue,she might have insisted,in this context.(5) ste?n.stein or stern?
32ac Moral code breaches referring to barriers.(8) Defences?
23dn Finely tempered swords and painted tinware given denial of service,(7) T?l?d??. Toledos?
28dn Singer...the life of such was filmed and given a failing grade.(4)
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28d Piaf
21:56 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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28: pi a f?
21:57 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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23d) yes - painted tinware = TOLE, denial of service = D.O.S.
21:59 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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32a) of fences
22:00 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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12 Aweary
22:01 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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17 Stein (Gertrude)
22:02 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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Thanks all of you, 32ac must therefore be offences not defences.
22:02 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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17a) Gertrude STEIN did say "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose" but don't currently see why rose = clue
22:03 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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Sorry Bibblebub,was typing whilst you were answering offences.Re 12ac how does Aweary work with poor Charles.
22:05 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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Well, I could only work out that in the context of a crossword, she would not have used the 'rose' in the quote.
22:05 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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Picking up on 17ac.Must have substituted Clue for Rose from the quote you gave BB.
22:07 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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Awe + Ray (Charles)

Have you read the pages after the puzzle? There are references within those.
22:07 Fri 09th Aug 2013
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Thanks Lynne.Should have read that first.
22:29 Fri 09th Aug 2013

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