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RogerBear | 22:14 Sun 03rd Aug 2014 | Crosswords
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I've done this, but am stuck on the parsing of one of the thematic answers, 9. "Cross about leading member of the establishment (4)." Answer seems to be ZERO, which fits the theme, but if "leading member of the establishment" is E or ER, why is ZRO or ZO "cross"?
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ZO is a cross between a yak and a cow
Is that last year's?
A Zo is a crossbreed

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ZERO [this is one of the themed clues]

cross = ZO - a hybrid of a yak and a cow
leading member of the establishment = E.R.
E is the first letter (leading) of Establishment
about = Re

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