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Hammernut | 03:54 Fri 12th Jun 2015 | Crosswords
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8A John in Scotland,after pain and deprivation,is naively optimistic(11)
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Panglossian = Optimistic.
Pain = pang + loss = deprivation so I'm guessing John in Scotland = Ian.
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Thankyou yes I had the pang and ian but have never heard of such a word!
After Dr Panglossian in Voltaires Candide!
Sorry I meant Dr Pangloss who was cheerfully optomistic
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