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saladdodger | 11:37 Thu 06th Apr 2017 | Crosswords
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44a Oxen performed somersaults (4) N???
42a Fink in jumper backing Cicero? (6) ?????R
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Typical ... as i press submit i immediately get 42a!
42 Orator (rat in roo backwards)
44a Neat (Ta'en backwards)
Neat as cattle I can see but where does ta'en come from. The only definition I can find is an archaic poetic version of taken. Could you explain please?
Ta'en as a contraction of Taken is in Chambers- and not marked as 'poetic' or 'archaic'. Take = Perform is in Chambers too, so I think the clue's fine.
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Thanks all ... thought it must be neat (oxen) but couldn't see why
How does 2d parse please?
Organ's no export from abroad (4) OTI? looks like otic?
(ex)otic
Thanks NAC , I could not find that meaning but with it all is obvious. One of those things that get under your skin till you find an answer.

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