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Bozzer | 10:16 Sat 22nd Sep 2018 | Crosswords
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Why is “pack round a US city” Tampa?
I get “pack” as in “tamp” and “a” but what about “round”? It seems like a superfluous word or is the definition “to pack round”?
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Avatar Image JJ109
Pack round/ammo = tamp
10:18 Sat 22nd Sep 2018
Avatar Image dannyk13
Looks like a possible setter's error.
10:18 Sat 22nd Sep 2018
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jj Tamp refers to any packing e.g tobacco in a pipe. It is not specific to ammo.
10:19 Sat 22nd Sep 2018
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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/tamp?s=t
10:20 Sat 22nd Sep 2018
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not specifically - but clues don't have to be specifically!
To pack a round "could" use "tamp"
10:21 Sat 22nd Sep 2018
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A definition of 'tamp' given by Chambers is 'pack round', which is where the 'round' comes from.
10:22 Sat 22nd Sep 2018
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Ta Spoffy,
10:24 Sat 22nd Sep 2018
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Thank you all. I should have looked at Chambers more closely than I did. It is Chambers’ third definition! Evoked warm memories of grandad tamping his pipe rather than stopping up shot holes. Prefer grandad.
10:27 Sat 22nd Sep 2018

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