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pomona | 13:16 Thu 24th Jun 2021 | Crosswords
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26a Livingstone's pet requested something (3) AS?
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Ken Livingstone has/had a pet newt called 'Adolf' - a young newt is an...
13:17 Thu 24th Jun 2021
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sorry, it's a dialect word for a newt (and 'something requested' is the less common noun of the more usual 'request').
13:24 Thu 24th Jun 2021
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Thanks ProfessorMaisie.
Hard one today ...hit on the theme quite by accident...even though i have read it many times in the past!!
13:28 Thu 24th Jun 2021
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It was all news to me - luckily I hit on a web site with all of the details (by the way, 'Adolf' the newt was a spoof and the reporter apologised for repeating it - but KL kept newts at his home, I think that is true).
13:39 Thu 24th Jun 2021
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...and yes, pomona - I found it tough too.
13:42 Thu 24th Jun 2021
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I always find Pabulum's offerings challenging and this was no exception.
14:06 Thu 24th Jun 2021

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