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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1536 Saturday January 8Th 2022

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RocW | 12:40 Sat 15th Jan 2022 | Crosswords
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There are no questions in here so I must be oarticularly dumb today. Enlightenment would be gratefully received. 9d: Singer grasping piano composition in class(6). I have T?P?O?
20D:Lesbian character ill disposed to wine(7). I have C?I?N?I so it looks like CHIANTI but what has that to do with anything? Character could be CHI and ill disposed could be ANTI but where does the lesbian fit in?
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9d Tiptop (class) - 'tit' (singer, grasping) 'p(iano)' + 'op(us)' (composition)
20d Chianti - 'chi' (Gr. [Lesbian; from Lesbos] char.) + 'anti' (opposed to)
Lesbian, from Lesbos, Greek island, so a Greek character. letter is Chi.
Lesbian is an inhabitant of Lesbos a Greek island hence Greek character Chi.
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Thanks to all. I just never thought that "lesbian" could be an indicator for "Greek" in the same way as "Athenian" or "Delphic". Doh!

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