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RogerBear | 15:26 Thu 11th Jun 2009 | Crosswords
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I don't THINK these have been asked before . . .

"I must fly!" (Richards, leaving test before its end) (6).
Have AS-A-E. ASTARE is the only thing I can find to fit, but I have no idea why.

Initially pick Welsh hills; I'm off to get head treatment (9).
Pretty sure this is PRESELECT, but I'm baffled by the Welsh hills!
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Initially pick = preselect
Welsh hills I'm off = Presel(i)
Head treatment= ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)
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Thanks, Slaney; that's one down! I don't know the SW corner of Wales and so Preseli was new to me.
Richards = VIV
leaving test = VIVA VOCE
before iTs end = T

I must fly = the bird "AVOCET"
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Thank you, MLN:RUGBY. Your answer is very convincing, but it means that I was looking in the wrong place. So AVOCET must substitute for EXOCET, which was my half-baked solution to "Changing ends makes object of calling a weapon". Now putting this clue into the space I originally had gives me ESPADA [A SPADE], and the puzzle is complete!

BTW, I don't know if your "Rugby" refers to the school; it was mine too.
Happy to help!

I live in Rugby!! ;-)

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