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crockshard | 16:44 Sun 11th Apr 2010 | Crosswords
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19d Curt historian picked up peaceful woman - a real pickup (7) ?IV?NER. Livener? (historian Levi, but whence the REN?).. Diviner? (DI, peaceful woman?).....
And 20a Conjecture informally about fare? (4) CEP?. 'Cept? (except), but don't get the word-play!
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if you choose diviner. Viner is a historian of econmonics plus Di for lady
16:49 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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20a Have never done Mephisto (much too hard) but how about Ceps? Spec (speculate informally) backwards and ceps are fungi.
16:51 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Can you explain the 'curt'?
16:53 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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I like ceps, Novascotia - most of them are edible!
16:54 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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19d Livener - a pick me up

Short/curt - Levi & Irene - LIV +RENE < up
16:58 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Sorry it is short LIV(Y) + RENE
17:01 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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That makes sense now, K! - Many thanks, and thanks to you all! I hate to get to the end of struggling with the Mephisto and be unsure of the last one or two letters!!
17:05 Sun 11th Apr 2010

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