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keithsolver | 14:18 Mon 25th Oct 2010 | Crosswords
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Thrusters leap at baseball teams (10) seems to be 'JET ENGINES'
Veil spirit of Pharaoh perhaps stopping in the same place (5) seems to be 'NIKAH'

but the wordplay escapes me completely.
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Ka was the name for the spirit in ancient Egypt. Can't see the rest of it, though
jeté is a leap in ballet but can't fathom the rest

has this crossword got a preamble/special instructions with it?
If the answer is NIKAB, then KA is in IB (Latin abbreviation meaning "the same place". The N at the beginning may be short for "in", but not sure about that.
I think JMR is right as the answers are not straightforward.
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The wordplay in the above clues could be one letter short of the answer.
There was a baseball team called the Fargo Nines
http://www.fargo-hist...ports/fargo-nines.htm
so jetéN(g)ines, making the 'g' redundant
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My sincere thanks to you all

K.
don't think you need to bother with Fargo, there's simply 9 players in a baseball team
I'm quite confused about 6 down. I have NIKAD (the N is the letter omitted in word play) KA as mentioned already, but ID means SAME, not 'in the same place' which is IB (abbrev.) as also mentioned above. There is also a word NIQAB for a veil - not possible because of the Q.

I think I'll stick with NIKAD!
I think I,d go along with nikab, seems to fit with Chambers. Crossword now complete with twelve letters highlighted.(a tough puzzle). Ive got the aphorism though I am not sure of its significance or origin. Any subtle thoughts?
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split the first word of the answer into two
I have a completed grid and the "start" of the "newly-coined aphorism" but I have no idea what the "conclusion" might be. Any suggestions?
I've found what I think is the aphorism and I've completed the grid apart from 9d, where the only word I can find that fits (GRINDSTONE) doesn't seem to bear any relation to the clue. Can someone please tell me where I've gone wrong - or explain it if it's right please? Once I've stopped going mad I can start work on the conclusion!
Indy-trier, the answer is triniscope
nis = benevolent creature
c=caught
both in "tripe" with "o" the odd letter
Thanks keithso.lver that completes the whole aphorism
Thank you Ulysses100! That's a much better answer! Now I can (hopefully) move on to the last bit. . .

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