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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 897 Saturday November 13th 2010

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PDW1964 | 10:19 Mon 15th Nov 2010 | Crosswords
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can anyone help please?
10d given material,attempt to make cosmetic T???E?R?
14a councillor framing article about fruit ???R?N
28d vessel accomodating Chaucers wife ?A?H
55a incautious journalist not so taken with governor ?E???E?S
35d visiting gentry regularly politician passed, having gained nothing EMPTY ?A?D??
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38d Bath (wife of Bath)
35 Empty Handed
10d toiletry
14a citron
28d bath
55a heedless
35d empty handed
10d is toiletry
14a citron
28d Bath
55a Heedless (not absolutely certain about that one)
35d Empty handed
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thanks to all
could someone please explain why 14a is 'citron' and 35d 'empty handed' - I can't get my head round it!
thanks
jack
35d gEnTrY (regular even letters from gentry) round MP , passed = handed
citron: con = councillor it = article R=about
Thank you so much, it makes sense now!
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