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Derby Telegraph Cryptic 4th Jan

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allenambrose | 11:16 Sat 05th Jan 2008 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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9. across (4-4)
?e?s-???l

It shows intelligence!

4. down (6)
?a???s

They may be cut and pickled.
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9a News-reel ?
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I thought that, but why?
4d Capers
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I also thought capers and I don.t see why?
There is a phrase ..to cut a caper...
and capers can be pickled
caper as you obviously know is a food that is sliced and pickled for consumption but the terms cut and pickled are also slang for being drunk. Caper means to act in a frivolous manner, to mess about act the fool etc which drunks often do.

That i would presume is the logic behind the answer if indeed it is capers
intelligence means information (as well as cognitive ability) a news reel shows information
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Thanks for all comments but I still think in terms of a cryptic crossword that both clues are pretty poor.

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