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ladyalex | 22:42 Sat 30th Aug 2008 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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19d Two sporting honours for winger (7) BL??C?P
BLUECAP fits and i can see that a blue and a cap are sporting honours, but how does the winger fit in ?
(Still finding the cryptics a bit of a struggle, as you can see.)
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bluecap is a bird,hence "winger"
bluecap n a one-year-old salmon, with blue-spotted head; the blue tit; a Scotsman

A winger is a bird.
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Thanks, tyrepill. I did look it up, but all I could find were references to Scotsmen !

It's all come clear now.
M'ladyalex, 'Bluecap' is another name for 'Blue tit' - 'winger' = bird
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Thanks to you too, Catron...I see you also found the Scotsman reference !
Whoops, too slow...
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Thanks to you too, Your Majesty.
I can get this posted now and win the pen this week....some hope!
Certainly did - my old friend Chambers gave me that definition!

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