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Telegraph Crossword 26,227

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mayes50 | 13:37 Fri 30th Apr 2010 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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I would be grateful if someone can explain the following answer to me please -
21a Evergreen tree with crack in it, blown over. The answer given today was Myrtle but we can't work out why.
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Elm with Try in

To try is to have a crack at something
TRY (crack) in ELM (tree blown over<)
the evergreen tree is elm, but I don't understand the rest of it!
blown over refers to the letters running backwards
to have a crack at something, means to Try.
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Thank you all for your quick answers and explanations - that makes sense now
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