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crucifernz | 02:38 Thu 12th Aug 2010 | Crosswords
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Feeling lazy so need help with last two...

3 DOWN Scottish fruit in season is up (5)
SLA_ _

which intersects with

12 ACROSS Hang about in Jamaica for cement (4)
LI _ _

Thanks in advance.
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Avatar Image Mamyalynne
12a looks like Lime
02:44 Thu 12th Aug 2010
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Lime for 'cement' but how does that tie in with 'hang about in Jamaica'?
03:26 Thu 12th Aug 2010
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All sorted - I found a reference to 'lime' as a Jamaican term for 'hang about' http://www.jamaica-gl...eisure/cleisure2.html
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SLAES is Scots for sloes (fruit)
03:34 Thu 12th Aug 2010
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Lime is a West Indian slang word for to loiter or hang about (definition 5 in Chambers). Took me ages to figure that one out.
03:40 Thu 12th Aug 2010
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slae is a scottish word for sloe (then pluralise)
07:24 Thu 12th Aug 2010

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