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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic 2250 Sunday August 22nd 2010

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dwil | 15:06 Sun 22nd Aug 2010 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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?C???D Yellow,that is to say, a primary colour. Scared is the answer, I think, = yellow & a red is a primary colour. Where does sc come in?

??T?E? pull back part of army to negotiate terms. retreat is the answer I think but how is it arrived at?
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Scared - sc(ilicet) = "namely; that is to say" + 'a red'
Retreat - R(oyal) E(ngineers) + 'treat' (negotiate terms)
RE...Royal Engineers(part of army) Treat...negotiate?
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Thanks. I've checked and scilicit is from the latin apparently - similar to viz.
I hadn't thought that treat meant negotiate but my online dictionary gives it
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