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robbiejay | 17:30 Tue 31st Jan 2017 | Crosswords
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19 ac In South Africa, a strong home-brewed drink made from yeast (8) -k-k-a-n
31ac An excessive hunger or appetite caused by disease (7) l-m-s-s
Last two clues, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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SKOKIAAN is all I can find but that says it's from Zimbabwe?
17:42 Tue 31st Jan 2017
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1st Polymath,robbiejay....you've done well!

19a.Are you certain of the letters placed?

SKOKIAAN is all I can find but that says it's from Zimbabwe?
Start at the second sentence here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skokiaan
It has the appearance of an Afrikaans word,Captain
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Many thanks Captain2 for your answers and the Wikipedia reference, also thanks to Kawanabe for your interest
You're welcome.

Are you sending it in?
What is the prize these days?
Well done Captain2.
I suppose it depends on how you read 'in south africa' as Zimbabwe is in the southern half of Africa?
Prise is a Chambers Dictionary.
Prize is too....
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Sorry for the delay, I left the laptop. I will send it in, I am an optimist.
Yes the prize is a Chambers dictionary, thanks Mamyalynne.
Skokiaan defined in Chambers as (S Afr) a string Home-brewed drink made from yeast
*strong, even...
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Sorry for the delay, I left the laptop. I will send it in, I am an optimist.
Yes the prize is a Chambers dictionary, thanks Mamyalynne. Thanks also to scorpiojo for your confirmation. I should mention to everyone that I am only half way through 15459 by MUDD

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