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Observer Everyman 26Ac

Obscurantist | 19:48 Tue 02nd Apr 2019 | Crosswords

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Observer Everyman 3, 781 - 26ac Early on, state administered by old New Zealander? (5) I have S-M-A I can only see SAMOA but I can't work out why. Help gratefully accepted.

Composition Of Quiet Soul

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Mamyalynne

S(tate) A(dministered) + Moa

scorpiojo

S-tate
A-dministered
Moa (old new zealander)

elliemay1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa

Mamyalynne

Another sloppy 'almost' &lit clue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa#New_Zealand_rule_(1914%E2%80%931962)

Obscurantist

Question Author

Thanks. It's a pretty iffy clue in my opinion.

herbage

Yes, the definition is not in the clue. Does this go against conventions?
I also got Samoa but was also puzzled

Mamyalynne

Usually the definition is at the start or end of a clue, in an &lit clue then the whole word play is also the definition.

Hence my comment an 'almost' &lit, it doesn't fully work.

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