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terryfish | 12:53 Sun 05th May 2019 | Crosswords
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25a Odd wife that man rejected, of course (7) W-I-S-Y

This must be WHIMSEY and I see W(ife) HIM and SEY (YES backwards) but can't completely parse it. Man rejected?
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yes="of course"
W(ife) him (that man) sey (yes - of course - reversed)
It's the 'of course'. yes, that's rejected - the comma is there to mislead.
Whimsey - 'w(ife)' + 'him' (that man) + 'yes' (of course, rejected; back)
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Ahhh - Many thanks
W HIM YES(back), this gives WHIMSEY(odd).

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