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Times Crossword Book

donny48 | 14:07 Thu 10th Dec 2020 | Crosswords

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Clue is ; Occupation of gentlemen-at-arms, historically. (3-7)
Answer is ; Gun running.
I can find no connection between gun-running and gentlemen-at-arms, if anyone could give a better parse than arms being guns. The Times usually has a better parse.

Radio Time Crossword 51

Rte Christmas Crossword - Stuck On Five

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Mamyalynne

Historically they were an armed escort in battle, perhaps that could loosely mean they ran alongside with weapons?

A shot in the dark maybe?

donny48

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I was looking for something more "cryptic" than that, Mamya, it just seemed to straight forward.

Mamyalynne

Not saying I'm right Donny, it's loose to say the least.

donny48

Question Author

You may well be right, Mamya, I usually find that the Times has a parse with a far better "fit"

dannyk13

I agree with Gun but running does not sit well with me.
What crossing letters do you have Donny?

ichkeria

How old is the book?

donny48

Question Author

g?n ?u?n?n? and gun-running is given as the answer in the book.

dannyk13

If you go back to the 1400's they were armed with spears and lances.
Couldn't find any reference to guns.Were arms smugglers called Gentlemen-at-arms I wonder.

donny48

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Danny, I could not find any reference to arms smugglers being known as gentlemen -at -arms, it was one of my first thoughts.

Ichkeria , the book was published 2016 as the Big Book of Cryptic Crosswords.

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