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[Irons]

Have you all got an answer to no 97
His digs may well be in old housing

[Neveracrossword]

I think there's been lots and lots of discussions, debates about that one, looking at the other threads could be interesting.

[dannyk13]

Archaeologist?

[elliemay1]

Haven't decided yet, still trying to come up with something to do with wells

[JJ109]

That's the problem Danny, it is only 12 letters!

[elliemay1]

^ danny answer has only 12 letters

[dannyk13]

Then :- Archeologist
//Archeology is an alternative spelling for archaeology,//

[elliemay1]

Has already been mooted , danny!

[dannyk13]

Ellie, was it accepted?

[Mamyalynne]

The question I have asked since day one is, why use an alternative spelling?

It's not like a crossword where the setter is bound by the number of spaces available.

[elliemay1]

The jury is out on it, danny! Egyptologist has also been suggested

[dannyk13]

Did the setter specify the number of letters in the solution?

[elliemay1]

Yes, 12 letters

[elliemay1]

Maybe the word 'old' is the key.
//The origins of the word archeology are found in Old English, and that word was derived from the Greek 'arkhaios' meaning "ancient" or arkhaiologia, "ancient history."
Therefore the spelling 'archeology' came before 'archaeology'

[elliemay1]

^ thus 'may well be' meaning that it's not normally that spelling??

[Tilly2]

Perhaps the setter will accept ae as one letter.
Æ (lower case æ).

[Maxymax464]

I totally agree with Mamyalynne's comments!