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JMR27 | 16:34 Tue 27th May 2008 | Crosswords
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Could someone please explain this clue to me? 1a Back out, if weak, retreating in failure (8)
cr??fis? - the answer must be crawfish - if + w reversed inside crash (failure) but what has crawfish got to do with "back out"?
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New to me, but a quick check of Chambers Dictionary gives crawfish (aside from a variant of crayfish) as 'to retreat or back out, especially from a position in which one is being challenged.'
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Thank you greyfox. I did look up Chambers but only under "crayfish" - doh!

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