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[Mikejas]

10a The first idiot sounded familiar (2,4) ?U ?A?T
21a Two generations of ladies celebrated on Sunday, tomorrow (6) M???N?
5d Spies on army doctor with special forces getting drinks (7) M?M?S?S (I think this is MIMOSAS but can't find it defined as a drink anywhere.i.e MI= Military Intelligence, MO= army doctor, SAS= Special Forces)
7d A perpetual runner up who's not quite in our race (6,3) N?A?L? M?? (Could it be NEARLY MAN?)

[Leo-Bloom]

10a Au Fait?
Nearly man looks right. Always a runner up, never a winner.

[vegasmad]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_(cocktail)

[shaneystar2]

21a Ma�ana

[Mikejas]

Thanks people. you're all very quick off the ball. And shaneystar2, I don't know how I didn't get that one as I'm just back from Spain on Saturday and must have used the word several times.

[farmerswife]

manyana (ma + anag nanny)

[farmerswife]

sorry - only 6 letters , brain tired!

[Mikejas]

I'd still like to know how shaneystar2 managed to get the tilde over the first n