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Sat. Times Jumbo Cryptic 860.

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thumbscrew | 10:15 Sun 28th Feb 2010 | Crosswords
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two to finish crossword,
45d. From enormous bird, an attractive cut.(7) T?T?N?C.
50d. Bobbin rack about to take some cotton.(5) C?E?L.
I think they are titanic and creel, but I'd like to know how the clues work.
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45d bird = TIT, an attractive cut = A NIC(e)

50d about = C (common abbreviation for circa), some cotton = REEL
10:17 Sun 28th Feb 2010
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many thanks bibblebub but is a creel a bobbin I can only find it as a fish trap
10:40 Sun 28th Feb 2010
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According to my Chambers, a creel is also "a rack on a spinning frame for holding bobbins"
09:53 Mon 01st Mar 2010

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