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bdavies1508 | 20:59 Wed 18th Jul 2012 | Crosswords
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If it's ready made, this will get me down! (5) ??A?H

It's almost certain that the first letter is R, but neither ROACH nor REACH nor anything else make any sense. Why the exclamation mark?
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REACH

a reach-me-down is something that is ready-made http://www.yourdictionary.com/reach-me-down
07:19 Thu 19th Jul 2012
I can only offer QUASH, which at least means "put down": where the "ready made" comes in I really don't know!
are you sure of those letters?
What about ready made mashed potato, Smash ?
Although I can't parse the clue properly, two things come to mind.

A roach is used in a hand-rolled (marijuana) cigarette, as opposed to a 'ready-made' one; it is also a street name for Rohypnol, a depressant which would get you 'down'...

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Roach

^ noun 2 & Thesaurus: Noun 3

Can you show the clue that gives the possible 'R'?
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The clue that shows the possible R is the R is STORM.
A middling position to be in when there's a cyclone around (5-6)
?????-C?N?R? which we deem to be STORM-CENTRE
The A comes from
The ring is concealed by Karen Andrews = ARENA
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Sorry, pressing Return entered it.
The H comes from
Sauce boat raised = KETCHUP
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The T in STORM comes from another difficult clue.
Provided with a drink when given medical attention (7) ??E?T?D
which we deem to be TREATED although we don't see where the drink is, other than treating someone (to a drink).
REACH

a reach-me-down is something that is ready-made http://www.yourdictionary.com/reach-me-down

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