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[dominie]

just cannot get brain in gear and started today, maybe three 'biggies' to get me going...6a Teacher's story broadcast about college birds(14) 1d Only women heed small rotten fruit (8,6), 8d Rising men Dickie and David lose lead in old constituencies (6,8). Ta in advance

[Wharton]

6a oystercatchers

[Neveracrossword]

14. Honeydew Melons (anagram, I think - 'only women heed' and the 's' for small).

[factor-fiction]

6a anagram of teachers + story +C

[dominie]

knew 6across was anagram, but could not see it, ta all

[scooping]

rotten boroughs???

[gangesboy]

8 rotten boroughs - OR (men) reversed against (a)ttenboroughs

[Hypognosis]

Can anyone explain why Men equates to OR?

Thanks in advance.

[Hypognosis]

By a strange (but fun) coincidence, I was watching a recording of Dad's Army last night and "O.R. = other ranks" came up as part of the plot. How cool was that?!