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MargoTester | 13:46 Mon 22nd Sep 2014 | Crosswords
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6d one pulled from fire in the old joke (l)?e???n?? Not sure of l
23a study www1 battle in first course c?n?o???


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6d chestnut
23a consomme
the old joke is a Chestnut (which you bake in the fire)
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Thanks old red and boxtops
4a perhaps scribble on an assortment of notes d???c?
14d corps joining battle in response to revolution. Reaction?
doodle?
4a.Deface?
14d.Yes
Deface?
doodle
1. to scribble or draw aimlessly
2. (Music, other) to play or improvise idly
3. (often foll by: away) US to dawdle or waste time
@ Margot. Tramadol is a strong analgesic which dosen't help to speed up my typing.( In answer to a prior comment) :-)
Presumably Margo had 'doodle' but changed the 'L' to a 'C' when 'Chestnut' was answered
Deface -letters made up of six separate notes.
I had not realised that the two could interlink
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Captain - yes deface is correct ( I had doodle as you thought)
Sorry Danny my feeble effort at a joke :-)
I have two left
18a aesthetic and robust. Not he a?t? Arty?
21d swindle run by a policeman r?m? Ramp?
Arty, yes. (hearty without the 'he')
18a.Yes (he)arty
21d.Yes r(un) + a mp (military policeman)
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Thanks very much to everybody for all your help
Always glad to help :-)

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