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Times Jumbo Cryptic 1118

horseshoes | 09:29 Mon 10th Nov 2014 | Crosswords

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1ac In east London, appropriate having source of water for arge bird.

I have put hawfinch, but can't parse it at all. Please help.

The letters I had were: H?W?I?C?

Daily Telegraph Quick Crossword Monday November 10Th 2014

Seven Days Sunday Mail

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Neveracrossword

Hawfinch sounds like 'half inch'/pinch in East London/Cockney.

dannyk13

Hawfinch sounds like half inch(Cockney slang for pinch)

bibblebub

'half inch' with W[first letter of 'water'] replacing L [large]

dannyk13

Correction - w(source of water) in hafinch (sounds like half inch,Cockney slang for pinch)

slaney

Halfinch (appropriate) with source of water=W substituted for L(arge)

horseshoes

Question Author

Ha ha not when you say it with a Welsh accent it doesn't! I'd never have parsed that in a month of Sundays. Thank you.

Where does the source of water come in to it?

horseshoes

Question Author

Oops sorry Slaney, you weren't there when I asked my last question.

Thank you all.

bibblebub

'sounds like' is not required for this clue

horseshoes

Question Author

Ah, no it isn't; I see that now. Thanks again Bibblebub.

bibblebub

you're welcome