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"the Visitor" Prize Crossword No. 339

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TerryFrancis | 20:25 Fri 02nd Jan 2015 | Crosswords
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5a. Horse colour, queer aromatic drink. (3,3)
_ A _ R _ M (Could it be TAN RUM, or even BAY RUM?)

26a. Cleaner, say, in reverse electrical quantity. (6)
C _ A _ _ _ (Is it CHARGE?)

27a. Bear a short road flying overhead. (8)
_ T _ N _ A _ _

17d. Hurling soft irritation. (8)
_ I _ C _ I _ _ (Is it PITCHING?)

21d. Captioned, with notice put between explosive and journalist. (6)
_ E _ D _ _

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Avatar Image ladyalex
5a bay rum
20:26 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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27 stand a rd
20:27 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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17 d Pitching p(soft) + itching (irritation)
20:27 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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17. p itching (yes)
20:28 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Charged
Headed
20:28 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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5 yes Bay Rum
20:28 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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headed
20:29 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
Avatar Image ladyalex
26a has 6 letters...
I can see Char= cleaner but I'm struggling with the reverse electrical quantity
:-((
20:31 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
Avatar Image BlackadderV
Say, for example, e.g. in Latin
20:32 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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say = EG then reversed Definition is electrical quantity
20:32 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Thank you , Blackadder and Captain 2.
So it should be 7 letters, then?
20:34 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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A charge is an electrical quantity, the word play is made up of char + eg reversed.
20:34 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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No, C H A R G E (6 letters).
20:35 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Sorry, confused here...char + eg reversed = charge , an electrical quantity , 6 letters.
Thanks all for helping me.
20:36 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Thank you all.

Regarding "CHARGE". I can see how the answer fits with the electrical quantity, but don't understand the cleaner bit of the clue! Can someone please explain the logic?
20:36 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Think your Ladyship should ease off the port a little now ;-)))
20:36 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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A cleaner is a char(lady)
20:36 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Ah, sorry. I see an explanation was posted the same time I typed my enquiry!
20:37 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Another word for a domestic cleaner is a CHAR (woman/man/person)
20:37 Fri 02nd Jan 2015
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Char(lady) a cleaner.
20:37 Fri 02nd Jan 2015

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