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mra1 | 12:59 Fri 06th Nov 2015 | Crosswords
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Stuck on 2 - a thousand fleeing their fate at the very start of the Aeneid A?M? Army? Banter about William Fisher for instance ?I?R
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Virgil begins his poem with a statement of his theme (Arma virumque cano ..., "I sing of arms and of a man ...")
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Liar? Rail = banter. Reference to Holy Willie's Prayer by Burns ?
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Many thanks for that Mamyalynne - my recollection of the Aeneid from my schooldays sixty years ago are somewhat dim!
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Thank you very much for that Kettledrum - did not get the wordplay at all!
William Fisher was Billy Liar - reverse Rail - banter
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Many thanks also to Dannyk13 for the clarification!

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