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mikem004 | 18:45 Sat 12th Dec 2015 | Crosswords
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16a) Winds up having less canvas (7)
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19a) Mislaid ten terribly nauseating beasts (7)
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Device - Sign Caught on - Saw Permanently Ay (Always)
19:10 Sat 12th Dec 2015
Reefing - Naut

Iguanas - Nauseating minus Ten
19a,Iguanas -(anagram of nauseating - ten)
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Why REEFING?
If the wind is up, you shorten your sail (canvas) - it is called reefing.
Reefing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefing Reefing is the means of reducing the area of a sail, usually by folding or rolling one edge of the canvas in on itself.
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Where is the cryptic definition of the answer?
having less canvas = REEFING, OK I get that part.
When the wind is up you reef which gives you less sail(canvas)
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Maybe "winds up" = the typical action of reefing
Winds up refers to the wind being stronger hence the need for less sail.
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I get it. Winding up the sail = reefing
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OK, last one...
14d) Gives up on paper -device caught on permanently (5,4)
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Explanation of the solution needed , please.
Device - Sign
Caught on - Saw
Permanently Ay (Always)
Definition - Gives up on paper.

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