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Verbix | 15:46 Tue 14th Jul 2020 | Crosswords
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1d: Scratch traditional groove (3, 4): we have O*D *I*K. Looks like Old Nick but if so, is there a link between Nick and the Devil or money that we have missed? Or are we on wrong track?

Thanks as ever.
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Scratch and Old Nick are terms for the Devil.
15:49 Tue 14th Jul 2020
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Old Nick - Scratch; Devil - 'old (traditional) nick (groove)'
15:50 Tue 14th Jul 2020
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Scratch
15:50 Tue 14th Jul 2020
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I never knew and couldn't find that! Time to buy Chambers maybe.

Thank you, Mamyalynne.
15:51 Tue 14th Jul 2020
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...and Lie-In King as well.

Do you two excellent people ever stop looking at Times crosswords? You are both amazingly helpful and so well informed.
15:53 Tue 14th Jul 2020

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