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[barnaclebill58]

1d Following great map . F???. Face ie f plus ace fits buy why does map=face, please?

9a Happy,say, briefly following officer in conflict 

??l?  w?r 

Looks like cold war with the c  agreeing with the c in face . I can get col for officer , and war(m) being happy briefly but where does the d come from ? 

[thestath]

Col + dwar(f)

[JJ109]

Happy is oneof Snow White's dwarves

Col(onel) dwar(f)

[Lie-in King]

1d Face - 'f(ollowing) ace (great)'
9a Cold war - 'Col(onel) dwar(f; Happy, say)'

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/map

^ 5. a slang word for face - also in Chambers

 

[barnaclebill58]

Thanks all . Doh one of the dwarfs -never thought of that .

Never come across anyone using the word map for face -is it a regional thing ? 

[Lie-in King]

Hi Bill - I've not heard it before & none of the dictionaries (that I've looked at) give anything precise.  Further investigation might yield more info 🤷‍♂️