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Rain Man4500 | 14:58 Wed 17th Oct 2007 | Crosswords
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Can anyone tell me why 21 down is CORNET? (if of course I'm right?)

Clue: Brass instrument for officer.

Obviously it's a brass instrument and CO can do the business for the 'officer' bit of the clue but other than that, am I missing something?
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Cornet is an officer in a cavalry troop
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Thank you very much!

Maybe I should have got the dictionary out before posting my question - D'OH!!!!
... and who do you think 'Cornet Wales' is ....!!

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That'll be young Harry then!!!!
actually it is a Second Lieutenant in a Regiment of Heavy Dragoons ... which of course, the Royal Life Guards and the Blues and Royals are.

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