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Christmas Spectator

puzzled272 | 22:59 Thu 22nd Dec 2011 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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Stuck on 5ac. (For those who haven't seen it, there are two non-overlapping clues run together; answers have lengths 7 and 5 here)

Snubbed mushy peas? Dine! One devoured tart is so low-cal!

Think the first answer is SNEAPED; and the second might be LIGHT (for low-cal) but haven't a clue about the word play -- any help/hints much appreciated

Name Game, Daily Mail, 22.12.11

River names

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gen2

Yes, SNEAPED
mushy is the anagram indicator
'peas dine' without the I (one devoured)

stymied

Many thanks gen2; you have confirmed my thoughts on the first answer. However, this just leaves "tart is so low-cal!" for the 2nd entry (which I think has the template ?I?H? - 5 letters), and about which I'm still clueless. Suspect I'm missing something blindingly obvious!

puzzled272

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Oops, my other half had stayed logged-in!

roslyn251254

yes slight - chambers gives light as a tart/loose woman

puzzled272

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Many thanks roslyn251254! Which edition of the BRB are you looking at; I've scoured the various editions I have (my latest is 11th, 2008) and the nearest I could find was 'unchaste'.

roslyn251254

sorry it was wiktionary
tart - Wiktionary
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tart
tart. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to: navigation, search .... (UK) (slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals. ...

puzzled272

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Thanks again; I've also found 'light woman' and also 'light frigate' in The Cassell Dict. of Slang as terms for prostitute.

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