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[dave1948]

7a In less than twelve months five hundred half-cooked
U??E?D???
I thought underdone but if correct second letter of 6d is n

6d Yet to be preconceived (6)
???T?N
?N?T?N if underdone is right

[Ouzel]

Could 6d be unborn ?

[guernseyman]

Less than 12 months old is "Under one", 500 is "d". Add the 2 together you get "underdone"

[dave1948]

I think unborn is correct Ouzel

[factor-fiction]

I can't see all the word play for UNDERDONE
I can see UNDER and D for 500 but can't see where the ONE would come from or the relevance of the 12 months

[factor-fiction]

Sorry- see it now- 12 months = one (year old)