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Brought up cases of amateurish killer and unsung Highland warrior (6)
G _ R _ H _ could it be GURKHA? If it is, please explain.
With men, busy investigating a boy's speech problem (4,5) I have WORD SALAD, but can't explain some of the clue.
Recalled ultimately false claim by actor and of course lover (6)
_ O _ _ _ E
Thanks for any help!
G _ R _ H _ could it be GURKHA? If it is, please explain.
With men, busy investigating a boy's speech problem (4,5) I have WORD SALAD, but can't explain some of the clue.
Recalled ultimately false claim by actor and of course lover (6)
_ O _ _ _ E
Thanks for any help!
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1) brought up cases of amateurish killer and unsung
= reverse the outside letters of AmateurisH KilleR UnsunG
= AH KR UG backwards
= GURKHA - a soldier from Nepal in the Himalayas i.e. highland warrior
2) with = W, men = O.R., busy investigatin g = D.S.*, a boy = A LAD
*busy is slang for policeman e.g. a Detective Sergeant
and word salad is a "jumble...
= reverse the outside letters of AmateurisH KilleR UnsunG
= AH KR UG backwards
= GURKHA - a soldier from Nepal in the Himalayas i.e. highland warrior
*busy is slang for policeman e.g. a Detective Sergeant
06:24 Sun 01st Apr 2012
1) brought up cases of amateurish killer and unsung
= reverse the outside letters of AmateurisH KilleR UnsunG
= AH KR UG backwards
= GURKHA - a soldier from Nepal in the Himalayas i.e. highland warrior
2) with = W, men = O.R., busy investigating = D.S.*, a boy = A LAD
*busy is slang for policeman e.g. a Detective Sergeant
and word salad is a "jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/WORD+SALAD
3) recalled = put backwards...
ultimately falsE = E, claim by actor = I DO, of = OF
= E I DO OF reversed
= FOODIE - a course (i.e. food) lover
= reverse the outside letters of AmateurisH KilleR UnsunG
= AH KR UG backwards
= GURKHA - a soldier from Nepal in the Himalayas i.e. highland warrior
2) with = W, men = O.R., busy investigating = D.S.*, a boy = A LAD
*busy is slang for policeman e.g. a Detective Sergeant
and word salad is a "jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/WORD+SALAD
3) recalled = put backwards...
ultimately falsE = E, claim by actor = I DO, of = OF
= E I DO OF reversed
= FOODIE - a course (i.e. food) lover