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hardyboy | 10:04 Thu 31st Dec 2015 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Forecast cover for military advance (7,4). Thank you for ideas and Happy New Year to all
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No letters just two words 7 and 4 letters. Birnam wood fits the clue perfectly but is only 6 and 4.
Birnham Wood?
I don't see the parsing though
Can we help with one crossing clue just to give us/confirm one letteer?
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Oh maybe it is Birnham wood. My Macbeth has it spelt Birnam.
Is the clue definitely forecast or forest?
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This is just a quiz with clues not a crossword so there are no helpful letters.
Both spelling seem to appear in different versions.
I don't understand the wordplay though
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Definitely Forecast
Is there a theme to the quiz then please?
Okay, you seem happy with it but I don't see how the clue by itself leads to that answer
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I think the trees were helpful . Maybe I am getting it totally wrong
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The theme is anything to do with trees- sorry I should have mentioned that before
Possibly Fore(ca)st
Thanks.
I'm not sure why the clue says forecast though
Thanks danny. Yes, I'd thought of that for the forest but thought it seemed a bit contrived, but depending on the style of other clues it could be that
Birnam does seem to be the more common spelling
The witches foretold that Birnham Wood would move towards Dunsinane Castle.

I think it's a clever clue.
Thanks Tilly. You know your Shakespeare far better than I do. Are you happy with the spelling (Birnham rather than Birnam)?
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Thank you Tilly for explaining. It has been a very clever cryptic quiz, in fact far too clever for me.

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