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Fourth-Rate Vessel Is Gloomy
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Alphapuzzle cryptic clue. (Any naval historians out there?)
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Dark, gloomy. D, fourth-rate (after A, B and C) and Ark, vessel.
06:20 Tue 17th Nov 2020
Brilliant answer, Neveraxword. I wasn't expecting to go quite so far back in history as the Ark.
Takes some time to determine which of the six potential 4-letter grid positions to use but two of them can be eliminated immediately as they commence with B, a given letter. It's less easy to eliminate the other three possibles. Looking at the possibilities for K is the key.
Takes some time to determine which of the six potential 4-letter grid positions to use but two of them can be eliminated immediately as they commence with B, a given letter. It's less easy to eliminate the other three possibles. Looking at the possibilities for K is the key.