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Christiana | 08:36 Thu 24th Aug 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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13a) Everyone born is taken by grim reaper - and him? (10) ?a?l?d???? 8d) Learned source of stream, river for hydrant (4-4) ????/??a?
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13a? think I've got something wrong in it and the answer might be pallbearer. Still need 8d)
Well Read ?
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Thanks K. Just staggered to that conclusion myself. Finished now.

Cheers J
Hi Christiana and kayakamina, I have just worked out why WELL-READ (Learned) is correct!
Source of stream is "well Head". Now substitute the R (river) for the H (hydrant) to get WELL-READ! (Clever)
Good one Crofter! K
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I'm impressed by your explanation, Crofter, but feel the Daily Mail compiler is taking increasing liberties with his use of initial letters of words.

But thanks a lot for the explanation. It always bugs me when I don't understand why.

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