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DT quick xword 26 Dec 07

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Auxiliary | 12:53 Thu 27th Dec 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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The clue to 22ac is "number" why is the answer "ether" ?
Someone must be able to explain!
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Not number as in 1 2 3
but number as in make numb/ anaesthetise!!
number in the sense of something that numbs.
Bit of an old chestnut in crossword circles, in the same way that 'flower' can mean river and 'butter' can mean ram.
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TVM for the explanation; how tenuous! I cannot tell you what the present Mrs Auxiliary says of the logic of the crossword compiler!
there is another one!! "Present" can mean "here and now" or "gift" - I'm sure Mrs A is both!

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