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[cracker222]

17d Incomplete journal picked up in robbery (4) R?I? RAID with the journal being Radio Times? Might it be something else?

[Mamyalynne]

Diar(y) Up

[emmie]

diary incomplete, minus Y. raid. at least thats what i think.

[cracker222]

So - there are two parses ;-)

[fiction-factory]

Both seem the same to me cracker. emmie just omitted to refer to 'up' to reverse it

[Captain2]

I only see one?

[Mamyalynne]

I don't think your Radio Times parse is right, though it is interesting.

[fiction-factory]

Yes, the Rad(io Times) does work although it is stretching the use of 'incomplete' quite a bit; and the 'picked up' bit works as RAD(io) sounds like raid.
I'd go for the diar(y) one but it doesn't matter as the answer is right

[cracker222]

My RAD(io times) was always a bit tongue in cheek, stretching the 'incomplete' bit more than I've ever seen before (hence my seeking others' thoughts), and as soon as I saw the DIAR(Y) solution, I knew that was it. Interesting though!

[Mamyalynne]

Cogitating is good, workout for the brain,ta.x