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Guardian Genius 201
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Stuck with last two clues for a while.Any help will be great.
5A Double rounds ordered primarily by establishment serving drinks — that's a programme (5-2)
Thematic one. Requires Victor Borge's inflationary substitution in the solution
?h??? i?)
6D Hit hard in mouth, getting comeuppance? (4)
Non-thematic. ??a?
5A Double rounds ordered primarily by establishment serving drinks — that's a programme (5-2)
Thematic one. Requires Victor Borge's inflationary substitution in the solution
?h??? i?)
6D Hit hard in mouth, getting comeuppance? (4)
Non-thematic. ??a?
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My typing is getting worse, let me do that again! 5a Phtwo-In Phone in (programme, replace one with two) = Phtwo in parsed as "two in" (double rounds ordered) by PH (primarily Public House ( estblishment serving drinks)
05:17 Sun 08th Mar 2020
Rayh - the definition is Phone -in, the inflation in the wordplay gives "Phtwo-In
The wordplay is "two in" double rounds ordered (not One in, which would be "single round ordered"
Look at clue 3d. Definition is Take Five (brief stop). The input is "Take Six" (with inflation)
The wordplay gives the answer "Take Six" not "Take Five"
Kes (bird in film) "on" I(sland) + Tax(try) "ringing it.
Ta kes I x
The wordplay is "two in" double rounds ordered (not One in, which would be "single round ordered"
Look at clue 3d. Definition is Take Five (brief stop). The input is "Take Six" (with inflation)
The wordplay gives the answer "Take Six" not "Take Five"
Kes (bird in film) "on" I(sland) + Tax(try) "ringing it.
Ta kes I x