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amtaff | 16:49 Wed 17th Sep 2008 | Crosswords
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Three interconnected clues left. 9d. Childless? Grieve no more-it's lovely!(5) SP??E 13d. Drags up something with hawk on the end?(5) S??AH. 17ac. Mostly bombastic American falls in Canada(5) ?A??T
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7a Sault ?
. . . . sorry amtaff, that should read 17a Sault for 'Sault Falls' but need to validate bombastic etc.
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Thanks. I issued my question in haste after seeing an earlier posting for the same puzzle. I had forgotten that it is not a plain cryptic ,but one where in the across clues the definition part leads to the entry and the cryptic remainder to an anagram or reversal of the answer. In the downs, the cryptic leads to the entry, and the definition to an anagram or reversal of that answer. Sorry to mislead you! I
No probs amtaff - I suspected this was not going to be straightforward! 13d 'Drags up' looks suspiciously like 'Hauls > SluAH' but can't make sense of it. Will keep tabs on this thread, Good Luck - ja
9a SP (childless) + RUE (grieve no more)
it's lovely - SUPER

13d SELAH (reverse of HALES)
something with hawk on the end - LEASH

17a TAL(L) (mostly bombastic) +US
Canadian falls - SAULT
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