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[hideaway]

15a tree stump from which shoots spring 5 letters s o_l

26a touch or lean on _ _ _ t 4 letters

27d 5 letters loud harsh sound _ _a_e

also77a is it ostracise or ostracize (I prefer the s myself)

thanks anyone

[Rollo]

15a Stool

26a Abut

27d Blare

77a You can have either spelling.

[hideaway]

thank you Rollo - I never can sort out the c or z problem
or the c or s problem in practice and practise.

[sincnoel]

ostracize is the yank spelling ... and we don't want that, do we!

[Bethnesa]

practice is the noun and practise is the verb.E G 'Go and do your piano practice, ' but 'she always practises the piano' once an English teacher always an English teacher!

[cheshunt]

Bethnasa. Hope you are still teaching. Present day children certainly need someone who knows what they are doing

[rajbury]

Although the 'z' in word like organize, ostracize etc is current USA usage, it actually comes from the old English! It was us who changed to the 's', and the Americans kept the old version. So, if you're being purist about it....