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[Daij]

1. Elevating device that may go over well (8)
W * * * * * * *
2. Identified the boy embracing the pretty girls (8)
L * * * * * * *
3. A butchery firm owned by a combine? (5,7)
* * * N * / C * * * * * *
4. resign because of one's self image? (6)
* * * * * O
5 A struggle between northern and southern sea forces (6)
N * * * * *

Thanks in advance

[Mamyalynne]

3 joint concern

[Mamyalynne]

2 Labelled

[Mamyalynne]

4 Forego

[factorfiction]

FOREGO is probably right - I can see the EGO but I can't see where the Resign fits in. Forego means to go before someone/something (not the same as forgo)

[quinie]

4 for--foregoego

[quinie]

sorry meant forego ( for-ego)

[quinie]

5 navies ?(n-a-vie-s)

[factorfiction]

Excellent quinie. Can you explain for me please how FOREGO fits in with RESIGN as i'm trying to learn how to do cryptics

[quinie]

factorfiction,forego is a variant spelling of forgo

[quinie]

1 windlass is a hoist but I can't make it fit the clue

[factorfiction]

Okay thanks quinie. I though forgo/forego meant GO WITHOUT not RESIGN. or Go BEFORE
Anyway I always though FOREGO was a different word to FORGO, and that when FOREGO is used instead of FORGO it's a misspelling not an accepted variant- although I accept spellings do change over time owing to accepted use/misuse. Is it an American spelling?

[Daij]

Thank you all