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May-bell-09 | 16:31 Sun 02nd May 2010 | Crosswords
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Stuck on last one, cannot find it anywhere - you learned people out there please help!
1a.Old children's game played with burned paper(6,3,5)
P?R?O? AND ?L?R?
Pardon or Parlor, can't believe it is Parrot!
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1a Parson and clerk
16:32 Sun 02nd May 2010
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Apologies, I should have given a reference -

OED (Online) has -

" ...parson-and-clerk n. (also parsons-and-clerks) (a) Brit. regional (a children's name for) the flaming marks and spots made on paper as it burns, esp. the last spark (obs.)..."
16:33 Sun 02nd May 2010
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i was waiting for an answer lik, i thought it might be you. i have never heard of that. thanks
16:35 Sun 02nd May 2010
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Thank you so much Lie-in-King, but what a weird game for children H & Safety would have a fit!
18:31 Sun 02nd May 2010

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