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margarettom | 14:03 Wed 16th Sep 2015 | Crosswords
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1a. Eminence demonstrating dolce far niente? ( - - - - - / -o - - )
9a. No can do? ( - - - - l- / p - - - - )
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Guest beer? (spoonerism best gear)
14:49 Wed 16th Sep 2015
1a Grace note - (Eminence; Grace) - non-essential note; 'dolce far niente'; "sweet doing nothing" (?)
9a.Bottle party
9a Bottle party
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With ' bottle party' I have now got more letters for 1a.
( s - - - r / - o - - )
How does 9a help with 1a?
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It helped me get two down clues which face me the letters.
The S came from 1d which was ' unit of light yet almost black' which is stilb and the R came from 3d which was ' held in both hands, fed animal' which I am pretty sure is ratel.
Sugar coat??
Thinking sugar/?o?? but can't parse anything
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If you clever people can get 2d then we can fix the 'G' in sugar.
2d. Spooner's Sunday clothes wouldn't normally be seen in pub
( - - e - t / - - - - ) first letter possibly 'g'
One meaning of an eminence is "a piece of rising ground"
doce far niente means 'pleasantly doing nothing'- that may explain the loaf
Guest beer? (spoonerism best gear)
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Thanks for sugar loaf. I wrote my bit before I saw it, so thanks everyone for your help. You can still have a go at 2d though. Thanks in advance
Good one dannyk-13- I'd given up on that one
2d.Above ^^^^^
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You're too quick foe me!!!

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