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[whinlatter]

Stuck on a few - suspect have gone wrongs somewhere!

19a Do nothing (3,6) l-e/r-r-d

26a French river (5) r-e-e

12a This person always seemed to be on Just a Minute (6) -l-o-y

Any help appreciated.

[boxtops]

can you resend your letters for 19a please, you are olnly showing 5 in the second word?

26 - Rhone, if your first E is wrong?

[boxtops]

12a could be (Roy) Plomley - if your O is wrong, or in the wrong place.

[bibblebub]

19a lie around ?

[whinlatter]

Sorry 19a l-e/-r-r-d

[boxtops]

Lie around looks right then, if your second R is wrong

[whinlatter]

Thanks all 20 d. Free Release is unloose - which means the o is correct for Rhone and Lie Around is also correct! Thanks all!

[boxtops]

Glad to help!

[bibblebub]

so have you got the answer for 12a? i'm interested to know the answer

(apart from Plomley being 7 letters he never had anything to do with Just A Minute)

[whinlatter]

No - it's not plomley

-l-o-y
I've looked at all the Just A Minute regulars but can't spot anyone who fits.

[boxtops]

True bibble, he chaired One Minute Please, a kind of forerunner... :-)

[boxtops]

I guess you've looked here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_a_Minute

[dward01]

12a try GLOOMY

[boxtops]

can you explain, dward (I can see it fits, but not the logic)

[dward01]

Clement Freud was known for his gloomy character

[bibblebub]

if gloomy is indeed the answer for that reason then the clue is very poor imho

[Helenafiona]

The clue is freud always seemed to BE this not ON this!

[Helenafiona]

And it ends in r-any suggestions?!!!!

[whinlatter]

Thanks all - I think Helenafiona is right - classic case of me misreading the clue - gloomy looks correct.
Thanks all.

[Helenafiona]

But it ends in y not r-sorry all! Thought it was cryer but its clary!

[boxtops]

This is another version of the same question, whinlatter missed out a vital part of 12a clue (this person = Freud) so Gloomy is right http://www.theanswerb.../Question1084230.html