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Independent 8554

Ripper | 14:19 Sat 15th Mar 2014 | Crosswords

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PLease can somebody help me with:
11 across: Original chicken counter in popular indian (5) N _ _ _ U
2 down: Turned on by leading one deployed at 22 25D or 30 (which are battles) (6) _R _ _ _ R
please could I have an explanation of the wordplay as well?
Thanks in advance

Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword Saturday March 15Th 2014

Sat D Telegraph No. 27,438

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Neveracrossword

11 Nehru - a popular Indian (politician, I think). It's got 'hen' in it, but I can't parse the 'ru'.

scorpiojo

A rack unit is a measurement of height of equipment?

Ripper

Question Author

Thank you both, I've now got 2 down!
Off to catch some of this lovely sunny weather.

bibblebub

11a) original = UR, chicken = HEN, 'counter' means reverse those

ur: a combining form meaning “earliest, original,” used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ur

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