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[samkinder]

1Down. Dull? Chops one that may follow our speaker. 8
Listless??

[emeritus]

Seen answered as Matthews but I am not sure how that works

[samkinder]

thanks , obvious now

[Grimaldi]

Matthews follows from matt for dull and news for chops - now I have to figure out who "our speaker" is!

[factor-fiction]

Another clue just posted from this crossword also mentions speaker so maybe there's a theme

[factor-fiction]

did you mean 'news'- I thought it was 'hues'

[Tilly2]

Trying not to look at other answers. I have Matthews. Matt hewes.

I also have Luke and Mark elsewhere. Is the speaker Jesus?

[Tilly2]

Sorry, Matt hews.

[scorpiojo]

Stanley is the speaker (of 9a etc)

[Tilly2]

Got that, jo, thanks. Why the disciples as followers?

Hang on, I think I understand. The disciples are not following Stanley! The 's' at the end of Matthews is the 's' from Stanley

Is that correct?

[scorpiojo]

Stanley Matthews

[scorpiojo]

...and Mark follows Matthew in the bible

[Tilly2]

Stanley Matthews..........and I'm from Stoke! Doh!

[scorpiojo]

Lol :)

[Tilly2]

Thank you, jo. I'll soldier on.:-)

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome, Tilly