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Sunday Times Cryptic 4674 Sunday December 27Th 2015
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5d "Sailor eats grouse - term for game bird" (7)
Letter pattern is T_N_G_R ... so answer must be TANAGER (bird) .
I can account for TAR (sailor) ... but how does the rest of it work?
5d "Sailor eats grouse - term for game bird" (7)
Letter pattern is T_N_G_R ... so answer must be TANAGER (bird) .
I can account for TAR (sailor) ... but how does the rest of it work?
Answers
Tanager sailor=tar grouse=nag term is an old word for the end of something, so term for game=E (end of gamE)
04:33 Sun 27th Dec 2015