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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1200 Saturday April 2Nd 2016
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3d regret row arising about favoured opera house employee (10)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Here I am, back after my Lenten break. I now realise that Lent is a very long time and all I did was give up crosswords. SWMBO is pleased with me.
A couple of answers still don't click though I think I have the answers. Help in understanding the logic would be gratefully received.
Powerful men secure Australian territory. The answer pretty well certainly is Queensland but where do the powerful men fit in?
The other one is
failed Tory finally runs again being hopeful. The answer seems to be " sanguinary" but I am sire that my teacher used to drum into us the difference between sanguine ( relaxed) and sanguinary ( bloodthirsty sort of thing) . Is this false memory on my part?
Please help
Steven
A couple of answers still don't click though I think I have the answers. Help in understanding the logic would be gratefully received.
Powerful men secure Australian territory. The answer pretty well certainly is Queensland but where do the powerful men fit in?
The other one is
failed Tory finally runs again being hopeful. The answer seems to be " sanguinary" but I am sire that my teacher used to drum into us the difference between sanguine ( relaxed) and sanguinary ( bloodthirsty sort of thing) . Is this false memory on my part?
Please help
Steven
Yes - Sanguinary - Hopeful an anagram.
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Not used often in this sense.
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