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[mirandamoon]

Number of lions eaten by 19, contrarily (3)
Clue 19 is rabbits
The answer is ten, but please could someone parse it?

[Mamyalynne]

The only thing I could see was ...
'Ten' back in 'Nineteen'.

A poor stab I feel.

[Baldric]

Knowing what 19 is might help

[dannyk13]

A poor clue but that is most likely the correct parse.

[dannyk13]

Balders, clue 19 is Rabbits ^^^^

[Mamyalynne]

19a Parts after Scotsman does perhaps 7

Rabbits

[fiction-factory]

Yes, seems an odd clue. Why lions?

[Baldric]

Oops, must clean these glasses :o(

[mirandamoon]

Many thanks, all -assuming Mamyalynne is right, what have the lions got to do with anything?
I should be asking Puck, really!

[Mamyalynne]

Whilst trying to fathom this out came across this, which tickled me.


http://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/stonelion.php

[Mamyalynne]

I agree, Puck is answerable.

[mirandamoon]

Shi shi indeed!

[Mamyalynne]

Well yes, lol.

[fiction-factory]

Mustbe that then- about ten lions. Maybe there was a theme to this crossowrd

[Mamyalynne]

There was a mini theme - Teletubbies.

There are Rabbits in that, not sure about Lions.

[Lie-in King]

I did see that 'ten' is also in - 'L 10 NS' - so with Mamya's parse, a double pointer to the answer which explains why not "bears" or "kangaroos" or "tomatoes" etc etc...

[Mamyalynne]

Brilliant!