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NOISETTE | 12:26 Mon 12th Nov 2018 | Crosswords
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Too much booze at this party eh Dionysius (11)
I have the answer as Bacchanalia but can someone explain how this is the answer
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Dionysius is the god of the grape harvest.
12:29 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bacchanalia
12:31 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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I think the setter was confused between Dionysius and Dionysus,
12:35 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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Where does the corn come into the answer
13:00 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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ear at end of Bacchana lia
13:02 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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Where do you get corn from?
13:02 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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There is no mention of corn in the clue.
13:06 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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Danny. It's part of the picture clue . A corn cob with a keg of ale
13:06 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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Sorry there is so from the picture clue:-
Baccan (back n) +al( ale) + ia(ear)
13:11 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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Hi all,
Your reasoning is correct for Bacchanalia.
I apologise for mixing up Dionysius (first century bishop - probably not a boozer!) and Dionysus the god of the grape harvest. Well spotted DK.
(Slice of humble pie for me for breakfast tomorrow.)

Kind regards,

CJR
21:25 Tue 13th Nov 2018

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