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Bozzer | 14:55 Sun 16th Feb 2020 | Crosswords
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South African trader to get drunk around noon. Answer SMOUSE. Why? Thanks
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souse is an old word for to get drunk.
around noon = m = midday
14:57 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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A smouse is a South African pedlar or trader.
14:57 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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Souse can also mean a drunkard.
14:58 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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m(noon) inside souse(drunk)
The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two ... Noon itself is rarely abbreviated today, but if it is, it is denoted M
14:59 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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Thanks. I have not been aware of M as an abbreviation for midday before. I got to the trader bit(obviously as I had the answer) but couldn’t parse
15:00 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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It's - m(eridiem) - Latin "noon"
15:01 Sun 16th Feb 2020

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