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Cryptomaniac | 15:08 Mon 01st Jun 2020 | Crosswords
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puzzle complete - I think, but cannot parse 19d. Queen clad in a kind of silk found in cupboard(7) a?m?i?e. Must be ARMOIRE, but can’t relate this solution to silk or q/Queen in any way, except maybe the RE at the end. TIA
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moire /mwɑː/ noun silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance. "a backless dress fashioned out of moire in the new fashionable colour"
15:10 Mon 01st Jun 2020
R (Regina) in A moire(type of silk)
I'm not sure but I think moire is a kind of silk.
A moire - a type of silk - around r (queen)
A r(queen) moire (silk)
moire
/mwɑː/
noun
silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance.
"a backless dress fashioned out of moire in the new fashionable colour"
Moire =

silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance
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Thanks all - moire is a new one on me!

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