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michaeljhoward | 16:34 Sun 14th Feb 2021 | Crosswords
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Observer crossword No. 3879, Sunday 14th February 2021:
Desire to move on, abandoning bold, malicious poetry (5,4)
Milliner: not 'dealer in candle-making' - that's silly talk (10)
Answers are Itchy Feet and Chattering respectively but cannot fully parse either of them. Thanks in advance
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6d Itchy feet - '(b)itchy' (malicious, no 'b[old]') + 'feet' (poetry) 23a Chattering - in 'chandlering' (candle-making) replace 'handler' (dealer) with 'hatter'
16:36 Sun 14th Feb 2021
6d Itchy feet - '(b)itchy' (malicious, no 'b[old]') + 'feet' (poetry)

23a Chattering - in 'chandlering' (candle-making) replace 'handler' (dealer) with 'hatter'
(B)itchy + (poetic) feet
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Thanks all - didn't get the feet-poetry bit!

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