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Enigmatic Variations N0 1634 - The Magnificent Seven By Gaston
Good evening, another Gaston offering that looks enticing to me except for the extra letters component. Help with the following would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!”
13a In Paris I skilfully mix grease with our metal polish ( 14, 2 words ) : ?L?RL??RSR????
14a Rue damage with a song ( 7 ) : U?SM??A
18a Fast-running Australian head honcho with help swallowing cold derivative of lactose ( 9, 2 words)
??EIS????
34a Stones enclosed in Asian food tin used by many ( 14, 2 words ) : ???G??C?E?????
5d Birds attempting to be surrounded by lots of ice ( 10 ) : ?????NG??S
11d Bud's expression of annoyance over genre of film ( 6 ) : T?R?O?
13d NYC gang members somehow tether wealthy type ( 9 ) : ??T??T??
Preamble: Single-letter clashes occur in circled cells; reading in column order, picking one of the letters in each clash will spell out what THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN have in common; the other 14 letters should be entered in the cells. In each clue, the wordplay leads to the answer and a single extra letter; reading in clue order, these letters show how one would access one of the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN using the (appropriately positioned) circled letters. Its creator (4,8) should be written below the grid. One answer is an abbreviation. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Many thanks, jj109 and NACW! I’m persevering to see if I can understand how Gaston’s mind works. Looks like a great hint, NACW, but still can’t find the gang after much googling. An answer, please! And Hints for the following to keep me going here. Thanks in advance!
36a Sassoon and Fleming, perhaps, from old island town ( 7 ) : ?D???S?
12d Shortly, boss is quitting oral treatment for scholarly group ( 9 ) : ?EUD????Y
25d Every chap climbing drain ( 5 ) : ?A?LA
27d Confer a degree on two earls leaving cells ( 5 ) : ???R?
Matakari - the Jets... then Jetsetter. My generous hint should help you parse.
My hints seldom help you - as evidenced today! Here are some answers instead...
25 D. Nalla
12 D. Studentry
36 A. Idalian
I think you'll parse those OK.
I haven't given you info on clashes and extra letters - I'm hoping you'll manage that bit yourself!
Thanks, Matakari - 'Gentle' is putting it very very mildly!
For 40 A, the first word is a slang word for urinate, the second word is another one (and as you have two of the three letters, you should get that!) the last word is simply another word meaning Chase, search. It can be a noun or a verb. The answer is a US trombonist
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