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handiman | 20:41 Mon 04th Jan 2010 | Crosswords
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54a eye a snake off and on, continually showing pluck...(4) think it may be yank... but why?
9d reportedly, you first book, then finally take in an opera, but only first half(6) e?g?n? tough setter this week!!
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eYe A sNaKe - off' and on' letters spell yank
20:43 Mon 04th Jan 2010
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yank....alternate letters. Eugene. eu, sounds like you, gen (genesis) and the final letter in take
20:45 Mon 04th Jan 2010
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EUGENE (1st half of opera EUGENE ONEGIN). Reportedly you =EU, 1st book = GENesis, finally takE.
20:45 Mon 04th Jan 2010
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thanks I was beginning to go mad . does anyone else think the setter is a bit weird
20:47 Mon 04th Jan 2010
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Just finished Jumbo 852 cryptic and thought it was indeed very hard and rather odd - some clues really were off the wall, though technically within the rules. Some answers were outside normal range for this crossword. So yes - I agree! Reassuring to see others thought so as well.
13:27 Tue 05th Jan 2010

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