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Annie Jay | 21:05 Wed 21st Apr 2010 | Crosswords
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Please can anyone help with this last one? 34ac Weakling loses heart before he comes in to bowl, requiring unending effort (9) S?S P? E? N
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SISYPHEAN

weakling loses heart = SI(s)SY
he = HE
bowl = PAN

so clue becomes: SISY before HE comes in to PAN = sisy pHEan
Sisyphean -
weakling loses heart = si(s)sy
p(he)an = he comes in to bowl
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Crikey! Never come across that before! Thank you. While you're there, is 27ac ore? Some foreign currency (3) O?E
yes
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Thanks again
you're welcome
Just to clarify previous answers, in Greek legend Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to roll a stone uphill. As soon as it reached the top it rollled back down to the bottom and he had to start over again, hence a never ending task.

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