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joggerjayne | 20:08 Tue 28th Sep 2010 | Crosswords
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I know I'm going to kick myself, but ...

5a. European city's hot, hot favourite during tour, regularly backed (7) U _ R _ C _ T

20d. Indian city where setter keeps optimistic, uplifted (6) _ Y _ O _ E

(these are my only blanks today ... =0) ... )
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utrecht fits, who cares if the clue works
20:09 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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mysore ditto
20:09 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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20d. Mysore
20:10 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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Hmm ... so it does, jno.

I don't understand why that would be the answer, though.

x
20:10 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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I can see 'cert' (favourite) backward
20:11 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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5a hot = H, hot favourite = CERT, tour regularly = TU
so put H CERT into TU => THCERTU and reverse=> UTRECHT
20:11 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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Aaaaah ...

MYSORE is "ME" in "ROSY" backwards.

Thanks, guys x
20:11 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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Utrecht

hot = h
favourite = cert
ToUr
all reversed
20:11 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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Sorry ... ROSY in ME !
20:11 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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20d setter = ME (the crossword compiler), optimistic = ROSY

put one inside the other and reverse (uplift)
20:12 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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Thanks, Vegas.

Crikey, bibble and scotsman ... I'd never have worked that out.
20:13 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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I mean I'd never have worked out the "UTRECHT" one.
20:13 Tue 28th Sep 2010
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Bibblebub's lolcat is like me doing the crossword ...

... out of depth, and drowning !
20:15 Tue 28th Sep 2010

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