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lady_p_gold | 21:47 Sat 07th Jan 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Finished but cannot justify one clue ..


By Romans, river is diverted around a Galilean city (8)


T_B_R_A_N we think it should be Tiberian but can't quite get where it is coming from....

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I think it's Tiberias

River Tiber diverted around is and a .
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Brilliant ! The N must have been wrong, thanks :)
lady_p_gold Since the question is" by romans" wouldn't this make the answer plural, as in tiberians or have you miscounted the letters?

I went for Tiberias - see:-


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias


but not sure why 'By Romans' unless Herod (who built it) was a Roman? I was going along the lines of 'ab' at first.


I don't have 14ac Old king etc. 10 letters - any help?
Wideboy - OZYMANDIAS
Fantastic - never expected an answer so soon - never heard of it - care to explain?
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We thought it was dozy meaning careless, losing diamonds, so take the 'd' off, servant is a maid and then reported (said) back is dias and Ozymaidias is indeed an old king !!!


Geo - no it is eight letters having a think about that ... I was thinking it was 'by Romans river' but then strictly speaking it should have then been 'by Romans' river'.

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oh sorry wideboy (just got up) I mean its 'man' meaning servant and then 'said' backwards - Ozymandias (maid was what I was pondering about earlier !) Rule One, always have a cup of coffee before you launch into Answerbank !!
Tiberias. The Tiber flows through Rome, so it is a river you will find 'by Romans'...ie 'by' means near/next to/alongside. The next element is the word 'is' which you split up - divert - and put on either side - around - of 'a', giving 'ias'. Link the two ideas for Tiberias, a Galilean city.
Thanks to all for their explanations.

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