thanks beerbelly x

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am now stumped on the last two,

temper,tyneside girl - i????

eat away-without food - e?o??

(think i had to much of the pop last night,me brains gone dead!)

[gen2]

1) ire + NE = irene

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thanks gen2, xx

[mike1222]

erode

[gen2]

mike1222, how does that fit with "without food"?

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have put in erode as you say mike1222, all finished now thanks to you all,(i never seem to understand half these cryptic clues!) thanks once again x