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dt cryptic 28.09

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sarumite | 15:35 Thu 28th Sep 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Stuck on this one ..........
4d Pole has trouble getting up for this drink (4)

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Soda - S for south and ado backwards.
Soda (S + ADO going up, as it's a down clue)
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many thanks to you both ............ it always seems to be these little ones that cause me a problem!
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I was using P for Pole and came up with Pina (Colada), but knew this was not ......................
You cannot use P for Pole anyway - in crossword clues only abbreviations verified by dictionaries, usually Chambers, are acceptable!
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thanks Q .......... perhaps I was thinking of the clues indicating ' initially ' etc ..............
Also worth noting the use of 'getting up' in the clue: yes, it does mean backwards as Goldenfield says, but it's only 'up' because it's a down clue. You couldn't (correctly) use the phrase in an across clue.
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Thanks again, any additional guidance is most welcome, as it is only recently that I have recommenced doing cryptic crosswords on a regular basis ........... after a break of several years!

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