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[atsgran]

112d Sharp ridge (5) A?E?E
68d Pull up by the roots (9) E?A?R?A?E
57d Dowdy (8) ???M?I?H
Dont know if letters are correct or not, not doing too well today

[auntflo]

57d frumpish?

[BigDave44]

112d arete

[BigDave44]

68d extirpate ??

[atsgran]

Thanks for help, not too sure of 68d tho

[carmalee]

extirpate - means to weed out by the roots etc

[BigDave44]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exti rpate

From where do you get the 1st "A" in your pattern ?

[carmalee]

beaten to the post yet AGAIN by the master-

[octogenarian]

68d Eradicate

[atsgran]

A from Almond flavoured liqueur - i put amAretto - third A is my first A for 68d

[BigDave44]

The only other almond liqueur I can find is Ratafia, but that's only 7 letters. Back to the drawing board !!

[atsgran]

Thanks for help BigDave, so glad you came back to us

[BigDave44]

I never really went away !!! You can tire very quickly of the incessant drivel on most of the CB posts, but don't tell them that I said that. Dave

[carmalee]

sorry to but in but couldn't the R be wrong and its eradicate?

[carmalee]

oops - even butt in

[BigDave44]

Better send Atsgran some Tippex - she's going to need it by the time we've finished !!!

[atsgran]

Typed where I got the R from when I realised I put THRISTY instead of THIRSTY so eradicate would fit - DOH! Dont need the tippex from you answers - I've made such a mess of this this week - THANKS again for all your help

[BigDave44]

It's a shame - extirpate is a much better word as it actually means to pull up by the roots. Glad we could all help - you can drink some of that Amaretto now!!

[carmalee]

eradicate also means to pull up by the roots