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[JULIEWOOLIE]

53ac Mock one worried about educational establishment I?I?A?E Iknow imitate is to mock but cant work out the rest Julie

[JMR27]

i + MIT (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology) + ate (worried)

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Brilliant! thanks JMR27 & Happy New Year to you Julie

[JMR27]

thanks Julie and all the very best to you also, regards, judy

[kayakamina]

Hi Julie

Judy is much too quick for me!

Happy New Year both of you.


K

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Hi K lovely to hear from you! Fondest Regards & Happy New Year Julie

[JMR27]

Hi K - good to see you! and Happy New Year! - it's not very often I beat you to an answer!
A couple of times over the past week or so, this clue has been asked and no-one (as far as I can tell) has come up with a satisfactory explanation. Do you mind having a look at it?...Being very tall, see if television is reboxed and amplified (3,4,4) S?X ?O?T ?I?E (we thought the answer might be "six foot five" but why?)

Julie, hope you don't mind my wittering on on your post:o)

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Absolutely not! trying to work it out myself! but sure K will get there first!

[Mampara]

Sorry Ladies have only just found your posts.

Six Foot Five

V (see) IF TV ......'reboxed' = VI FT V .....amplified = SIX FOOT FIVE

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Phew Mampara wouldnt have got that in a month of Sundays! Thankyou Julie

[JMR27]

Excellent! Thank you kindly Mampara. I'm embarrassed to admit how long I've faffed about over that clue and I'm not even doing that crossword. What a clever clue. regards judy

[BigDave44]

Manpara is being a little economical with the truth !!

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puz zles/Crosswords/Question682402.html

The real hero is, as we all anticipated, kayakamina