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[jenesais]

word play please 1d enjoy film about soldiers and parrot lorikeet 15d but were the saviours of rome so silly answerine

[Jumbuck]

1d enjoy = like, film = ET, soldiers = OR (other ranks) => lORike ET

[mac44]

1d. enjoy=like, film=et, soliers=or. anag.

[Jumbuck]

15d could you please separate the clue and answer

(p.s. 1d does not require an anagram)

[jenesais]

answerine appears to be the answer to th question

[Jumbuck]

there is a story that geese warned the Romans of an approaching Gallic army http://www.siprep.org...arty/MANLIUSGAULS.htm

and there is the phrase "silly goose"

(maybe)

[Jumbuck]

should add that answerine birds include geese

[Christiana]

Would have thought the answer was ASSYRIANS

[jenesais]

many thanks once again jumbuck brilliant 1 christiana the letters were ?n?e?i?e so jumbuck is definitely correct many thanks though for your thought process

[Jumbuck]

you're welcome - but I'm only going on what you've posted because I don't have the crossword myself

[slaney]

How many letters? - is it not ANSERINE without the W - defined in Chambers as goose-like, stupid.

[slaney]

Sorry jenesais - didn't see your most recent post.