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foxspur | 11:24 Sat 17th Sep 2016 | Crosswords
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21dn Hunter to beat troops up, on reflection (6) I have N?M?O? I assume it's NEM?O? All help appreciated
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Thanks, baldric and Donny. Can you parse please?
RM (troops) inside do in (beat up) all reversed
in addition to Dannys explanation, Nimrod was a biblical hunter.

Nimrod, king of Shinar, was, according to the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles, the son of Cush, the great-grandson of Noah. The Bible states that he was "a mighty hunter before the Lord..…
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Thanks, danny and donny. I originally thought it was Nimrod but couldn't parse it.
Nimrod. The RM for troops was unusual departing from the more common practice among setters of letting troops signify 'men' or 'OR'.
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