I Paper 1930

[mikey4444]

Struggling a bit this week ! I know the theme is Dickens.

17d...5 in 9 29, a scoundrel, eading people around the capital oh Hungary ::::

S?I?G?N?

and 25a...Sphere of activity Rector included in words commemorating life

O?B?? .......ORBIT ?

[1ozzy]

25a Yes, R in obit

[mikey4444]

Thanks

[Tilly2]

Mikey, have you typed the first one correctly?

[mac44]

17d. Chadband???

[JJ109]

C-H-ad band

http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/bleakhouse/chadband.html

[mikey4444]

No Tilly...made a complete balls up !

Lets try again.....5 in 9 29's painful sensation not new when given drink......S?I?G?N?

[mallyh]

stinging?

[mac44]

I thought maybe H in a cad + band for people, Chadband is in Bleak House.

[Tilly2]

stinging

[mikey4444]

Thanks Tilly, but where does the allusion to Dickens come into STINGING ?

[mac44]

Stiggins

[Tilly2]

What's 5 in 9 29's.......?

[Tilly2]

Ah, The Rev! Thanks Mac. :-)

[mac44]

Good morning Tilly.

[mikey4444]

Thanks everybody !

[Tilly2]

Morning, Mac. You are on the ball this morning. :-)

[mac44]

I just fell off it Tilly :-))

[Tilly2]

Get up!