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Ripper | 09:39 Mon 26th Apr 2021 | Crosswords
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55 down: Weavers tool (4) R?E?
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sley?
//sley
/sleɪ/
noun
a tool used in weaving to force the weft into place.
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In that case I have 6across wrong - Reservoir intake zone C??C????T I've put catchment
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What clue gives you the R ?
surely 55d and 6a don't cross?
perhaps thats 5 down not 55
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Sorry, brain wasn't working!
I meant to say 53across: Particle accelerator C?C?O??ON = cyclotron
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cyclotron looks good to me
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If cyclotron is right then 55 down is R?E?
Oh dear!
reed, part of a weaving tool
REED
A weaver's appliance for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft (Chambers)
The reed is the part in the beater that the warp threads go through. A reed is part of a weaving loom, and resembles a comb. It is used to separate and space the warp threads, to guide the shuttle 's motion across the loom, and to push the weft threads into place.
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Thank you SO much! It was driving me crazy.

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