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johnpiper | 10:00 Thu 06th Feb 2025 | Crosswords

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I have one left which is the clued 11D where i have ?EESTY

But not sure how REESTY relates to the clue

11D Scottish horse's inclined to stop contunally around pen (6)

I am pretty sure all the checking letters are correct and pen = sty surely

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Reesty (Scot. "of a horse, inclined to stop") - 'eer' (continually, around; back) + 'sty' (pen)

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I clearly need a Scottish dictionary

Which one would you recommend

meantime thank you

You're welcome 😊

That one's in Chambers, John.

Finished but baffled by wordplay on a couple.

22D Forecast act of self-harm in prison's rioting (9) PROGNOSIS. PRISONS + OG* How is OG self-harm?

41A Given awful terms in shotgun wedding, Will's inflicting retribution (7) VENGING. I can see given is anagram but what's the rest of wordplay?

Toorak

22 - og = own goal (self-harm)

last letters in shotgun & wedding

Thanks, Toorak.

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