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Meadow Lane | 15:59 Thu 26th Apr 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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12a "Midwives have a lot of time for this girl". 4 ?E?A
9d "Part of the planet that is rising, swamped by motorists". 4 ?S?A
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Vera, Asia.
Middle of wives = V; lot of time = ERA

is rising = SI; motorists = AA
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Thank you Town Crier and such a quick response! I shall now ponder on why those are the answers!
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Well thank you again! My pondering did not have to last long!
Urgh! Midwives is a fairly feeble indicator for v, and for the wordplay to work it would need to be has, not have. C minus clue.
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Thanks DrJohn for I was following what Town Crier said however wasn't comfortable with the clue but didn't see why. You have crystalised my wrestling. Grammarians to the fore?
Midwives = middle of wives. What is wrong with that? Sorry dr john but that is a more than acceptable Telegraph clue.

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