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[JULIEWOOLIE]

Stuck for two 27ac means to preserve artefact finally of ancient civilisation T?N??? (3,3) and 24d Places in Rome for a meeting ?O?? any ideas? Julie

[kayakamina]

Tin can......T +incan

Loca

[joannasevs]

Tin Can

[kayakamina]

Julie the T is from artefacT finally.

Cheers K

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Oh K it seems so obvious now! many thanks and a belated Happy New Year to you Julie

[kettledrum]

24d. I wondered about this. Might it be FORA - hidden word ?

[The Builder]

well.....Fora is the plural of Forum (meeting place)....:o)

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Yes and it is within the clue?Julie

[kayakamina]

Happy New Year to you also Julie.

I think Kettledrum is correct- sorry for the bum steer.

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Yes and Many Thanks to you all Julie

[booknerd]

Moreover, the plural of locus (place in Latin) is loci, which explains why I couldn't get the right answer for 27ac. Nevertheless, I am delighted to have been one of the winners of last Sat's Times crossword. �20 worth of Smiths tokens winged their way to me this week. Wahey!