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[johnpiper]

Any ideas on 6 across todays times x word
A greek's triumphant cry about old record (5)
middle letter is P
bit stuck

[JMR27]

A L.P. ha = A

[johnpiper]

Thanks
then that makes 6 down AESOP whihc is fine except i dont see why!
and is the last down clue ALLUDE?


this corner has me stumped
perhaps my ancestral is wrong at 10 across?

quite hard this crossword today

[JMR27]

hi johnpiper - I don't have the crossword. If you give us the clues then maybe one of us can help

[johnpiper]

He wrote a short work about French art (5)
A_S_ _

think short work is OP

Law Lord appearng in drink advert (6)

A _ L_ D _



Coming down the tree, like voices prohesysing war?
(9)
A_C_S_R_ _

the S comes from AESOP and the last letter would be L if it is ALLUDE

[JMR27]

agree with allude ...law lord = lud inside ale (drink)

last one looks like ancestral (coming down the tree) but still working on the last bit of the clue...

[JMR27]

last one is quote from Coleridge "and 'midst this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war"

have you any more letters for 6d?

[JMR27]

Aesop is correct - a short work = a + op about es (French art = art as in old English, the present indicative of the verb "to be"....the French for "to be" is etre which can be "ES") I hope you understand my explanation - it's a bit early in the day!

[johnpiper]

Thank you NMR very good!