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ST 4308 27d) strokes hares

tenflags | 12:05 Tue 23rd Dec 2008 | Crosswords

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27d) strokes hares = Dashes or Dasher ?
I can see that dashes are strokes and someone who hares around dashes but a dasher makes strokes and also hares around. plus the last 5 letters 'asher' is an anagram of 'hares' and 'dasher' fits with the general xmas theme ?
I guess without the xmas theme I would plumb for consistencny of 's' (same tense) but ... seek more clever advice please - thank you.

dt. giant gk. sat.21

mos 23rd

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kayakamina

It has to be Dashes for the reason you gave as it fits the double definition in the clue.

There is no anagram indicator for 'hares' and also where would the D come from for Dasher.

baitress

strokes and hares are both parts of verbs whereas dasher would be a noun. so dashes is the more likely.

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Thankyou kind sir, (mr K)
I'm still learning this cyptic stuff ( been a year now) and have not got to the proud stage of completing most of the crossowrd myself and occassionally managing to confuse myself ! the xmas theme was creating an itch I just had to have answered. TVM

kayakamina

Your very welcome TVM.

Persevere with the cryptics as you will get a lot of satisfaction from them. For someone starting out you will find that you can sometimes solve a clue from the crossing letters, but always try to work the answer back to the clue itself so that you understand the wordplay.
Of course always ask if you are unsure- all the people on the site were starters at some stage and will be happy to help.

Good luck K

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Question Author

trying mr K.
but sometimes it still elludes me
e.g. 24a) a pack gift without a second thought can only be 'knapsack' from the cross letters as you put it.
but can't get a perfect clue answer fit no matter how hard I try ?

p.s. TVM stands for Ta Very Much.

kayakamina

A knack is a gift. PS is a postscript (a second thought) so a

KNA PS ACK (a knack 'without') a PS = A pack

I thought TVM were your initials.

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Question Author

indebted again.
now I see it / understand.

well at least I can console myslef that I have possibly introduced / explained the colloquial 'TVM' to the master.
albeit I misled you by disguising it as potential initials.

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