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fourcats | 23:08 Sat 17th Mar 2012 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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I am stuck on last two. Firstly 2 down Man with a mother? Yes and no. 4 letters A?A? I think it may be Adam but cannot work out why. Also 18 across Chinese city's presss having got drunk. I think the answer is Shanghai but just wish I knew why! Can anyone help? Thank you in advance
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Adam
2d Adam

a plus dam (a mother)
adam = A DAM(mother)
A dam - dam means mother
If you were ressganged you were 'shanghaied'
A Dam
Shanghai - get men drunk,then Pressgang them
In UK being got by the 'press gang' was also known as being Shanghai'd
Adam had no Mother..allegedly..
press gangs would shanghai men to serve in their ships
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