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[Jaimsieboy]

41 Across - Hats, caps (8) Head?e?r (Headgear or Headwear ?)

[sandyRoe]

headwear, I'd say

[Baldric]

HEADGEAR imo

[Psybbo]

Headgear, imo

[Baldric]

headgear noun 1 anything worn on the head. 2 any part of a horse's harness that is worn about the head. 3 the hoisting apparatus at the pithead of a mine.

From Chambers, they have no entry for Headwear

[jollyroger66]

Headwear for me

[dannyk13]

Collins also gives headgear

[Baldric]

Chambers 21st Century Dictionary Chambers Thesaurus Chambers Biographical Dictionary 1997 edition
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[jollyroger66]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/headwear?s=t

[dannyk13]

Oxford Dictionary only gives headgear.

[Jaimsieboy]

Bit of a split on this one folks... anyone got a definitive answer please ? Thanks... J/Boy

[cupid04]

Yep, it's one or the other, lol!

[boxtops]

Only the setter, I guess - but I'd go for headgear

[katburd]

Hi everyone, I am waiting on a call back from the Daily Record office, I will let you know as soon as I get a reply.

[Jaimsieboy]

Thanks to all, settled for Headgear in the end... JBoy

[katburd]

Hi everyone, Daily Record Office apologise , they agree there are two possible answers to this clue, they will accept either.

[Baldric]

Thanks Kat.

[vakayu]

Hi again katburd,I said yesterday when we were communicating I probably spoke too soon lol.

[katburd]

no problem, she did go on to say that the company they deal with, will have a new system in place soon to erradicate this problem.

[katburd]

oops! I can't spell Iradicate

[katburd]

i'll get it right this time eradicate