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Neily | 18:00 Mon 24th Feb 2014 | Crosswords
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Baffled by two clues in Monday's Guardian.

1 dn: "For instance, gets rid of diamond, being heartless" (8). I have ---C-R-D.

7 ac: "One hoping trick will work, actually being taken in by French" (8). I have ---E-S-R.

Very grateful for any help.
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7a Finesser (ref. var. card games) - 'in esse' (actually, in) 'Fr(ench)'
Discards?
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Many thanks. So 1 down must be DISCARDS I guess.
Apologies, I was trying to work the answer from the pattern shown. Is this a card game-themed puzzle? In some games if you are unable to follow suit (heart-less, eg), you might play a diamond.

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