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Dt27676 - An Explanation Please!

Mick-the-Miller | 11:20 Thu 18th Dec 2014 | Crosswords

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Help please - I don't understand the answer.

2d - Spoils exotic allure by beginning to swear (7) - LAURELS - I understand the answer is an anagram of 'allure' and 's' - but what has it to do with the clue?

TIA

Stuck On Local Cryptic:(5) ?l??? Boat Going Over Areas Of Still Water: (7)?????e? One That Can

Smallest Hardest Crossword - Daily Mail 18/12

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mac44

spoils are winnings, as are laurels.

bibblebub

spoils and laurels are both words for honour and glory won for great achievement http://www.thefreedictionary.com/LAURELS

dannyk13

www.gaiaonline.com/marketplace/itemdetail/1126/ To the victor goes the spoils and he who is victorious shall receive his laurels

Mick-the-Miller

Question Author

Umm - yes I see - sort of - not one of their best!

Thanks anyway!

jno

I agree, spoils usually means loot whereas laurel wreaths are what winning athletes get. So a victorious general might get both but they're not really the same thing.

mac44

one of the definitions for spoils in Chambers is prizes, therefore acceptable.

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