Herald

[dave1948]

1a Rice of a sort the Chinese family put down n a Judah location (6)
?I?N?H

2a Ham issue :it's short on the table and one's to baulk at that ! (4)
C?S?
Cush -a son of Ham in bible but how does it fit the rest of clue ?

[sandyRoe]

cushion on a snooker table minus i(1) and on

[dave1948]

Thank you Sandyroe. Very helpful to know why !

[dave1948]

Anybody any ideas on 1a or has it beaten the AB brainpower /

[penelope2]

Cush(ion). Cushion on a snooker table, also the Baulk end of snooker table.

[frugalfred]

1a Could be MIZPAH if your N is wrong?

[dave1948]

Thanks Fred but the N is right as it is part of an anagram word

[frugalfred]

OK, dave; I couldn't parse it anyway, just knew it was/is a place in Judah

[Mamyalynne]

Timnah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timnah


Tim (rice ) + Han (back)

[Mamyalynne]

Tim (Rice) of course

[Mamyalynne]

Han


1. imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization;
[syn: Han, Han dynasty]

[dave1948]

Brilliant Mamyalynne.

I always pray that you are on the site when I struggle as you always come with the answer !

[Mamyalynne]

Now, that's lovely of you to say Dave but I am but part of a team.


You're very welcome

[shoota]

Yes - the centre forward....

[Mamyalynne]

I can't help the direction I face, I'd fall over walking backwards.

[frugalfred]

I'd always visualised mamya as a scrum-half!

[Mamyalynne]

Want proof?

[shoota]

I see the proof in your avatar Ma'am...

[Mamyalynne]

Hmmmm.....