I Prize Cryptic Crossword No 1247

[souxie]

27 Across, Weapons with small barrels loaded by English (4,4) S??? G?N?
STEN GUNS?
23 Down, Story about baby's first dummy (5) T?B?? TABOO/TABLE ?

Many thanks in advance

[Psybbo]

Tale about b

[frugalfred]

27 yes - Small (S) TUNS (barrels) and ENGlish in.

[shoota]

27a S(mall) tuns with eng(lish) inside

[dannyk13]

yes, sten guns =s(small) +eng(English) in tuns(barrels)

[elliemay1]

ta b le

[souxie]

Many thanks to all.

[MooseHunter]

What does table have to do with dummy please?

[Calibax]

^The wordplay certainly looks right but I don't know why table=dummy either

[Mamyalynne]

All I can find is a 'Dummy Hand' in cards - which you place on the table.


Seems like something is missing here.

[Jackdaw33]

Probably correct, at Bridge the dummy tables his hand.

[Calibax]

^I thought of Contract Bridge Mamya, but I've never heard the dummy hand called the table or vice versa

[MooseHunter]

Thanks folks. Maybe an outdated bridge term?