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polymath 491

27a An extremely defensive style of soccer play which introduced the role of sweeper (10) ?A?E?A?C?O
13:31 Tue 10th Mar 20092 answers, last by alistairscot 13:41 Tue 10th Mar 2009
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polymath 490

Variety of bracken found in Tasmania and New Zealand (4) T?R?
10:38 Wed 04th Mar 20092 answers, last by alistairscot 10:57 Wed 04th Mar 2009
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ft polymath 489

10d Romany for York (4-9,3) ?O?I - ?O?G?I???,??V
11:15 Wed 25th Feb 20092 answers, last by alistairscot 12:09 Wed 25th Feb 2009
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polymath 487

Still on last week's! 12a A personification of the north-west wind (8) ?R?E?T?M looks like argentum but I cannot confirm. 17d South African thorn plant that catches on the clothes of passers-by....
21:54 Sun 15th Feb 20092 answers, last by puldi 17:42 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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ft polymath 482

15a Informally, a makeshift shelter made from branches(7) T?I?L?O
09:40 Tue 06th Jan 20093 answers, last by kayakamina 10:09 Tue 06th Jan 2009
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polymath 479

14d A breed of cattle originally from Switzerland (12) S?M?E?T???E?, 5d In the style of a Roman statesman noted for his banquets (8) L?C?L???.
11:45 Mon 15th Dec 20083 answers, last by alistairscot 12:37 Mon 15th Dec 2008
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polymath 478

22d Strong beer (5,3) ?A?P? A?E something ale! 3d A Jamaican termite (5,3) D?C? A?T somthing ant!
18:48 Tue 09th Dec 20084 answers, last by alistairscot 11:06 Wed 10th Dec 2008
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Barley broth

Has anyone out there got an old fashioned receipe for this broth? I like to cook veg soups in a pressure cooker, does barley need to be soaked or cooked longer beforehand?
18:04 Tue 09th Dec 20085 answers, last by Im a BusyBee 11:39 Wed 10th Dec 2008
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polymath 478

5D A member of a begging order of dervishes founded 13th century. (8) ??L?N?E? 5A South African brandy, dop. (4,5) ??P? S?O?E. Looks like cape something!
16:55 Tue 09th Dec 20084 answers, last by alistairscot 17:04 Tue 09th Dec 2008
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polymath 475

18a In Scotland and Northern England, to stretch, strain, reach out.(3) ?A?
12:11 Mon 17th Nov 20082 answers, last by alistairscot 12:15 Mon 17th Nov 2008
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polymath 474

6d A rawhide thong (4) R?E? . Re 5d 'A stiffening for a doublet ? was there any concensus for the answer we had from saturday 'spectrum'? 'sweetgum'? 'stenting'? I thought sweetgum was the candidate?...
18:55 Thu 13th Nov 20082 answers, last by aeronut 20:08 Thu 13th Nov 2008
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polymath 474

17a Hidden danger (8) ??G?A?L? 23d In music, lively (6) I?A?E
21:41 Wed 12th Nov 20084 answers, last by alistairscot 22:01 Wed 12th Nov 2008
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polymath 474

19d As far as this, in latin (5,3) ?U??? H?C. 11a Equal to (2,1,3,4) U? ?A? W?T? 16d A composition of oil shellac and rubber that is water resistant. (6,4) ???I?E ?L?E .
10:24 Tue 11th Nov 20084 answers, last by alistairscot 10:39 Tue 11th Nov 2008
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polymath 473

17a A word derived from latin for 'former' (7) ?U?N?A? 22d An Anglo-Irish word meaning 'darling' (7) A?T?O?E
11:13 Sun 02nd Nov 20083 answers, last by alistairscot 11:18 Sun 02nd Nov 2008
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polymath 471

23d A member of a Second Adventist celibate sect (7) R?P?I?E
14:01 Sun 19th Oct 20082 answers, last by alistairscot 14:13 Sun 19th Oct 2008
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ft polymath 468

10a Hindu sun god (7) ?A?I?A? I thought this would be easy!
13:23 Sun 28th Sep 20083 answers, last by JJC 13:42 Sun 28th Sep 2008
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polymath 467

22a Liqueur made by distilling the flowers of the mammee-apple with alcohol (3,3,7) E?A ?E? C?R?L?S
10:41 Mon 22nd Sep 20082 answers, last by alistairscot 10:47 Mon 22nd Sep 2008
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ft polymath 466

Last Saturdays!!?? 12a Word used by Shakespeare to describe a revel in the dark (5-4) M?G?T ?U?E
09:19 Sat 20th Sep 20082 answers, last by alistairscot 09:31 Sat 20th Sep 2008
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Polymath 465

7d 'League' member of the pre-war children's radio club. (9) O?A?N?Y 27a Mythological Irish stone mason credited with building the Round Towers (5,4) G?B?N ?A?R
08:30 Thu 11th Sep 20083 answers, last by alistairscot 09:02 Thu 11th Sep 2008
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ft polymath 463

19A A character in 'Ivanhoe' also known as Stephen Steel-heart : a Cumbrian village (8) W?T?E?A?
12:55 Mon 25th Aug 20082 answers, last by alistairscot 13:19 Mon 25th Aug 2008

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