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Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
From Round Britain Quiz :-

If there is none in one, two, three or four, but there is four in five, nine in six, one each in eight and nine, and fifty five in twelve - how many would there be in seven?
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
This is how I 'saw' it, had no chance...

Gramaisc said:
If there is none in 1, 2, 3 or 4, but there is 4 in 5, 9 in 6, 1 each in 8 and 9, and 55 in 12 - how many would there be in 7?
 

Withnail

Well-Known Forumite
I said:
Guardian Cryptic Crossword
No 25,466 set by Araucaria

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23
Meeting of reactionary spirit (5)
of - reactionary (ie looking backwards) = fo
spirit = rum

Meeting - fo + rum = Forum
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
Withnail said:
21ac: Slough disposal is after its first during reversion of Indian groom (7) E_D_S_S
Ecdysis is the act of sloughing off a skin, as snakes, etc. do - but the rest is a mystery, so far.
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
Withnail said:
disposal, it's first = D
during reversion of SYCE (Indian groom) = ECDYS
is after = ECDYSIS

Much obliged :)
Ah, I did, unsuccessfully, look up Indian wedding terminology - doh.

No mention of the wedding car driver...
 

basil

don't mention the blinds
Gramaisc said:
Withnail said:
21ac: Slough disposal is after its first during reversion of Indian groom (7) E_D_S_S
Ecdysis is the act of sloughing off a skin, as snakes, etc. do - but the rest is a mystery, so far.
......thus far........
 

Withnail

Well-Known Forumite
Cryptically rendered forumites #47

Unfinished house jerry-built? The builder would agree about that! (6)
 
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