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Old 01-26-2003, 07:11 PM   #1
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Anyone care to help?

...me solve this crossword? Taken from a British classic car magazine, so get in that mindset


Clues:
ACROSS:
7. Pre-war Triumph (8)
8. Geometric spoke (6)
10. One of the Renaults (9)
11. Under the speed limit (4)
12. Fuel supplier (4)
14. Vehicle found on the farm, perhaps (5, 5)
16. Road sign indicating that you should stop or slow down (4, 3)
18. Car windows (7)
20. Cars are certainly this (10)
21. Rare Swiss veteran (1, 1, 1, 1)
23. Vauxhall from '91 (4)
24. Small securing device (6, 3)
26. New - not secondhand (6)
27. Relating to building - or medicine for a plain clothes policeman! (8)

DOWN:
1. 'Rolls-' (plural) (6)
2. The way in (4)
3. Real quality from the Fifties (6, 4)
4. Leak preventative (7)
5. Not false (4)
6. VW, Renault, Saab, etc. (8)
9. Is this Land Rover a real find? (9)
13. Business expenses - like some cams? (9)
15. Exceptional quality - starting like a Lotus! (10)
17. Frozen in (8)
19. Acid (7)
22. One of the Citroens (6)
24. Morse, for example (4)
25. Small pond (4)

Edit: I figured out 19 and 24 down, BATTERY and CODE
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...how about "NO." :right: :sun:
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26 across, "UNUSED"??
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4D - Sealant

Update the crossword....then it should help
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17D - Icebound
24A - Cotter Pin
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17D - Icebound
24A - Cotter Pin
Thanks again...you're good at this

I think 22D is "XANTIA", and is 25D "POOL"??
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I was thinking Xantia too....it is the only Citroen I can think of with 6 letters....and pool sounds right too
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3D: Silver Dawn

I think 20A is "TECH_N_A_ _"
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I think 20A is "TECH_N_A_ _"
20 A is MECHANICAL.'BATTERY' is incorrect.



18 a is SCREENS

15 A IS EXCELLENCE
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20 A is MECHANICAL.'BATTERY' is incorrect.



18 a is SCREENS

15 A IS EXCELLENCE
NICE! Thanks
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Wow....nearly done.....
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Um... it would be really nice to have some numbers on that puzzle...
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Help is at hand

19 down - ACETATE (a salt or ester of acetic acid)
27 across - TECTONIC (relating to building or construction)

I can't help with the rare Swiss veteran car though...
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Re: Help is at hand

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19 down - ACETATE (a salt or ester of acetic acid)
27 across - TECTONIC (relating to building or construction)

I can't help with the rare Swiss veteran car though...
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