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Sunday Tribune Crossword

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  • 25-08-2008 12:47am
    #1
    tadgh
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭


    48d: Secretary leaves tea set out for one who can see what's coming? (6) S _ _ Y _ R


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    #2
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,002 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Only words I get are SAWYER, SLAYER, SPRYER and STAYER.

    Are you sure the other answers are correct?

    Not your ornery onager



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    #3
    tadgh
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭tadgh


    esel wrote: »
    Only words I get are SAWYER, SLAYER, SPRYER and STAYER.

    Are you sure the other answers are correct?


    Yeah. Pretty sure of the known letters. but can't see any connection between the clue and any of the above words ??


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    #4
    bothyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    Here's an extended list of words which may help:

    Salyer
    sawyer
    Sawyor
    scryer
    Shoyer
    Shryer
    Sivyer
    skryer
    slayer
    sleyer
    Smoyer
    Spayer
    Speyer
    spryer
    squyer
    stayer
    steyer
    Stoyer
    swayer
    Swoyer


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    #5
    Spike440
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Spike440


    Scryer fits the clue - one who can see what's coming

    Maybe "leaves" is the "rye" bit?


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    totoal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 162 ✭✭totoal


    maybe...
    tadgh wrote: »
    48d: Secretary leaves tea set out

    SecrETAry - tea => Secrry => scryer


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    #7
    bothyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    Ah, very clever - 'set out' is the anagram indicator


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    #8
    bothyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    With retard to the list of words that I posted above, I used this utility:

    http://www.crosswordman.com/tea.html

    I've been using it for years as a spell-checker.


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