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    ( it's not exactly Wile E. Coyote levels of invention here)


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            Originally posted by seand View Post
            I detected a little distance in an adolescent I met recently (10)
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                    Angelina's hair style in Tomb Raider (5)

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                      Good example of braid ? (9,3)

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                        Originally posted by seand View Post
                        Angelina's hair style in Tomb Raider (5)
                        and <applause> btw.

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                            Originally posted by Guy Profumo View Post
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                              Originally posted by Guy Profumo View Post
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                                Scrambled egg - a great combination (9)

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                                        PS I don't get the scrambled egg one

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                                          good - g
                                          example - eg
                                          anagram of geg - scrambled egg
                                          which is the braid senior military officers have on their uniforms

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                                            Spalding 'Leavers' surround Wolves fan or Emmerdale hillbilly (6)

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                                              Originally posted by Capybara View Post
                                              good - g
                                              example - eg
                                              anagram of geg - scrambled egg
                                              which is the braid senior military officers have on their uniforms

                                              (I think)
                                              Thanks. That last part is what is totally new for me.

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                                                Originally posted by Capybara View Post
                                                good - g
                                                example - eg
                                                anagram of geg - scrambled egg
                                                which is the braid senior military officers have on their uniforms

                                                (I think)
                                                Yep.

                                                Scrambled egg is patois for the gold braid on senior officers' uniforms and hats
                                                Last edited by Guy Profumo; 08-08-2019, 15:48.

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                                                    Originally posted by Duncan Gardner View Post
                                                    Spalding 'Leavers' surround Wolves fan or Emmerdale hillbilly (6)
                                                    (Wolves?

                                                    Barnsley, shurely. ed)

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