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Peter Biddlecombe

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More options May 14 2008, 6:15 pm

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From: Peter Biddlecombe <peterbiddleco...@googlemail.com>

Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 15:15:42 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Wed, May 14 2008 6:15 pm

Subject: Re: SCWC 52 Comments

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On May 14, 10:42 pm, Steve Ball <pretty_g...@every.thing> wrote:

> Colin Blackburn:

> > Flying Tortoise wrote:
> >> John Lewis - Hobbs Sutcliffe (11)

> >> Ooh, look! There's a wasp nest. Let's poke it with a stick!

> >> English parochialism, cricket history, and an unindicated specific to
> >> generic definition. You're a braver man than I Gunga Dinh! :-o

> > Examples include John Lewis Hobbs and Sutcliffe (11)

> > Gets a couple of the soldier wasps out of the way.

> I'm not sure if I'm lacking some requisite knowledge, or just thick. Could
> someone please explain what's going on here?
> --
> Thanks in advance,
> Steve = : ^ )

Partnerships:

The full title of the chain of shops is "John Lewis Partnership",
because of a staff incentive scheme under which many of the
staff are "partners".

Hobbs and Sutcliffe were a famous England opening
partnership at cricket, a very long time ago - 1920s it
turns out.

Parochialism:
Obviously the cricket connection is English. The shops
exist in Scotland too FWIW.

Specific/Generic:
Many cryptic puzzles follow a rule under which the
clue can name a category and expect an example
from the solver, but the opposite must be indicated
by "say", "for example" or similar.

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