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xwordfan

3rd October 2015, 12:30
(there is an extra letter in the wordplay)
44a Sound state secret once lying between the Downs (7) W??L?E?
39d Cut across worthless acreage in Chaldaea (4) R?C? ....the extra is "K" I think!
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barretter

3rd October 2015, 14:42
An old word for the state is "commonweal" (or its last 4 letters) and a "den" is a secret place, so...
For 39dn you just need a couple of "a"s.
I'm stuck on 45ac. I have *as*er.
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unclued

3rd October 2015, 14:47
Think about a type of wheel that can turn in all directions. add the O and you get someone freewheeling on their bike!
Just trying to sort out what goes in the middle square.
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barretter

3rd October 2015, 14:47
Oh, and the extra letter in 39d is "E" not "K".
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barretter

3rd October 2015, 14:51
Thanks Unclued. I have presumed that the middle square is the "ego" which supplies the missing letter in 5dn, 28ac, 31dn and 25ac, but I haven't worked the question out yet.
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xwordfan

3rd October 2015, 14:56
Thanks barreter - all done now, but still don't see how the extra letter comes out of raca
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xwordfan

3rd October 2015, 14:59
I thought the question came from the book of .....
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barretter

3rd October 2015, 15:00
Have a look at the fifth definition of "race" in Chambers.
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barretter

3rd October 2015, 15:15
Xwordfan, you could well be right about 39dn's extra letter, it's just that I can't find a definition of "rack" in Chambers which includes "cut". I'll take another look. As I said, I haven't worked out the question yet. Is it necessary to work out the question is another question. Is there anything further to do after filling the grid?
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xwordfan

3rd October 2015, 15:56
No ... you don't really need the question ..........it's pretty obvious how those 4 clues work from the crossing letters
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