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    Default cryptic - HARD!

    use the following eight letter clue to get a five letter word:


    h i j k l m n o







    cheers

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    (the spacing is for clarity only - and no cheating on google! I just checked and it is on there!)
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    Is it water?

    H to O

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    very clever - I presume you've seen it before then?

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    The Daily Express used to put in one of their crosswords every 3 months or so....and that was nearly 25 years ago.

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    oh well. It stumped the hell out of me last week in the pub tho'

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    Like a certain Mr Tarrant likes to say, 'They are only easy if you know the answer'.

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    good one , i'll be using that

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    brilliant that ive stumped enough people on it

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    how did you work it out

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    Originally posted by {film_man}
    how did you work it out
    LOL,

    the letters were "H I J K L M N O"

    they go from H to O

    H to O = H2O

    H2O is the chemical symbol for water

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    and people say that education is getting worse?

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