Any cryptic minds out there
 

I have been stuck on a cryptic crossword clue for several days now.

Here it is.

'Shades of Eleanor Rigby and Lovely Rita'

10 letters, 9th letter 'E'

Possibly beginning with an 'S'

Re: Any cryptic minds out there
 

Starts with an "S", clue is in the "shades".
Any hard one's? ;-)

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Got it.

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Not hard, was it? ;)

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:thumbup:

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Cheers. Jim

It's always easy when you see it?

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Do you have any grace at all.

Why do you feel the need to make a sarcastic post on a perfectly innocent thread?

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Where was the crossword?

I was trying with Beatles connections, but finally had to look at the spoiler.:)

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Get over yourself, he did post a smilie with the comment, so people knew he was joking. Some people just have to look for the worse in every post by certain members..

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The 'i'.

In my defence yer 'onor I am normally quite good at cryptic crosswords but like you I couldn't shift my mind away off The Beatles.

I might post more, harmless fun eh!

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I think he can speak for himself but thanks for the comment.

It just irks me Mike now and again when almost everything put on this board ends in either a slanging match, abuse or some kind of negativity.

I posted in 'Siesta Time' which to me is a place to chill out.

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Here's another

Awkward short bit carried 80% of the way.

8 letters, second letter 'T'

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This one's got me...:(

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You are stumpted you mean?

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I been round the houses with this one, stump, stub etc.