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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali
Rosemary

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Doh...

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Thanks all for the above answers.

Here's one for today which I'm sure I've seen before. I'm actually getting quite annoyed I can' get it.

Books Disco with Timothy Edwards DJ? (1,5,2,3,5,2,4)

A/***C*/**/THE/***I*/**/T***

Damn I just got it

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The answer to the clue below in Italics is 'people'

Can you work out how?

Twitter will broadcast in public

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Only thing I can come up with is that a twitter reader is often called a peep in social circles so "peep will" = peep'l = sounds like people but it's dreadful, someone else can hopefully dissect it better.

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Almost there, Taken! But... the verb "twitter" means "tweet" or "peep". Nothing to do with social networking, where the word would be "peeps" plural, not the singular. "Broadcast" is a cute way of saying "when spoken" - peep'll, as you say.

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Cheers Guys.

A bit bloody obscure for my liking but I get the point (sort of)

Another one from the same setter.

Peak Hotel has gone, is derelict (4,6)

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Hints for you:
Derelict represents disorder, therefore suggesting an anagram. The words preceding derelict contain 9 letters, not the required 10 for the answer. Where does the extra letter come from?

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I agree but that's the clue.

Here's the answer

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Yes, the extra letter is h, being the abbreviation for hotel. The meaning is peak, which is a synonym of high season.

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Here's a few more

Graces used in tea ceremonies (8) *H*R***S

Woman involved in international racket getting hauled up (5) C***A

Check form of transport in motionless state (9) R*S***I**

I have several ideas for each but they all link together in one corner and I can't make any of my combinations fit!

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The first one I think is

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The 3rd one is?

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1st one's a bit obscure: cha (tea) + rites = Charites, also known as the Graces, Greek goddesses.

Last one: hint: a form of transport inside another word meaning motionless state, the resultant word meaning check (as in stop).

Still working on no 2.

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The only thing I can come up with for 2 is CHICA although I don't know how it fits the clue unless it's something CIA related?