Solution to 1167: Cliched
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M 0 0 N S E TIISINmir.Y T H E u ,e,13 .a.,N ..1_, S T IptHT The key word CHESTNUT (25) sug- gested five other unclued lights, one of which (6A) is ADJECTIVAL (19), while the rest (16A, 1D, 10 and 20) are NOUNS (34).
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