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Clue no. 37: Time off when not only Pete's partner kidnaps vet, but also old Mumbai explodes.

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A clue to DUVET DAY.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Sorry, I simply cannot make any sense of this clue!
2.Full marks for ingenuity – but a little too ingenious for me: it makes the solver's task too hard. And the surface reading is unconvincing.
3.More Monty Python than Pete and Dud – and a very indirect indication of 'ay'