| Secretly do science here, not in the front parlour (4-4) |
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| Like the boys from the Moor? (4,4) |
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| Done in secret or behind the scenes (8) |
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| *Figurative setting for a shady deal |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2024 |
| A place where secret work is done (8) |
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| Situation for boffins (4,4) |
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| Not the front parlour to do important things in secretly (4,4) |
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| "Go, see what the boys in the ... will have; And give them the poison they name!" ordered Marlene Dietrich (4,4) |
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| These boys, the boffins, seen as 'moor' (8) |
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| Boys: boffins behind the scenes (8) |
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| Where deals are made secure? (8) |
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| Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Apr 2021 |
| Figurative setting for many deals |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Figurative setting for many deals |
The Washington Post |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Moor could be working behind the scenes? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Feb 2015 |
| Place for political planning |
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| Locale of Dietrich's boys. |
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| "The boys in the ___." |
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