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In 1965 Doctor Who witnessed the fall of Troy. Here we take a look at the sources that the serial uses and abuses: Homer, Shakespeare, and the 1956 film Helen of Troy.

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#DoctorWho #Troy #TrojanWar #Homer #Greek #mythology

@JonS Power Discharge? I read the idothei blog. Must confess, I've never done an Inquisitor. Are they available on the i's site?

^Sample clue:
Celebrities Chapman trained to serve more rum (6,3,9)

No spoilers here please.

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Sometimes there's a theme, either i. in* the clues, ii. in* the answers, iii. a mix of both, or iv. between the answers.

*(...some of)

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clue formats:
A [Cryptic definition]
or
B [Def1]+[Def2]
or
C [Wordplay]+[Def] (or vice-versa)

C is commonest

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"But some say a man ain't happy unless a man truly dies."
- #Prince

"Call no man happy till he dies."
- Solon, via #Herodotus

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