So why was Raphaal important ?Veem wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:50 pmYes Raphaël, (also known as RaphaÃl), sang a very popular song called Caravane quite recently. As Tom said 'unending', so take off the e. I didn't think that was particularly obscure.The first word of the clue 'Still' I thought would indicate 'static'. Now, I'm off to do battle with your soldiers ...............
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So why was RaphaÃl important ?
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Because that was how it was written on the link where details of him and this particular song were.
So why was RaphaÃl important ?
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Because that was how it was written on the link where details of him and this particular song were.
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Raphael the French singer, from his given name Raphaël, isn't also known as RaphaÃl: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_( ... %C3%A7ais). And Caravane came out in 2003 in France, not recently, and is unlikely to be well-known outside francophone countries.Veem wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:50 pmYes Raphaël, (also known as RaphaÃl), sang a very popular song called Caravane quite recently. As Tom said 'unending', so take off the e. I didn't think that was particularly obscure.The first word of the clue 'Still' I thought would indicate 'static'. Now, I'm off to do battle with your soldiers ...............
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The only killers I can think of with AC backwards in the word is orcas, the whales, but I can't see why ors or even ORS, would be soldiers.
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ORs is the abbreviation for Other Ranks. It comes up quite often in the Times crossword.FrenchForumSurvivor wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:40 pmThe only killers I can think of with AC backwards in the word is orcas, the whales, but I can't see why ors or even ORS, would be soldiers.
Orcas is indeed the answer!
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'Raphael the French singer, from his given name Raphaël, isn't also known as RaphaÃl'FrenchForumSurvivor wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:27 pmRaphael the French singer, from his given name Raphaël, isn't also known as RaphaÃl: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_( ... %C3%A7ais). And Caravane came out in 2003 in France, not recently, and is unlikely to be well-known outside francophone countries.Veem wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:50 pmYes Raphaël, (also known as RaphaÃl), sang a very popular song called Caravane quite recently. As Tom said 'unending', so take off the e. I didn't think that was particularly obscure.The first word of the clue 'Still' I thought would indicate 'static'. Now, I'm off to do battle with your soldiers ...............
Well, he was on the link I saw.

2003 is quite recent in my book, especially when it's still played very frequently on the radio station I listen to in the car. I wasn't aware of any rule that any/every part of an answer needed to be likely to be 'well-known outside francophone countries'.
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In the only book of Times Crosswords I have, not yet finished, I've so far come across RE and GIs for soldiers, but not yet ORs.jsks wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:52 pmORs is the abbreviation for Other Ranks. It comes up quite often in the Times crossword.FrenchForumSurvivor wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:40 pmThe only killers I can think of with AC backwards in the word is orcas, the whales, but I can't see why ors or even ORS, would be soldiers.
Orcas is indeed the answer!
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Cooperate.
(I must say, I'm so old-fashioned that I always write co-operate even though cooperate is perfectly correct. Some things just stay with you.)
(I must say, I'm so old-fashioned that I always write co-operate even though cooperate is perfectly correct. Some things just stay with you.)
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To change what I said to Veem recently, dratted man! Correct, perhaps the straight clue was too obvious.
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