Mark recalled problem for English sailors inhaling toxic gas (9)

Independent Cryptic #12120 | 1 Across | 2025-08-13
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (‘recalled’) of NO LIMES (‘problem for English sailors’ – a reference to the use of lime juice on British ships to prevent scurvy) round or ‘inhaling’ CO (carbon monoxide – ‘toxic gas’)

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