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9. dogs of a particular breed - Pomeranians

ARMENIAN

You’re doing fine!

14. careless = S*D slipshod

Missing letters LIPSHO giving: Polish

That leaves:

4. catering trolley
10. tactless qualities

Part-solutions:

D * N
I * ES

If D*N corresponds to catering trolley, there are two synonyms to consider. Dolly starts with a D, so it might fit somehow. Wagon ends with an N, so it might fit. Finding a way of using both, with the interior letters spelling a country, is a challenge that I cannot solve.

I*ES could be insensitivities. I don't know if nsensitiviti would spell a country, though. I suspect not, but it was worth a try.

Yes, you're on the right lines with both, especially D*N

d INNER WAGO n > Norwegian

I need to defer to better minds on this.

But I'm happy to know I've helped someone else find the solution.

Find the tactless qualities! i----es

i MPUDENC es

i RREVERENC es

i NDISCRETION es (cheated a bit there)

Nope. Perhaps I ought to go at it the other way. What languages haven't we had yet?

German
Dutch
Swedish
Mandarin
Arabic
Hebrew or Ivrith

Dutch could be iCTHUDes

Yes, I see how hard it would be.

The language has not been mentioned so far.

Gnoranc?

I see now that these are languages rather than nationalities.

I also see that they are all European languages.

If I wave a white flag, will Icy show mercy and give the answer to that last question?

If the consensus is you want to know the last answer, then I’ll oblige. Agree amongst yourselves

[ t get white flag]