Daily Mail Prize Crossword Friday August 8Th 2014

[redsokk]

Pitcherwits

Some errors in puzzle today ie 6D, no 7D and no clue for 9D

so any help with 6D, 5D 7A would be appreciated, thanks.

[MargoTester]

6d lurch
7d st valentines day
5d misgovernment
No 7a

[MargoTester]

Sorry I'm being and idiot didn't see the pitcher wits bit!!

[redsokk]

Thanks Margo!

[factor-fiction]

eternalise was thought to be one answer (even though the pattern was given as 4,3 and the clue suggested 'pair off')

[dannyk13]

6d.Eternalise
5d.Emigrating
7a.Twang

Hi Red, here isn't a 7d. 9d. Ending up.

[redsokk]

Thanks Danny & Factor... confused.com so it was!

[MargoTester]

Redsokk just got around to pitcher wits and was scratching my head for a while and then remembered your post. Shows what an idiot I am, I do it everyday and never realised that was what it was called!! I just look at the grid and do it - is that tunnel vision do you think? Or just idiocy

[Dodger666]

From the pictorial clue for 9d, shown as 7d, I've put "Eating Up".

[dannyk13]

Ending up

[Dodger666]

Where do you get the N from Danny?

[dannyk13]

E + ding ( noise from triangle being hit) + up (arrow pointing up)

[Dodger666]

As I said, where do you get the N from to form "ending"?

As I read the pictorial clue it's E + Ting + Up.

[dannyk13]

I see what you mean but equally where do you get the a from.? This puzzle has been a cockup .

[scorpiojo]

Lol

[Dodger666]

Say what you see. E Ting UP. You don't need an "A", it's silent.

[dannyk13]

I will grant you it.

[Dodger666]

Thanks for that.

I agree the puzzle was a cock up. No doubt, on Monday, The Mail will blame a production error. That's assuming they refer to it at all.