Spectator 2206

[djawhufc]

Hi all

Doc for us this week.

A gentle romp I'd imagine.

Enjoy

DJA

[maurice]

Yes, Daniel --- no problems at all! Thank you opnce again!

[Matakari]

I am at a loss today! I have not received my copy of the Spectator in my e-mail. Is there a problem? Thanks for looking into it, Daniel!

[djawhufc]

Hi Matakari

I don't know why that would be?

What is the start of your email address so I can sort it out?

[mathsman]

I also thought that it was easy, but...
Assuming that I have linked correctly four of the unclued lights with their unclued 'twins' and established the 'of a kind' connection, I cannot resolve the two pairs. I assume that they are of equal length, but no meaningful permutations emerge. Further, for 39A I can find no fit around the letters I have in place. HINTS please.

[toalisi]

Hi mathsman

I'm probably wrong but I connected 28a with 15a & 41a with 27a

As for 39a I think it is an anagram of AFTER NINE M

[mathsman]

Thanks, Toalisi.
Got 39A now.
I tried the pairing you suggest, but I cannot get one of the pairs to be 'of a kind' with40A, 20D etc.

[toalisi]

I was not very confident with my pairing suggestions & think it
is probably best if you ignore them. Sorry.

Back to the drawing board.

[Matakari]

Daniel, here is the start of my e-mail address: kasuls@yahoo...
Thanks for looking into this!

[Matakari]

Daniel, here is the start of my e-mail: kasuls@yahoo...
Thanks for looking into this!

[djawhufc]

Resent Matakari

[Matakari]

Thank you very much, Daniel! I got it!

[mathsman]

Toalisi,

My fault: I mistakenly thought that the pair formed two words not one. On to the stupid boy step for me.

[toalisi]

mathsman

Thanks for your post - very classy of you.

[Matakari]

Seeking some hints for the following, please! Are any of them anagrams?

ACROSS:

17 Tramps symbol(7): D?N????
24 Star sign regularly appearing fro triplet(4): T??N
35 Catching poor orphan, finally, in rags(7): M?????G

DOWN:

3 Calm old gent's first seen in avenue(6): A?????
5 Some unconditional rumour(5,hyphenated):?N???

Many thanks!

[toalisi]

Yes 35a is an anagram but your M is wrong.

5d look for hidden words.

[Matakari]

Got 5d! Thanks, toalisi! Still looking for the rest!

[maurice]

Matakari: further hints, in case you're still looking..................
The symbol you're looking for is like that for a telephone, but the word also means mad, or mpney, or s'on you don't nt to name.
Look at the alternate letters in the clue for the 4-letter word.
"To calm" (old verb): usually means to state, claim, maintain; Fr. wd. for big avenue enclosing abb. for gentleman
The last one is hidden in a wordin the clue; should really be 2-3; of French origin again (def. rumour)
Have you got Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary? They're all in the red volume (invaluable!)

[Matakari]

I thank you,maurice, for these exhaustive explanations! I have the answers now. I did not know that 3 down carried that meaning! Will certainly have to get Bradford! Thanks again!

[Matakari]

Hi, Daniel!
I am looking out for my dose of the Spectator 2207
this morning. My link must be giving trouble again
because I have not yet seen it!

[email protected]...

Thank you again for sending it as soon as it's available!

Cheers!

Keith