Sunday Times Concise 1404

[fitzroy51]

Sunday Times Concise 9 across clue is STEM

I have the letters G R ? M Any clues please?...

I got one reply this morning of GROW but that would make two down wrong

[elliemay1]

grim if clue was stern

[elliemay1]

^perhaps a printing error?

[dannyk13]

Prow( stem of a boat)?

[Mamyalynne]

Stern - Grim

[Mamyalynne]

Not an error- it says 'Stern'

[dannyk13]

Only showing four letters in clue and letter pattern.

[dannyk13]

Doh

[Mamyalynne]

Clue - Stern , Answer - Grim

[Mamyalynne]

I do it sometimes with an 'rn' combo resembling an 'm'

[elliemay1]

It is written as STEM above. That is why I suggested that there might be an error.

[Svejk]

said stern in my copy. ;o)

[elliemay1]

Ok then, fitzroy has probably copied it down wrongly. Easy to do!

[Mamyalynne]

It is, as I say I do it too - they seem to run into one another in print.

[dannyk13]

Specsavers?

[elliemay1]

Thank you for BA, fitzroy.

[Mamyalynne]

Can no one else understand me ? - 'rn' -RN, 'm'- M.

I know I am partially sighted but they do look very similar and hence an easy mistake to make.


Specsavers no good to me sadly.

[fitzroy51]

Many thanks for all the replies. The answer was grim as the letters r and n were joined together so closely that I read it as M the word was STERN and the answer GRIM many thanks to all who replied.

[elliemay1]

I know what you mean, mamyalynne!

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry to sidetrack your thread Fitzroy.

[dannyk13]

Only pulling your leg Lynne. Done it myself especially whern the print is small like in Saturday's Telegraph GK.