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Saga £100 Prize Crossword (Nov)
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There are two clues which have been discussed on previous threads but which have not been fully parsed.
1down "Lure divinely conferred power, no thank you" --?H?R?S?A
The answer must be CHARISMA. Lure=Charisma; Divinely conferred power=Charisma. Hence, so far, an accurate double definition clue. Where does "no thank you" come in?
25down "Add up salvage items" --T?T?
Tots certainly works IF the clue said "adds" instead of "add". Is it a typo in the clue?
I would be interested in the thoughts of others. Thanks.
1down "Lure divinely conferred power, no thank you" --?H?R?S?A
The answer must be CHARISMA. Lure=Charisma; Divinely conferred power=Charisma. Hence, so far, an accurate double definition clue. Where does "no thank you" come in?
25down "Add up salvage items" --T?T?
Tots certainly works IF the clue said "adds" instead of "add". Is it a typo in the clue?
I would be interested in the thoughts of others. Thanks.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thank you for the response fiction-factory but it still doesn't really work. Chambers gives CHARISMA as "a spiritual power given by god" and therefore the clue works OK at this stage. It does not give CHARISMATA.
Bloomsbury gives CHARISMA as "a gift or power believed to be divinely bestowed" and it also gives CHARISMATA but as its plural. Therefore to work properly the clue should read "divinely conferred powerS" (and not power). I am still not sure about this.
Bloomsbury gives CHARISMA as "a gift or power believed to be divinely bestowed" and it also gives CHARISMATA but as its plural. Therefore to work properly the clue should read "divinely conferred powerS" (and not power). I am still not sure about this.
Okay.
The clue was slightly different in Daij's thread
http:// www.the answerb ank.co. uk/Quiz zes-and -Puzzle s/Cross words/Q uestion 1452295 .html
That would work a bit better (some salvage being S) but is still not ideal IMO, but if the word 'some' is not in the clue then I think it may be a setter error
The clue was slightly different in Daij's thread
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That would work a bit better (some salvage being S) but is still not ideal IMO, but if the word 'some' is not in the clue then I think it may be a setter error
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