Guardian Prize Crossword Sunday March 13Th 2016

[Tilly2]

Two more please.

19 dn. Dog hugging Rover, totally gutted in sounding like a cat (7)
?u?n???

22dn. Keeping dry, fragment split in half. (6)
??s??

Thank you.

[bibblebub]

19d: PURRING = PU r(ove)r in G

22d: BI sec T

[shoota]

19d Purring

[shoota]

Even though the content is not error free, it is marvellously refreshing to see a crossword question asked correctly.
Well done.
8/10

[Tilly2]

Thank you, both.

That means I have gone wrong with 23 across. I have misgivings.

23 ac Girl running round borders in garden to catch some balls, runs the wrong way.

[Tilly2]

Why only 8, Shoots? What did I do wrong?

[bibblebub]

misgoverns

[shoota]

You only show 5 letters in 22d when you say 6 which confuses simple souls like me.
;-)

[shoota]

Anyway eight out of ten is better than two out of three which, I am assured, ain't bad.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Bibble.

8/10 is not as good as 2/3, Shoots. I am mortified!

[pixie374]

Yes it is :-)

[bibblebub]

you're welcome
1/2

[Tilly2]

Only one left now.........24 ac. Large cutting tool's shaft. (4)

A?l?

[bibblebub]

axle

[shoota]

8/10 = 80%
2/3 = 66.6666%

[Tilly2]

Not 1/2 Bibble. That's bad!

[bibblebub]

better than 0/1

[Tilly2]

I didn't teach Maths, Shoots. Again, I am mortified.
Doh!

[shoota]

See me after school.
Preferably behind the bike shed....

[Tilly2]

If we are going to get all Mathematical, I am going to have to leave.

I have completed the crossword and I am going to send it in. If I win the two books, which I already have, would anyone like them?

[Tilly2]

Bike sheds are very common. Try to be a bit more up-market, Shoots.