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[bessie1916]

Old language used in quote about Rita's conclusion in articles (9) C?N?A?I?E

[iminoz]

Canaanite?
CITE around AN + (rit)A + AN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaanite_languages

[bessie1916]

Thanks for answer and explanation - much appreciated

[1ozzy]

Canaanite

[Hypognosis]

Crosswords in publications often have prizes.

I've seen some ABers announce they've completed the Radio Times crossword at 7:30 on a Tuesday morning. For some of us, the shop isn't even open, that early.

My faith that the prizewinners completed their puzzle unaided has been destroyed by AB but, hey, it's really annoying having to wait four weeks to get the answers to those last 3 or 4 I get stuck on. And you can even interact and get an explanation how the {#~n clue works.

:o)

[1ozzy]

Don't have "prize" crosswords down under, to my knowledge.

As Hypognosis says, it's all about learning. Sometimes I am completely baffled and being supplied one answer gets me on my way. Sometimes it is that one elusive answer that doesn't allow me to sleep. I prefer to gain hints than answers so as to help me get inside the setters head and understand the great variety of cryptic clue writing styles out there.

[Answerprancer]

Ah damn, maybe I'd better get to bed - night folks!

[1ozzy]

Sleep well AP ;-)

[highbury57]

What a bad tempered Answerprancer can do to destroy good faith and fun.

[dannyk13]

Highbury, Just ignore caustic remarks.Most people on here are pleasant types.

[murraymints]

answer..please look up ANSWERBANK....the whole ethos is we are here to help with answers that escape you..so stop being so damned rooood !!

[fiction-factory]

I have occasionally asked for an answer to a clue I've been struggling with- not because I want to win a prize but because I want to see how the answer was worked out so that i can improve at crosswords.

I do wonder though why some post a long list of very straightforward looking questions or regularly ask for answers to 4 or 5 puzzles in Puzzle Magazines

[highbury57]

Often it is a corner or a few intersecting clues. Hence the request for more than one answer. But I agree about wanting to find out WHY and HOW the clue works. Humility comes hard to Answerprancer I guess

[Answerprancer]

It wasn't "bad tempered" ...just a question. Please don't capitalise on my answers in order to vent spleen, Highbury.

DannyK, I think it's unfair and narrow-minded of you to write me off as "caustic" and therefore someone who is not "a pleasant type" based on one line of questioning on one post.