Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday October 24Th 2015

[Tilly2]

In 17d, is it Wod's Tag on the left and maitre d, on the right?

Just want to see if I'm on the right lines.

Thank you.

[Toorak]

I have maitre d on the right but a different solution for the left - an anagram of Sontag (on inside stag) & w

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Toorak.

[Tilly2]

Gas town?

[Toorak]

Town gas

[Tilly2]

Thanks again. :-)

[Toorak]

Tilly, I found it helpful to circle each alternate clue number so I could more easily identify the solutions to be anagrammed with the extra letter (I circled the clues where the first solution had to be treated in this way). I also listed the letter to be added next to each clue.

[Tilly2]

I have done the letter list. I'll try circling the clues. At the moment, I just have a pencil mark at the start or a pencil mark at the end. Good tip, Toorak.

[Markandinwardlyd]

If "one day in Berlin" refers to the German word for Sunday, then surely that would be Sonntag with a double n, or have I misunderstood?

[Saladdays]

Sontag can be spelt with one n apparently.

[Markandinwardlyd]

Well, I have a degree in German and I've not come across it, though a quick Google tells me the spelling was used in the 19th century, and of course can be with one n if it's a name, e.g. Susan Sontag.