The Week Crossword No 1197

[ltaddy]

6d. Fire built up in Italian cafe's (5) Other help sites are giving thaws as the answer. Can anyone explain the thinking?

[Mamyalynne]

What letters do you have placed?

[ltaddy]

T?A?S

[Mamyalynne]

Can't see a clear parse, obviously to thaw is to warm up - but that doesn't help.

Strange it says 'Cafe's'

[Nical]

Trat's/Italian cafe's - and Start, fire, reversed?

[Mamyalynne]

Looks OK Nical, well done

[ltaddy]

Trats was my first thought, but felt underminded by Danword suggesting thaws!

[Nical]

Thanks, mamya - I'd thought of it before we had the letters, but those convinced me to offer it! It's a slightly odd clue, I feel - and my answer could well be wrong.

[Mamyalynne]

Danword often err.

[Nical]

ltaddy, I've heard that Danword isn't always reliable!

[Mamyalynne]

I'll presume the clue says - Cafés

[klazomaniac]

Trattoria's = Cafeteria's
So Trat's works for Cafe's

And Start = fire

Works perfectly Nical. Well spotted.

[ltaddy]

I think we are closer with trats, and will sleep on it just in case you two experts hVe another thought! Thank you both.

[Nical]

Thanks, Klazo - I'd have preferred 'cafes', plural - possessives look ungainly (cafe's, trat's).

[Mamyalynne]

Cafés

[klazomaniac]

My mistake. I think Mamya has it with the accent on top.

[Lie-in King]

Mamya's correct, the clue reads "...cafés"

[klazomaniac]

Indeed Mamya. I don't know how to do that. ;-)

[Nical]

Thanks, mamya - I'm pleased, the answer works better/is more elegant!

[Mamyalynne]

Hold down 'alt gr' key when you hit the 'e'

[klazomaniac]

Aha. Ihad tried this before as someone said 'Alt' key. Didn't even know I had a AltGr key. Doh !
And thanks :-)