Title Builder Beta See instructions

Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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Saga Cryptic November

Cryptomaniac | 10:38 Thu 03rd Nov 2022 | Crosswords

6 Answers

8 ac: Once fine man, hilarious person. ??R?O?. Seen answered as HERIOT, but cannot parse or see why.
4d: Pastry caught on curved pipe ???E Second letter here would be first letter in 8ac.
Thanks

Agriword 1182

Messenger Number 11.

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JJ109

Best Answer

A "heriot" was a mediaeval duty paid to a lord, ( a fine, maybe?) + he (man) riot (hilarious person)

10:55 Thu 03rd Nov 2022

Go To Best Answer

jollyroger66

4d seen as shoe

JJ109

A "heriot" was a mediaeval duty paid to a lord, ( a fine, maybe?) +
he (man) riot (hilarious person)

Cryptomaniac

Question Author

Thanks both. Yes, I found heriot as a medieval duty paid to a lord, but thought that ‘fine’ was stretching it a bit.
If ‘shoe’ is correct, is this an alternative to ‘choux’ and how does the rest of the clue parse?