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Spectator 2593 By Lavatch
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Good evening, I’m stumped by the following for which
I would appreciate answers with parsing. Thanks in advance!
4d Makes Greek coin with size I changed (9) : ??R?????S
9d Flower’s white round iceberg’s edge (6) : ?AR???
10d Volume in case upon switching periods in house? (10): ?C?????C??
15d Ruling party admitting king’s crime (10) : N?????T???
17d She inherits Scot’s land areas in segments (10) : T?????R???
31d Insects in north-east oddly flying (7) : ?O?????
I would appreciate answers with parsing. Thanks in advance!
4d Makes Greek coin with size I changed (9) : ??R?????S
9d Flower’s white round iceberg’s edge (6) : ?AR???
10d Volume in case upon switching periods in house? (10): ?C?????C??
15d Ruling party admitting king’s crime (10) : N?????T???
17d She inherits Scot’s land areas in segments (10) : T?????R???
31d Insects in north-east oddly flying (7) : ?O?????
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Have a look at what I've done to understand what I mean (They are all the perimeter letters)
Row 2 - T golaciniaeh S (T and S)
Row 5 - L iirisatedmo T (L and T)
Row 8 - A rethouselsm O (A and O)
Row 11 - N dlilabnerud I (N and I)
Column 4 - I lpbroytili A (I and A)
Column 10 - E asedgalkar N (E and N)
6d - L ismakeussrb N (L and N)
So the letters are to be anagrammed to make a Capital and Country of 7,7 letters are:
T S L T A O N I I A E N L N
Row 2 - T golaciniaeh S (T and S)
Row 5 - L iirisatedmo T (L and T)
Row 8 - A rethouselsm O (A and O)
Row 11 - N dlilabnerud I (N and I)
Column 4 - I lpbroytili A (I and A)
Column 10 - E asedgalkar N (E and N)
6d - L ismakeussrb N (L and N)
So the letters are to be anagrammed to make a Capital and Country of 7,7 letters are:
T S L T A O N I I A E N L N
Klazo, the 'seal of approval' was fairly muted - but I didn't want to say I'd have liked more of a challenge! I think puzzles are always slightly more interesting when they're new to the solver - I had to remind myself of that for you tackling the Private Eye one.
Matakari, I think you must have well and truly done the warming-up exercises for tackling the Spectator puzzle tomorrow.
Matakari, I think you must have well and truly done the warming-up exercises for tackling the Spectator puzzle tomorrow.
Thanks again, Klazo, I would welcome the bunch of crosswords, but no big stick necessary because I do not think we'll be seeing a stinker like High Bar in a hurry. And yes, NACW, I'm eagerly looking forward to the Spectator after the Hawk ordeal, and wouldn't mind another Doc offering. I just like his anagrams.
Good morning, quite happy with this week’s Spectator offering!
Happy to see that you have cracked this one pretty easily, Klazo!
A pleasant relief from the awesome high bar set by Hawk! I’ve got
a full grid except for the unclueds which I find a bit teasing, but
I’m giving it my best shot. I will check you if I’m stuck! Thanks!
Happy to see that you have cracked this one pretty easily, Klazo!
A pleasant relief from the awesome high bar set by Hawk! I’ve got
a full grid except for the unclueds which I find a bit teasing, but
I’m giving it my best shot. I will check you if I’m stuck! Thanks!
Matakari, have you got the name given by the 'cryptic' title of the puzzle? If so, it's very easy to track down the quotation, from using just a word or two of the obvious looking unclued entries. I'm sure you're very keen to finish off this yourself - and that's doable, honest!
Klazo, glad to hear you enjoyed this one. My reception was ... far more lukewarm!
Klazo, glad to hear you enjoyed this one. My reception was ... far more lukewarm!
Good morning all.
Bobbin: Yes I did mean Jerry LEE Lewis.
Good stuuf Matakari. Keep at it, You'll get there.
NAC, I love a crossword that I can Parse it 100%. To me, that is the marque of a good setter that is fair in their efforts. Another oddball reason was that I went on a wild goose chase with the theme. My search led me to someone (Who I remember from my childhood) I read through 50+ poems (by the wrong person) But glad I did (I was laughing hysterically. So all good for me :-)
Bobbin: Yes I did mean Jerry LEE Lewis.
Good stuuf Matakari. Keep at it, You'll get there.
NAC, I love a crossword that I can Parse it 100%. To me, that is the marque of a good setter that is fair in their efforts. Another oddball reason was that I went on a wild goose chase with the theme. My search led me to someone (Who I remember from my childhood) I read through 50+ poems (by the wrong person) But glad I did (I was laughing hysterically. So all good for me :-)
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