News0 min ago
Spectator N0 2665
Good morning, I’ve got the quotation and the author, but am stuck on a few clues for which I would appreciate help to continue. Thanks in advance!
13a Queen hugs almost dehydrated girl (8) : ??R?E?NE
14a Veep cycling in stubble field (6) : ????S?
20a Politician seized by firm idiot’s grasp (7) : ??M?A??
6d Jig around primitive old cloth (7) : ????NC?
17d Hip story I concocted about large deity (4,6) : ??L?S?I???
Answers
No best answer has yet been selected by Matakari. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Many thanks, Cashier and Roslyn, I got 6 and 13, but was not certain about the parsing. I would appreciate confirmation for the following with thanks:
32a Monk finally burning book – what’s in sermon? (7): ??O??E? (KHOTBEH)
33d Bard’s season to hurry over writing (5) : ?IEMS (HIEMS)
37d Loudly call poet’s enemies (4): ?ON? (HONK)
I thought that the six words to complete the perimeter were part of the quotation, but I can’t see any connection. Hints would be welcome, thanks.
Hi, Matakari. Your 32 and 33 are correct, your 37 is way off track!For it, think of it as a homophone, sounds like clue (loudly being the indicator). It's the phonetic version of an everyday word meaning 'ring'. Your Chambers will confirm that. I expect Chambers will have most or all of the thematic, perimeter entries. There's a gigantic hint on an earlier thread, if you need or want that.