Listener 4050

[Ardboe]

Have solved everything except one ingredient - See the sights of Denmark's capital and centre of Holy Roman Empire. Does it begin with D or E? please

[turnerjmw]

Yes, it begins with D. Word for to see the sights (2 letters), Denmark's capital (1 letter), centre of Holy Roman Empire (middle three letters of phrase)

[Ardboe]

thank you very much Turnerjmw -and very clearly explained.

[teuchter2]

I had just worked this one out but am struggling with the following clue. I have a possible answer, but if I am right i don't understand the ref. to those who work on lighting. Similarly with the cut plum clue, I don't understand the short knife. I cant make my unclued entries fit with these two so obviously I have got one or both of them wrong! Its frustrating to be so near, but so far!

[7lattens]

Teutcher 2 - I too am struggling with these two ingredients, especially as they must both apply to the variant in the recipe - also the 3rd letter of 9 down appears ambiguous to me

[Mysterons]

9 down is defined by 'veg' (verb)

Plum is a type of ????
P???? is a type of knife

I think that 'lighting' is a reference to electricians

[Cruncher]

teuchter2 - the lighting reference refers to an abbreviation that was unfamiliar to me. So I suggest you have a good browse through Chambers.
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