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Giron is the answer to this clue from todays Times :
"Banking system knight used for charge on shield (5)"
See discussions on Giron/Gyron:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puz zles/Question329638.html
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puz zles/Question330121.html
"Banking system knight used for charge on shield (5)"
See discussions on Giron/Gyron:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puz zles/Question329638.html
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puz zles/Question330121.html
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Gyron or (fr) Giron (heraldry) n a trianglular charge consisting of the lower half of a quarter of an escutcheon which has been divided diagonally from the corner to the fesse-point. [Fr giron, older geron; ]
Definition from Chambers - So as I read it Giron is the french spelling of Gyron. Which is comfirmed by my French/English dictionary.
Definition from Chambers - So as I read it Giron is the french spelling of Gyron. Which is comfirmed by my French/English dictionary.
Interesting, Aperio. But I don't think that this throws any new light on Saturday's dilemma.
On the wider question of whether the DT ever accepts alternative answers (as suggested by JimJools and other stalwarts) we shall have to wait for the published answers on Saturday. I think this is a vital issue for serious puzzlers, but don't hold your breath!
On the wider question of whether the DT ever accepts alternative answers (as suggested by JimJools and other stalwarts) we shall have to wait for the published answers on Saturday. I think this is a vital issue for serious puzzlers, but don't hold your breath!
Can't think of another example offhand, but this seems to happen quite often.
By the way, have any of you noticed that you have(apparently) lost the invitation to report my answers. Have the powers-that-be decided that they are always a) proper and b) pertinent? Or maybe that they are unlikely ever to be worth reporting. Either way, I take it as a rare distinction. :-)
By the way, have any of you noticed that you have(apparently) lost the invitation to report my answers. Have the powers-that-be decided that they are always a) proper and b) pertinent? Or maybe that they are unlikely ever to be worth reporting. Either way, I take it as a rare distinction. :-)
Perhaps we should suggest a simple ambiguity check to MM e.g. Chambers?
http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/wordg ames/word_wizards/wwizards.py/main
http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/wordg ames/word_wizards/wwizards.py/main