MOS Prize 4.1.09

[Clarissa9]

Stuck on three questions. Any Help appreciated, and my thanks in advance'

33a. Nickname of athletel Florence Griffith-Joyner.
35a. Small tree or shrub of genus Sambucuc.
19d. Member of Mongolian people living in Nepal.

[Lie-in King]

33a FloJo
35a Elder
19d Sherpa

...And Happy New Year, Clarissa :-)

[Samtog]

Are you sure that 19d is Sherpa and not Ghurka ??

[Clarissa9]

Thanks again Lie in King and a very Happy New Year to you.

[Lie-in King]

Hi Samtog - it's 'Gurkha', I'm afraid... :-)

[Clarissa9]

Thank you Samtog. and Lie in King, I got the message. An easy mistake.

[inglepingle]

I'm confused now! I have 22a english channel which gives me 19d as *h*r*a. so is it sherpa or ghurka ? Happy New Year all.

[Lie-in King]

You're correct with 'English channel', which gives you 'Sherpa' - your spelling of 'Gurkha' is incorrect - & Happy New Year to you & yours :-)

[Clarissa9]

Happy New Year Inglepingle - the concensus seems to be that it is Ghurka. it really could be either, so maybe its a choice.

[Clarissa9]

OK - I have altered it to Sherpa again. Thank you all.

[nozza91]

The correct term must be sherpa, ghurka is not the correct spelling is it!

[wideboy]

I think it's sherpa. I couldn't find a mongolian link to gurkha (or whatever spelling) who came from the west? I did find a mongolian link to sherpa though, who came from the east:-

http://www.sherpa.org.np/sherpas_of_nepal.php

I'm putting sherpa in.

[geniusx]

19d is definitely sherpa. a gurkha is from nepal

[fotheringham]

i'm going to put the cat among the pigeons! While checking out Nepal I discovered that some of the people living there are called tharus, therefore I put the answer down as tharia! My crosswords are already enveloped so I'm not changing now.

[wideboy]

fotheringham - I think that the Tharu are indigenous to Nepal rather than coming from Mongolia?