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Wickets | 13:16 Sun 27th Apr 2008 | Crosswords
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Can anyone assure the answer to 17 across..Modern greek name of the island Santorini.

We have had both THERA and THIRA supplied here. I have googled extensively and again both names are given.

Many thanks.
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according to Pears Cyclopedia it is Thira
17 a-thera
I'm sure they'll allow both versions
Collins also gives -

Thera "...Modern Greek name: Th�ra"
the Greeks write in Cyrillic script so it depends how you transcribe it. Does the puzzle say which dictionary it goes by?
The answer is THIRA
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To jno. No. ---- Dictionary not mentioned
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Many thanks folks........ I will settle for THIRA
My map of the Greek islands spells it as Thira ( Santorin),
and in cyrillic Onpa ( as near as I can get).
It is definitely Thira.
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Thanks again everyone..... at least it caused a bit of head scratching and searching. !!!!!!!

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