Spectator 2044

[Ironie]

Best of luck, Speccie fans. Here's this week's link:
http://www.spectator....7527288/crossword.pdf

[Farrnorth]

Many thanks Ironie. All the best for 2012

[barryjbutler]

Thanks Ironie!

[maurice]

8 letters missing in whole grid,but no idea how to interpret Columba's final instruction sentence:I see the possibility of an anagram,but are two unclued solutions to be run together? Can the 3rd-to-last letter in the whole puzzle be a Q? This only makes sense of course to someone who has finished!The long quotation & its source are perfectly clear (please don't reveal!).But what about "Fantasticality" too??? Grateful for any hints whatever!

[Bootlebarth]

maurice, is this any use as an answer to your query?

[roslyn251254]

Thanks Ironie. Nice puzzle - all comes together eventually!

[haggis58]

Thanks Ironie. I am at the same stage as Maurice: Have completed all clues, got the quotation and its source. Just need to work out 10d and 30ac to give 29d. Anyone at the same stage? If so any hints?

[kayakamina]

For Haggis

29d is an anagram of 10 & 39a Less the last five letters.

In place of these letters use a symbol which fits the end of the quotation.

[novalis]

Many thanks for the link Ironie. Found this most enjoyable.

Haggis58 in addition to Kayakamina's always excellent help Bootlebarth gives two hints in his post.

[haggis58]

Thanks Kayakamina. Have now got it! What its got to do with the quotation and its source is beyond me.