Saga August 2013

[Mnemosyne]

Is 18ac "pave" and if so why?

[Baldric]

clue would help!

[Lie-in King]

What's the clue please?

[shoota]

1st question.....
Got that link Baldric?

[bookbinder]

18 ac: Flagstone? (4)

[bookbinder]

18 ac: Solution: jade.

[Mnemosyne]

18ac is "flagstone?"

[shoota]

Welcome Mnemosyne - have a read:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/article/the-answerbank-quizzes-and-puzzles-guidelines/

[Mamyalynne]

Good explanation here..


http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1262641.html

[Baldric]

shoota, whenever I use that link,
someone answers it as 'Answerbank'

[shoota]

Answerbank

[bookbinder]

The clue should be read as two words:
FLAG = to tire, to lose energy.
To tire = to jade.
A stone that flags/loses enery/tires is a Flag Stone.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jade
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jade
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flag

[Mnemosyne]

Thanks everybody. Is "jade" really a transitive verb or "pave" in the pavement sense, really a noun this side of the pond? Still unsure therefore which to use.

[bookbinder]

jade is both a transitive and an intransitive verb.
pave is not a noun. It is a transitive verb.

[Mnemosyne]

Thanks very much Bookbinder.

[bookbinder]

Glad I could help.