Can anyone remember..............?

[Tilly2]

Years ago, possibly in the late eighties, I did a Guardian crossword which contained the following solution:
There are holes in the sky where the rain gets in.
But they're ever so small, that's why rain is thin.

I seem to remember that the whole of the clue was an anagram which led to this (Spike Milligan) poem. I did manage to get the answer, eventually, as this was in the days before Google et.al. I didn't even have a computer.

I thought it was absolute magic and have never forgotten that joy when I finally got the answer. I think it was Araucaria, although it may have been Bunthorne. Does anyone else remember this?

What is your all time favourite clue?

[shooty]

ABCDEFGPQRSTUVWXYZ (5 Letters)

[squarebear]

water. That is a good one.

[shooty]

Not the hardest by far. But i love the clue : )

[BAKERS DOZEN]

gegs 9, 4

[shooty]

scrambled eggs : )

[Tilly2]

Two lovely clues there. H to O is very good.
Don't think I would ever have got scrambled eggs! Maybe if I had some letters, then I might.
Any more?

[ronpegram]

i seem to remember Araucaria saying that his own favourite clue was E (13) - to which the solution is senselessness.

[Tilly2]

Thanks for that one ron.

[Maydup]

I didn't understand the question!

[ladyalex]

I've also seen Stun (5,4)
Which I rather liked.
But I cannot remember where.






















































Mixed nuts

[Tilly2]

Is it my question you don't understand maidup, or Araucaria's?
I didn't understand that clue either. Lots of e's in the answer, though (and s's) ???????????????????

[ladyalex]

If you take NESS from SENSE you are left with E.

SENSE less NESS

[Maydup]

Your question tilly!
//I did a Guardian crossword which contained the following solution:
There are holes in the sky where the rain gets in.
But they're ever so small, that's why rain is thin. //

Was it an exceedingly large crossword?

[humbersloop]

Blimey LadyA ^, I thought the bottom of my screen had dropped off for a minute there!

I loved
Charge of the Light Brigade (10, 4) - electricity bill

[Tilly2]

Thanks for explaining that, lady alex. I would NEVER have got that.

[ladyalex]

Sorry, humbersloop
Got carried away.

[Tilly2]

Sorry, maidup. No, it was a normal, Guardian 15 squared crossword. That's why I was so pleased to get the answer. It filled in an awful lot of the grid.

[ladyalex]

Happy to help, Tilly :-))

I seriously doubt if I would have got that answer either, but I could see how it worked . I'd have had to have had all of the crossing letters to have a fighting chance with that one.

[Maydup]

Ok so...........

There are holes in the sky where the rain gets in.
But they're ever so small, that's why rain is thin.

was dotted around the grid?

[Tilly2]

Yes, that's right.