Daily Telegraph Quick Crossword Friday August 12th 2011

[jenniferd]

1a "Dosh" (5) ??U?H The "U" may be wrong.
1d Noughties maybe ??C?D?
27a Iberian 4 (5) S?A?N Is it Spain and if so why?

[penelope2]

1a Dough ?
1d Decade?

[cupid04]

1] dough

[jenniferd]

Thank you penelope2. My brain just went back into gear as your answers appeared!!

[Lie-in King]

1a Dough (both slang for 'money')
1d Decade

'Iberian' is "OF Spain..." (?) What's the clue/answer to 4?

[jenniferd]

Thanks also housemouse. 4a answer (linkword to 1a) is nation so that gives dough nation (donation)

[Lie-in King]

...And 'Spain'

[jenniferd]

Thanks Lie-in King. Didn't see the link to 4a.

[tommy-h]

surely italy is the dough-nation(pizza)

[Lie-in King]

Happy to help :-)

[cupid04]

So was I, but didn't get acknowledged!

[jenniferd]

Very sharp tommy-h. Thanks also cupid04 for your answer.

[penelope2]

Enjoy the 'puns' in the Quick Crossword.

[mike11111]

I haven't done the DT Quickie for over 30 years. When I did it was only to answer the first two across clues as they always made a phrase or saying, sometimes painfully so. Pity other compilers don't take this ploy on board, it does add interest.

[tommy-h]

Get iberian spain connection but lost on dough nation connect pleeze explain

[mike11111]

A verbal pun, dough nation sounds like donation, a regular feature of this Xword.

[penelope2]

Hi, Mike 11111, I only ever do the first two or three clues just to get the pun, find it good fun before tackling the 'backpage' and 'toughie'.

[tommy-h]

thanx but that was not whatIasked looking for connect for 27

[penelope2]

Hi tommy-h, Iberiian 4 (5) = Spain, which is a Nation (answer to 4)