Radio Times Prize Crossword 31 Tuesday July 23Rd 2013

[Aeolus]

11a Number, 51, taking canoeing excursion
I have l?g?o?a?n and all i can match is lignocain
Any ideas gratefully accepted.

[Millycat]

lignocaine

[factor-fiction]

Well 51 is LI in Roman numerals. It is almost an anagram of CANOEING + LI but you have lost the E.
I'll have to look your word up to see if I can see a definition

[aelmpvw]

lignocaine?

[factor-fiction]

I assume lignocain is a 'number' as in anaesthetic/cocaine/novocaine.
Is there a letter E on the end as well?

[Aeolus]

Tanks Millycat but why apart from anagram of LI (51) and canoeing?

[Baldric]

It is actually 10 letters, not 9 as you show, if that helps

[Mamyalynne]

It is a Number - it numbs

[Aeolus]

Sorry all; forgot the e. All I can get is lignocaine as per ff's anagram. Where's the logic?

[Aeolus]

Well doe M*. Must have injected same in brain this morning!!!

[factor-fiction]

I assume you've now seen Mamya's explanatory post (and my earlier one) as you've given Mamya's best answer i

[Mamyalynne]

Factor I missed your perfect explanation, so sorry.

[factor-fiction]

So did Aeolus but you explained it better than I did Mamyalynne- I didn't make the pronunciation clear.

[Aeolus]

Sorry ff. still didn't read yours as numb er.

[Baldric]

It's the elbows that do it faction!

[factor-fiction]

Is that what they are, beldick. I did wonder.

[Mamyalynne]

Oi!