Spectator 2244

[djawhufc]

Morning all

Th easiest of The Spectator setters for us today.Still good fun usually though.

Enjoy

DJA

[roslyn251254]

Yes, not too bad today - doc certainly likes his Brewer - luckily the 18th edition sufficed today!

[mathsman]

I have the 19th edition of Brewers - very helpful, but ... 11 A has defeated me; I believe that I have the correct intersecting letters yet I cannot find any name listed that fits the (?) two words.
HINTS please.

[roslyn251254]

I googled that one after finding it using universal crossword solver -it's the 2 word one - it is in Brewer too

[mathsman]

Roslyn,
I'd take my hat off to you - if I had one. Many thanks

[bwillis]

Doc is starting to overdo user-friendliness. I think my 4 year old granddaughter could have done this one.

[Farrwest]

Having just enjoyed and completed Doc's latest speccie, it was comforting to know that I was on a par with bwillis's 4 year old granddaughter.

[Helveticus]

Let's hope Doc loses his copy of Brewer soon. Mine does not list 18A. Any hints of where to find it?

[hankir]

I found a few at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mythological_dogs

I did not find many in Brewers (19th). 12D or 39A or 45A are not in Brewers.

I do not have 1D, 12D, 18A, 20D, 26A and 37D.
A lot of work but hope to get them eventually.

[hankir]

I am sorry. I was looking up each dog individually. I found a page with list of dogs in Brewers.
I have all but two.
1D seems to the name of a famous Roman. Also known as the Invader of the Larder.
That leaves one.
18A is still a mystery.

[Neveracrossword]

Hankir, I have the 19th edition and 18 A IS there.

[hankir]

Thanks Neveracrossword.
I should read the names more carefully.
After a while the eyes start to skip things. Time for a short nap.

Helveticus: Here is a hint. A rodent in a Kipling book.

[Neveracrossword]

Glad your reading has improved, Hankir!

[Helveticus]

Thanks for the hint, Hankir. Unfortunately it was not enough (though there is a rodent within the light). It is dashed annoying to have everything except 18A. Could someone else give me a nudge and put me out of my misery?
It is a pity that Doc is the crossword editor of the Spectator, as a different editor might be able to talk him out of setting puzzles whose clues are easy to solve, but which cannot be completed unless one has a specific edition of a printed book.

[Helveticus]

The penny just dropped. Thanks Hankir.

[jadzia49]

Last one.26a) Can't find it in Brewer's.any help?Thanks

[Neveracrossword]

26 IS in my Brewer's, the 19th edition. Do you have an earlier version?

[hankir]

jadzia49:

A stooge with artist.

[jadzia49]

I think I have got it, but can't find that spelling of it anywhere! Thanks

[hankir]

1. Erigone and the dog:
https://books.google.com/books?id=U4UVAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA314&;lpg=PA314&;dq=erigone+and+moera&source=bl&ots=m_5o8LGOwu&sig=P8wHKaBurhHqf6QlF2XRIQAWHFo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEu7D1n77KAhXBeD4KHT2BBUkQ6AEIQzAI#v=onepage&q=erigone%20and%20moera&f=false

[Finn1960]

I know this is pretty weak but I have all the theme words, lucky to have Brewers because I certainly didn't know many (other than20d bizarrely), but I can't do just 2 final clues.

23dn A?O? Certainly not a theme word - though just a bit? (4)
25ac ?E?T? Witness support right away (5)

Any help would be appreciated....