Tel 12,634

[anikomo]

13a. The languages or vocalisation of birds primarily uttered during dawn chorus but also throughout the day which denote courtship, warning signals or to mark territory. (5) I have S?N?S. Should the answer be SINGS or SONGS? PLease help.

[dannyk13]

Songs

[sandyRoe]

Songs

[anikomo]

Many thanks to you both.

[fiction-factory]

Is that the full clue?

[fiction-factory]

Only joking. It must be one of the longest clues ever

[Mamyalynne]

It's a paragraph worth isn't it?

[Patsy33]

Thats what I thought! The answer seemed too simple for the clue....

[soliloquy]

I would have thought the answer would be SONGS but it is given here as SINGS.

[scorpiojo]

Given where?

[elliemay1]

Ans has to be a plural noun i.e songs

[Mamyalynne]

Songs has to be right to fit the wording of the clue.

Result isn't published for two weeks.

[soliloquy]

Sorry, I forgot to post the link! Here it is.
http://www.danword.com/crossword/The_languages_or_vocalisation_of_birds_primarily
The compiler of the GK crossword frequently uses this site for clues.

[Mamyalynne]

Danword gleans their clues/answers from crosswords and also get as many wrong as they do right.

Let's regroup in 2 weeks and see what Kate really wants as an answer.


'What are the languages....?'

'They are the sings'


Just wrong IMO.

[fiction-factory]

The dictionaries do include sing as a noun with the plural sings.
A sing is defined as something along the lines of "a gathering for the purpose of singing songs".
But songs fits perfectly
It's an odd clue isn't it

[Mamyalynne]

It is, we'll have to wait I guess.