Guardian Prize No 29, 039

[Orthrus]

I've found this particularly tricksy today, as some of the answers (including all of these) contain words that have to be represented in the grid by symbols, so I can't give the usual letters and blanks as I don't know what's going to be missing in the grid.

17D: He cuts some six new horror films (6, 7)

46D 64-ton emu bred at NT property (9, 5)

61D File of memorabilia is a difficult problem in poker (7)

67A Make professional contact with opponents and pair of kings (7)

[Neveracrossword]

67 Network...

[roslyn251254]

17d slasher movies
46d Montacute house
61d tickler

[klazomaniac]

17d Slasher Movies
Slasher (He cuts) + Movies (Indirect anagram of 'some VI')

[Tilly2]

I'm looking at it and I don't understand what the 'symbols' bit is.
For example, I across is: Finish one's sentence and obey road sign. (4,2,1,4,4)
...Come to a full stop
But the grid has only 8 lights and I don't know what to do to enter the above answer.

[Orthrus]

Those all gel, thanks!

And 64A (referenced in 46) is HOT SAUCE, so MONTACUTE HOUSE is an anagram of that and TON EMU.

[JJ109]

come to a .

[klazomaniac]

As a guess Tilly
Come to a .
The . is a symbol.
Might be wrong though :-)

[Orthrus]

@Tilly2 - you put the symbol in the space to replace the word for the symbol. So "COME TO A FULL STOP" in only 8 lights is written as "COME TO A ."

[JJ109]

The one I kee quoting is 18a Neurological entered as

N € logical

[Tilly2]

Thank you both.

[brainiac]

Who is the setter?

[klazomaniac]

Maskarade (Tom Johnson)

[brainiac]

Ah right, he's also Doc in The Spectator, about which there are many queries on AB. He's The Spectator crossword editor.
He also sets cricket-themed puzzles for Wisden.

[Tilly2]

Got it now. Thank you all.

[HughSW]

Hi all. Struggled to a conclusion, but cannot parse two clues, including 61D. Can anyone help? As above 61D is File of memorabilia is a difficult problem in poker (7) = "tickler". 20 across is Hour at church causing row at church (6) = "tierce".

[donny48]

terce a service forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) at the third hour of the day (i.e. 9 a.m.).
tierce
1.
another term for terce.
tier=row ce=church

[Atheist]

donny; the symbol in tierce is 'tie'

[donny48]

Atheist, could you further explain your meaning ?

[ProfessorMaisie]

61d is a triple def - a 'tickler file' is a memorandum book, a difficult problem and someone who pokes.

[Atheist]

donny; the clue leads to 'tierce' (i.e. tier =row, next to ce =church of england)
A tie is a symbol. I can't type the symbol but it's like an upside down saucer. So you replace the 'TIE' by the symbol, meaning that you enter into the grid "symbol,RCE"