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Telegraph Toughie 60

thinklateral | 14:03 Fri 12th Dec 2008 | Crosswords

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1a. To act honourably may help America get sorted out (4,3,4)
7d. Amateur accepted loud fuss about timeless romance (11)
1d. Plant name is inconstant (7)
Again, I need a push start here. Once she gets rolling, I'll shove my brain into first gear and see if the mind fires up. Thanks in advance.

Daily Telegraph 25,798

Pick Me Up Issue 50 Crossword Page 61

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BigDave44

1a Play the game (anag may help a(merica) get)
7d a f fic(t)ion ado
1d Protea n

BigDave44

Good lick - you'll need it today !!

thinklateral

Question Author

thanks!!!

sedge47

BigDave - have you been able to find any reference to aficionado being spelt with a double F? None of my dictionaries show this variation.
I echo your thoughts on the difficulties of today's effort!

BigDave44

It is in my 1998 edition of Chambers, with an entry pointing to the other spelling (I don't get the new Chambers until Christmas !!)

sedge47

My Chambers is even older (7th edition, 1990) and it's not in that.

BigDave44

I checked the 1993 edition and it's in there. Perhaps you too should be asking Father Christmas for a new one !!!

sedge47

I guess I should. Similarly I can't find any reference to the answer to 8a being spelt in the way given (i.e. without an initial C).

thinklateral

Question Author

I now have a Crossword with three answers only in it - all courtesy of BigDave44!! I would be better off if the setter spoke a word of English!!

BigDave44

I don't know where to start - let's try some of the tricky ones:

8a Hutzpah - HaUnTs + Z(one) + Pah (a Maori settlement)

10a Flexuosa - anag (of sexual)

13a Cant - Scottish slang for Lively

4d Echt - German for genuine

15d Squa(b)mate - mate is an American holly

See how you get on

BigDave44

Sedge47 - sorryy - missed your post.

That one is in the 1998 edition, but not the 1993 one.

Dear Father Christmas please send me ....... !!

pbeach

BigDave I am glad you had problems with todays crossword, I thought it was just me... Phew one of the hardest for quite a while....

BigDave44

Hi Paul - yes, took me over an hour instead of the more usual 20-30 minutes.

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