Spectator 1996 Thursday January 6th 2011

[mintyman99]

http://www.spectator....6590323/crossword.pdf

[roslyn251254]

Thanks for the link M. I am ucky enough to be runner-up (again!) in puzzle 1994. good luck everyone!

[slaney]

Thanks mintyman.
And well done Roslyn and all - looks like a clean sweep for AnswerBank to me!

[kayakamina]

Thanks for the pdf link mintyman.

Congratulations to Ros on her well deserved runner up as she is always ready to help others.
Well done if it is a sweep for Aber's - always nice to see.

I think Dumpynose has omitted one of the most well known names born on 8th January - in my eyes anyway.

[tenflags]

many thanks MM99 as always
and well done guys .. nice little xmas bonus.

[teacher1]

Well ..... I'll keep it in the "family" ! I was the second runner-up in the 1994 crossword. lol. ;o)

[teacher1]

p.s. Does anyone know if Jan 8th is the correct closing date for 1996 ? I'll never finish it that fast. ;o(

[zita-green]

Many thanks, Mintyman and congrats to Roslyn and Teacher.

[kayakamina]

Well done teacher.

Apologies to Dumpynose - she was there all along!

[roslyn251254]

Glad you're sorted K - i thought you meant "your good self" for the missing birthday! lol !!

[novalis]

Many thanks for the link. Hope to tackle this later.

[novalis]

Apologies Roslyn and Teacher for not congratulating you both in my previous post. Well merited success for two most helpful ABers.

[bellabee]

thanks mintyman - although i have completed and found the 3 names [ which was fun] and have 17/8 which are thematically very satisfying, it then becomes a bit strange. - i would have thought 22/34/36d and 38/1d/40 would be thematic like 17/8 but [unless slade - 'feel the noiz' - are responsible ] they seem to be disconnected words. - and not unique either as 36 offers two endings which gives ambiguous possibilities for 40 and 34. - is another language being used perhaps? any advice would be welcome.

[roslyn251254]

i have awe for 40d, 34d ending in y

[bellabee]

thanks roslyn [+ congrats to you] i think that you mean 36d ending in y as that would be one of my permutations - but if 36d ended in s and 40 was aye that gives another possibility for 34 across i think - maybe i should go through all the letters again methodically - thanks b

[bellabee]

oh so sorry - penny just dropped. more supreme wrong-footing from dumpynose - considering 17/8 is actually a ...........

[tenflags]

pretty sure 36 ends in Y Bellabee

[bellabee]

so true

[Ironie]

I emailed Doc re the closing date for entries. He said 'I would confidently say that Jan 24th is the closing date'. So that's a relief - especially for us expats.