Crossword Clue

[planeloco]

Clue as follows;-
North American encountered primate with a small piece of cloth (8). N ? M ? ? ? E

I worked this out to 'NAMETAPE',
but is this not 2 words, as I cannot find it as ONE WORD in my Dictionaries !

[bookbinder]

There doesn't seem to be a rule about this. You can have it as one word, two words, or with a hyphen.
http://www.macmilland...ary/british/name-tape
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nametape
http://www.definition-of.net/name+tape

[planeloco]

Many Thanks B.B for such a comprehensive answer. I have now book-marked the Dictionary sites that you kindly gave me in your reply.
Have a lovely restful Sunday Afternoon. We have RAIN on & Off here on the North West WALES Coast today. No Gardening Today here !

[bookbinder]

Glad I could help. Lucky you, having your gardening rained off! Here in the wilds of West Yorkshire we have brilliant sunshine, but I'm saying that it's too hot to do any gardening! I shall have a restful afternoon doing some word processing, instead! All the best.