Herculis 20/3/06

[Alison Gibbo]

Help needed please for 2 d

[colinrobert]

WADE,best of luck

[Solon]

If you check the previous entries you will that spelling bee answered this almost two hours ago. It's Wade and matches Giles on the Saturday GK clue.

[pega]

Solon if you check I answered it at 08 55. with Link solution also.

[Solon]

Pega,

Great apologies for not highlighting your earlier input. My only defence is that I spelling bee's answer was still on my first page when I responded.

We really do need a simple method that will identify whether a question has been answered already to prevent duplication - and I freely accept I have committed exactly that faux pas in the past..

Any suggestions?

[GK Fanatic]

The first thing to do is not make a big fuss about a question being accidently answered twice. Its really not the end of the world.............or is it???

[Alison Gibbo]

Thank you

[Solon]

G K Fanatic,

If duplication was a relatively rare issue I would agree wholeheartedly that looking for a solution to it could be construed as 'a big fuss' but put it in perspective from today's answers on the Herculis crossword.

Of the five clues for which assistance has been requested today 2d was asked 3 times, 16d asked twice and 27d asked 3 times.

The respondents giving the correct answer the first time - as Pega did this morning - could be justifiably irate if their contribution is not recognised.

That's why I took the opportunity to suggest that we need a 'better mousetrap' for those of us looking for help.

[Aeolus]

I don't have an issue with duplication after all variety is the spice of life and who is to say one thread is right?

However, as regards a better mousetrap howabout a standard Header?

i.e.

DT dd mm nn a/d

DT = Daily Telegraph

dd = date; 01 - 31

mm - month; Jan, Feb etc.

nn = clue number

a = accross, d = down.

[Brooksy]

Doh!