Spectator 1914

[greyfox]

Another week, another Spectator crossword. 'Bailout' by Columba:

http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_7229/3614938/crossword.pdf

[Spaghetti]

Good morning, greyfox, and thanks for the link.

[cruciverbali]

Thanks once more greyfox

[kayakamina]

Thanks for crossword greyfox which I found very tasty!

[Mysterons]

Yes, this one leaves me wanting more, thank you.

[AHearer]

Thank you, greyfox. A recipe for some pleasant entertainment. I had a problem with 39a: the wordplay and intersections only admit one answer, but I (and the first few pages of g**g***g) could only justify an entry with the third letter one space further along the alphabet.

[Ruthrobin]

Hello, A Hearer - used to seeing you on a different thread. Are you sure you meant 39ac? The solution there is another word for that little two letter definition - the next three letters give you the three that contain the vessel.

[Mysterons]

Yes, though I can see how AHearer's central' 'T' rather than 'S' might have been tempting given the ellipsis at the start of the clue.

[Ruthrobin]

Yes, I can see that. I have only just received my large Bradford (as opposed to the tiny Chambers version) and the difference it makes to solving that sort of awkward clue is astonishing. Hopefully I won't now forever be the struggler and straggler on the other thread!

[novalis]

Thanks for the link. Very palatable. ( Just being washed down with a glass or two of South African red. )

[devadolly]

Thank you Greyfox, looks complicated this week!

[AHearer]

Sorry, Ruthrobin and Mysterons, for slow reply to your postings -- had to go off and teach. I had indeed been led astray by the ellipsis.