Crosswords1 min ago
FT 13435
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Am about to complete this crossword but have 2 clues where I think I know what the answer should be, but can't quite see why! Can anyone shed any light please?
23a: Academy Award presented to short US film director and dramatist (5,5) I have Oscar Wilde but where does the Wilde come from? I have Oscar ?i?d?
25a: Architect's right to divide large overcrowded city (4) I have Wren, but why? I get the r in the middle but what does wen have to do with anything? My letters are ?r?n
Thank you for any enlightenment! barrym
23a: Academy Award presented to short US film director and dramatist (5,5) I have Oscar Wilde but where does the Wilde come from? I have Oscar ?i?d?
25a: Architect's right to divide large overcrowded city (4) I have Wren, but why? I get the r in the middle but what does wen have to do with anything? My letters are ?r?n
Thank you for any enlightenment! barrym
Answers
Both your guesses are right.
Short for Billy Wilder.
Wen used for a large city esp. London, as in the phrase 'the great wen'.
Wen used for a large city esp. London, as in the phrase 'the great wen'.
10:27 Wed 14th Jul 2010
23a Billy Wilder http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/
25A wen: a large, crowded city or a crowded urban district e.g. London is the great wen of England.
http://dictionary.ref...n?r=75&src=ref&ch=dic
http://dictionary.ref...n?r=75&src=ref&ch=dic