Surnames C/d 9Th Sept

[shaley]

What a dog is (1,6)

any help please?

[Davemano]

shaley - where is the setter based - it could help.

[Mexican18]

The setterinformed me that the single letter is an article and not part of the surname.

[dannyk13]

A Friend?

[Mamyalynne]

That information would have been nice posted here - sent mine in with a wild guess.

[dannyk13]

A Basset?

[dannyk13]

It would certainly have saved a lot of headaches.

[fiction-factory]

a barker?
Yes, I hadn't seen that additional info. i'd assumed it was an O' name like O'Barker

[maggiebee]

A canine

[Mamyalynne]

Mr & Mrs Canine?


I just think it's crazy using that tactic on a solitary clue in a quiz and not bracketing the article.

[fiction-factory]

Yes- it seems odd that it wasnt just given as 6, whether it was Basset, Barker, Shaggy...

[dannyk13]

I really can't see the need for the 'a' at all.

[pixie374]

It has caused a lot of confusion where it's been asked before.

[Davemano]

On a previous post I suggested O'Friend which is a chain of food outlets in Scotland but I didn't know if it was a trade or surname - that was my reason for asking where the setter was based.

[shaley]

Thank You all For the information

[Mexican18]

I simply asked on the email address given.

[furrypusscat]

Not exactly a fair question when considering all the others and yes the additional information would have been useful. I can't remember what I put in the end but was sent in a while ago now.