Spec2390 Tea Shop

[yellow11]

still stuck after day and a half on last 4 unclued-something to do with 'tea shop'
have M?NN
?OMM?EN
??C?EN
and ?A?P?MA?N
theme word seems to be a surname-is it 4 german writers?or what?help-or are any of my letters wrong?still haven't twigged on the tea reference

[Neveracrossword]

You've got the right letters and the right idea about authors. Tea means the same as the other thematic word.

[yellow11]

thanks-eucken and lucken are both german writers so can't see why one is preferable?

[dannyk13]

1.Mann

[dannyk13]

2.Mommsen Theodor

[yellow11]

thanks had both those but see my second entry

[dannyk13]

I think I would go with Eucken, a Nobel prize winner.Lucken is rather obscure in comparison.

[yellow11]

thanks

[ProfessorMaisie]

All four are Nobel Laureates (literature).

[ProfessorMaisie]

...and German.
'tea' is slang for marijuana - as is ...

[pomona]

all done yesterday ... but still don't see how tea/grass relates to German Nobel Literature laureates? Sorry if i'm being thick here!

[yellow11]

thanks again-glad that's all clear!

[hankir]

pomona,
Google Grass and Nobel Laureate.

[ProfessorMaisie]

pomona - (Gunter) Grass is the 5th German Nobel Laureate.

[pomona]

Yep already saw that Gunter was one too ... was looking for some other connection.... Oh dear never mind. Thanks hankir & Maisie