Herculis

[GK Fanatic]

5d is described as a chicken dish served with vegetables and dumplings. Fricassee fits letter by letter but doesn't match the clue??? ?RI?A????

[Gill1941]

I put fricassee but as you say it does not match the clue.
As I was saying in my post below thinking of abandoning Herculis - it's certainly not as good as it used to be!

[sarumite]

I'm certainly no culinary expert, but with the letters
FRI-A-S-E it must be what they are looking for. Is this a further example of the downhill trend..............??

[GK Fanatic]

Thanks for the responses I wonder if the compiler ever reads this site ????

[Quizmonkey]

No other crossword has so many errors and mis-definitions as this one. Can't think why anyone still bothers with it!

[GK Fanatic]

It was so good and I like the link between the two (when it works).

[oldwoman]

Fricassee is sometimes classed as the way the chicken is cut(whole chicken into eight pieces) and not the actual method of cooking. Hope this helps

[GK Fanatic]

No don't try and make excuses for the poor clue. You are too nice !!!!

[pollythecat]

actually, if you look in the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia they give the definition of fricassee as: pieces of chicken or other meat stewed ing ravy with eg. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings

[rosamundi]

So many mistakes over this summer - have moved to S Ex and MoS - after 35 years allegiance - say no more!