Generalist May

[shaneystar2]

8D French implements .. (6) O?O?L? I have Googled and perused dictionaries until I am blue in the face ! Also can anyone confirm 44A Part of a church used for the singers (6,5) I have Retral Choir ?

[sarumite]

Hi shaney . . I have Outils for 8d .. and
44a I think is Ritual Choir

[Aquagility]

Agree on 8d, sarumite, but I'm with shaney on Retral Choir. Are you happy with Ritual?

Suspect your 2nd O, shaney.

[sarumite]

Chambers says ... ritual choir : part of a church used as a choir.

[shaneystar2]

Thank you very much ..have just checked in Chambers ..and am happy with ritual choir after reading Chambers in bed last night instead of my usual murder mystery and being on the wrong track altogether ...and dragged a French Dictionary from my over crowded shelves to find Outils ...tools !
That will teach me to be lazy !
You are a darling ! All finished now ...Good Luck ..great prize this month ....I love P.G.W.Hope one of us is lucky.

[shaneystar2]

Neoptolemus ....I had wrong ..as Neopotlemus!
Thanks everyone .

[sarumite]

Yes, agree it's a super prize this month shaney, and winners of the generalist from this site are not uncommon, so fingers crossed. best wishes (S) x

[Jammydodgem]

can I butt in and ask where we can find the "generalist"?

Is it just online?

JD

[Aquagility]

."..he(Willan) established what has become the Ritual Choir of men who perform the Propers of the mass". This doesn't sound like part of a church! But I agree there are other quotes which give another slant. There can be no doubt that Retral Choir is part of a church. Far from happy, me.

What do you have for 21d. stringed instrument?

[Aquagility]

Jammydodgem, if you google Prospect Magazine and click onCrossword, you should get it.

To return to Ritual/Retral.
OK, you two, Chambers wins the day (as ever) Ritual it is.

[shaneystar2]

Rebecks ....for the stringed instruments Aq.

[sarumite]

Jammydodgem .. the crossword can be found on-line here in Prospect Magazine
http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/landing_pag e.php
it can also be purchased in magazine format.

[Aquagility]

Thanks, shaney and sarumite, thats me done.

[Jammydodgem]

thanks A ans S for where to find the puzzle!

JD

[sarumite]

I think you'll enjoy the challenge JD, it's very addictive .. shame it's only available on a once monthly basis.

[shaneystar2]

It's a good crossword Jammydodgem....hope you enjoy it .
We have had a few winners from AB in the past myself included so ..good luck !

[Jammydodgem]

I'm up for the challenge Shaneystar.............serious doubts if I'll be able to do it, but I'll give it my best!

Expect questions! LOL

JD

[macpark]

If I may hijack your thread SHaneystar, my husband who sings in Salisbury Cathedral choir and has spent his life singing in choirs tells me that the word I was thinking of was not retral choir but RETROCHOIR which is a space behind the choir and not a space in which the choir actually sings. This left me unhappy with retralchoir so I am indebted to ritual choir which neither of us has ever heard of.

[shaneystar2]

Hi macpark ..This is where I was confused as had also found retrochoir ! Thought it was a misprint at first because I searched and searched until sarumite came to the rescue.
They certainly have some obscure words in the generalist !