March (the generalist)

[sarumite]

The March generalist is now available on line ~

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/usr/issues_ crossword/623.pdf

[midazolam]

looks interesting - thanks for the link - not seen this before

[BigMac]

Thanks, samurite, I look forward to dealing with it ... at the wekend, probably.

[midazolam]

is there a mistake??

there is a clash between the connection of 10 down and 13 across (o and a)

anyone else find this

[sarumite]

Yes, this was also my experience midazolam.

Although I'm not quite certain if it's correct, I've used an alternative spelling for the second word of 13a using 'OA' as the middle two letters.

This does give a positive/relative result on certain sites when googled as such.

[slaney]

I have the same problem with 10d and 13a.
Neither Brewer's (Irish version) or the Hiberno-Irish dictionary give an alternative spelling for 13a.
On googling the obvious alternative, mostly pubs in Kildare or Skibbereen come up..but there may be a more authorative source somewhere..I'm still looking!

[slaney]

Authoritative ..even

[slaney]

Shouldn't have bothered to get up to-day!....
Hiberno-English

[taize]

http://www.offalyhistory.com/articles/158/1/Cl onbullogue-Parish-From-Historic-Records/Page1. html

A Famous Wood
... �He was friend of St. Abban to whom we referred quite recently as an employer of the famous mastercraftman, Goban-Soar.�

[slaney]

Hi taize..I did find that one from the Co Offaly site , but still wondered if it were a misprint, as no dictionary gives that version.

Saor is the Irish word for stonemason (as well as free), and I don't think has an alternative spelling.

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uPo0oB19gDU C&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=irish+english+dictiona ry+saor+stonemason&source=web&ots=NHd4_ey9AS&s ig=8yHYGNqUOiQvXl3uCdwJBOsDLEY&hl=en#PPA110,M1

May have to go with it though , if nothing better turns up.

[taize]

Hi slaney -

I saw the entry in the Hiberno-English dictionary and many other places for Goban SAOR .... I just posted the one limk I found with a spelling of SOAR .....

BUT, I don't like SOAR .... but how do you get around the problem with 10d ...... I cant see how the custard apple can be anything other than Annonaceae for which Chambers gives an alt spelling of Anonaceae !!!

The Linnaean classification of plants is being challenged and altered so perhaps this is where the solution lies? I don't see anana---- being correct for that refers to pineapple ... there is though agavaceae ...but, I just can't link it to the custard apple!!

[Ont-ice]

Hi Slaney
Mr. O. found ref to Goban Soar at the following site on the article re the book 'Stone upon Stone.'
Hope this helps
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:GikmRAw7r 00J:www.steam-museum.com/ihai/IHAInewsJul2006. pdf+Goban+Soar&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=ca

[slaney]

Thanks Ont-ice....I posted a reply to you yesterday which seems to have vanished.

Blackwell's sell "Stone upon Stone", and on their site the other spelling is given (Saor)....it's under list of contents for this book.

I suspect for the purposes of this crossword it will have to be "Soar"..but I'm still not completely convinced.