Sat Tel GK 56a

[woodyallan]

A rope used for hoisting a flag, sail or yard on a ship(7) ?O?Y?R?

The o comes from 42d CENTAVO

Any help much appreciated

[carmalee]

halyardl

[carmalee]

whats the clue for your answer centavo - something to do with currency?

[woodyallan]

Yes Monetary unit of Nicaragua

[carmalee]

wa - curiouser and curioser - a halyard is definitely a rope for doing all the goodies you describe and I can't find an alternative for cantavo so we must both wait to be educated by the good and the great who solve clues here! sorry can't be more helpful

[boxtops]

The currency in Nicaragua is the Cordoba......

[carmalee]

thanks BT

[factor-fiction]

I still don't see why crosswords are being posted in weather. Can someone explain? The Ed has put a post at teh top of teh page and there is a topic list on the left which should allow access to Q&P. I can get in Q&P but some regulars clearly can't- so what is going wrong?

[cupid04]

halyard

[reefer]

42d, Noun, 1. cordoba - the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos. centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and .

56a, Lanyard

[reefer]

Forget Lanyard go with Halyard