Spectaor 2108

[GetOverIt]

Help with my last two, please.

28a Dutch Botanist was acquanted with county (4) K?NT
Is this KENT, a triple definition,? I just can't find a botanist with that name, and I'm worried I'm missing something.

45a EX-giant (4) E?E? - I thought Ex might be Exodus - but I still can't get it.

Can someone put me out of my misery, so I can go on to the Mephisto!

[Sam1960]

28 Kent

[GetOverIt]

Have you found a Dutch botanist called Kent? I couldn't find one.

[Sam1960]

found a william kent 1685-1748 but now not sure if he's dutch, kent is scottish for (to know someone) or be acquanted with if that helps !!

[slaney]

Eventually I did find a W Kent died 1820...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pz2ORay2HWoC&pg=RA2-PA880&lpg=RA2-PA880&dq=dutch+botanist+kent&source=bl&ots=FF9Ztfd064&sig=VHCLhHygDCBbjcTpEvErLigtcqA&;hl=en&sa=X&ei=AU10Uc74EZSk0AXJvIGwDw&;ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=dutch%20botanist%20kent&f=false

Second one EX = E ten - giant

[frugalfred]

Douglas Kent was (is?) a botanist, known as "Dougie Kent" to his acquaintances.

[slaney]

It's under Kentia in the above link, and it says he was Dutch.

[frugalfred]

http://www.alibris.co.uk/List-of-Vascular-Plants-of-the-British-Isles-Douglas-H-Kent/book/3967138

[GetOverIt]

Thanks sam and slaney - I've just got eten - I don't know why I struggled with that!

As to the Dutch botanist, that seems a little obscure - a botanist who died in 1820! But..it is The Spectator.

I've only just started doing this crossword again recently ( lots of time on my hands recovering from a broken hip) and I'm really enjoyed them - they're like the Mephisto with kn0bs on!

[Sam1960]

you're welcome
happy to help

[frugalfred]

You'll find today's Mephisto to be very testing!!! Took me 4 hours.

[GetOverIt]

Thanks too, frugalfred. Merriam Webster dictionary says it was William KENT as slaney says.

[GetOverIt]

....Ummm...okay perhaps I'll start the Mephisto tomorrow.

Thanks everyone.

[toalisi]

Well today's Mephisto was a 'Paul McKenna' which always doubles the solving
time!

[GetOverIt]

I see what you mean, toalisi - I've managed to finish it, but I didn't really enjoy that Mephisto at all.