Sunday Telegraph Gk 1157. Jan 25

[frogprince2]

Can anybody help please
24down; Reddish-brown working dog
I have l-I-a
I'm thinking I must have something wrong.
Have trawled through Answerbank and can't find any previous queries on this.
Thanks in advance for any help.

[Lie-in King]

Laika

[frogprince2]

Thanks Lie-in King
I trawled through a few web site lists of dogs and this one didn't crop up.

[Lie-in King]

Happy to help :-)

An example (this one for the colour) -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelo-Finnish_Laika

[frogprince2]

I remember seeing the Finnish Spitz.
Lovely dog.
Any chance you can help with Brain Games Crossword 27 ?
22 down 'Easy to bend' I have f-t-a-l-
last one.

[scorpiojo]

Foldable

[elliemay1]

I know that it has no bearing on the qn but here is an interesting fact:
Laika (Russian: Лайка c. 1954 - November 3, 1957) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth.

[frogprince2]

thanks scorpiojo this means I've got 27 across wrong
can't read my own writing but I was trying to enter the answer as anaesthesia
back to the drawing board

[scorpiojo]

What is the clue?

[frogprince2]

artificially induced unconsciousness
I now have -n-e-t-l-I-

sorry didn't reply earlier
been having a bite to eat.

[boxtops]

That looks correct apart from the L, where does that come from?

[frogprince2]

it comes from 22 down
'easy to bend'
I had f-e--a-l-
scorpiojo suggested foldable

[scorpiojo]

Did you have f?t?a?l? or f?e?a?l? ?
It may be flexible?

[pixie373]

Flexible, yes

[frogprince2]

thanks to all who have helped me today
all done now
(until I start SundayTelegraph GK tomorrow probably)