Spectator 2064 Thursday May 17th 2012

[mintyman99]

http://www.spectator....7850703/crossword.pdf

[barryjbutler]

Many thanks Mintyman!

[lashley]

gratias ago

[whatsthat]

Merci, mintyman.

[maurice]

Thanks as always: unusually easy this morning!

[roslyn251254]

many thanks again mintyman - nice puzzle today!

[Neveracrossword]

Making progress, have only two clues left to solve...
27 A. Could be a type of whisky? (5) ?e?t?
(I'm thinking that this is NOT whisky as a drink).
26 A. This wind nonet's initially tried out t Ronnie Scott's (5) ?i?o?
(Not 100% sure of the 'i')

[djawhufc]

Peaty (anagram)
Siroc- anagram of ronnie scotts less nonets + T

[Neveracrossword]

Dja...thanks v much.

[Bootlebarth]

Does anyone have a problem with the alphabetical order of the seventh and eighth perimeter words?

[Neveracrossword]

The words I have as seventh and eighth seem fine - I've just had another look at them.

[roslyn251254]

bootlebarth - both start hea - 1st one's 4 letters, 2nd one's 5

[novalis]

Thanks for the link Mintyman. Managed to make some time for this while waiting for the postman to bring some scripts. I found it very accessible and didn't resort to any colourful language while doing it.

[Lubumbashi]

My fifth perimeter word runs ?AC?
FACE? Can't match it to both words.

[novalis]

Hi Lubumbashi!

Yes. Both are given in Chambers.