Telegraph - Linked answers

[Stretts]

Call me stupid - "stupid"!! but have got the answers but struggling to link them

DOVER TIDE - LITTLE CAESAR - BEST SELLER & BUTTON PRESS

[pega]

I am the same not sure about matches  But I was going to put press button  and others has you have lets see if we get any confirmation from our AB friends.

[lastresort]

Try 'dover tide' the other way around, say it out loud.

I think that 'press button' and 'button press' are both acceptable. 

[Stretts]

Lastresort - see where you coming from but shouldn't that be spelt "tied over" not "tided over" ? - thanks

[rccatnap]

Try 'tided over'.

Button Press or Press Button could be correct, but I lean toward the latter.

[johnalex]

Hi Stretts  -  To 'tide over' means to help get through a period of difficulty, e.g. 'Here's �50 to tide you over until payday'. (Past tense 'tided').  So Rccatnap is correct with 'Tided Over' but I think we need to enter the link as 'Tide Dover', representing the two clue answers.  Some poetic licence is permitted at this stage, having seen 'punned' links previously.  Other opinions welcome!  Regardz, ja

[sincnoel]

I seem to recall that, in the days of sail, ferries from our premier port left for France on the high tide. Thus, if you were, say, travelling from London, you'd talk of  "catching the Dover tide". Any thoughts?

[johnalex]

Hi Sincnoel  -  Your message has had a serious impact on my theory!  I'm now going with 'Dover Tide'  -  Final !! Thanx, ja

http://www.seaangler.com/Seaangler_Tides.html

[johnalex]

..... let's try that again. Enter www dot followed by seaangler.com/Seaangler_Tides.html  (My Link was underlined by the 'system'  -  not very clever, as it conceals the underscore characters).  I'm sure you'll figure it out!  Regardz, ja

[biley]

Sorry johnalex but cannot agree - Dover tide is not a well known phrase which is what is asked for, tided over is -and tide over is in Chambers where Dover tide is not.  

[johnalex]

Fair comment Biley  -  one could argue that there are two valid answers.  I might toss a coin . . .