Herculis 12/3

[porilo]

Can anyone help with my last answer on today's Herculis please? I'm completely stuck:

8a - Solidarity leader (6)

I have ?A?E?A and those letters all seem fine.

[Aquagility]

Walesa

[porilo]

Many thanks. That was jolly quick! I've never heard of the word before and it doesn't even appear in my dictionary!

[sarumite]

See here . . http://www.answers.com/topic/lech-walesa

[cheshunt]

You must be too young. At the time I doubt you could have failed to hear about Lech(k) ? Walesa.

[porilo]

Not sure about being too young as I'll be 42 this September (although I don't look it!) but I've read the article mentioned in an earlier reply and certainly don't remember anything at all about Walesa. It couldn't have made much news at the time.

[Dee Sa]

I could picture his face and the walrus moustache but couldnt spell the name ! many thanks.