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Observer Prize Crossword 3400 Sunday November 27th 2011

wzevon1951 | 01:04 Mon 28th Nov 2011 | Crosswords

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Just got the Everyman in front of me, and am confused, not for the first time with the instructions. Are they celebrating number 3400 by reverting to type and giving wrong instructions? I refer of course to 7 and 8 down, (5,3) which seems to be in fact 4,4. Land Send? The other side of Lands End? It seems like everyone else has taken this in their stride, or have I got completely the wrong end of the stick? No idea what 10 across is!

Old Testament book (abbr.)

Everyman 3400

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Lie-in King

It is 'Land's End' (land send) - the compiler appears to be using a device favoured by the Grauniad lot whereby they split words willy-nilly to their little hearts' & brains' content.

I'm not a fan.

10a Colcannon - 'col' (pass) + 'cannon' (big gun)

wzevon1951

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Thanks. I'm stuck with a lifelong Observer habit, so I will have to continue to put up with their compiler vicissitudes! Last time this happened I fired off an irate email to the Observer, and got an apologetic reply from a sub-editor. It brings in an interesting random second-guessing element to the crossword though! So they tell you 5,3 and you have to deduce 4,4!
They never seem to publish an apology for cocking up though, do they?

Glasshalfempty

Unless i'm missing something, haven't they also failed to properly clue 1 down - where is the indication the answer is a fabric?

Glasshalfempty

I wrote to the Crossword Editor at the Observer, and she agrees about both clues being duff, and has referred the issue to the setter...

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