Comments on: Guardian 24352/Orlando - Mungo Jerry?

By: radchenko

radchenko — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:02:30 +0000

Colin, you are not alone, I did the same.

So why is the answer _not_ “French”? Or to put it another way, is the only reason it is _uniquely_ FINISH because of the crossing letters?

Or is it because “one hears” is too much or too little, i.e “Polish language” = French, and “Polish language one hears in Paris” = French, but “Polish language one hears” = (only) Finish?

By: Dave Ellison

Dave Ellison — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:14:14 +0000

Yorkshire does not have a monopoly on MUN - it’s the same in Lancashire, though “must not” is MAUNT there, as in “Tha maunt geet t’neer t’fire”. (You must not get too near the fire)

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:01:52 +0000

I had a few problems when I pencilled in FRENCH for FINISH!

Further to Matthew’s comment MUN means must in some Yorkshire dialects, look out for MUNT meaning mustn’t.

On 13, Ximenes (and Azed) allow upcasing an initial lowercase letter but not downcasing an initial capital. On upcasing Ximenes says, “[...] at a pinch”.

By: ilancaron

ilancaron — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:59:08 +0000

5D: thanks Matthew — yes of course ON REMAND given MUMS THE WORD — not sure why I blogged IN REMAND.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:50:56 +0000

Nah. Definitely ‘unservicable’.

By: PaulW

PaulW — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:37:30 +0000

US=Useless=no good

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:32:58 +0000

12A - According to Chambers, MUN means “must” in some dialect

4D - I agree with Diagacht. U/S is an abbreviation for “unserviceable”

5D - I believe this is ON REMAND

By: diagacht

diagacht — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:25:21 +0000

4d I too was confused about the US thing but I think if may be an abbreviation for unserviceable.