Nice puzzle.Didnt think TEFLON was an engineer. Breezed through a lot of this, took ages to dredge up AGAPE and then LOI was HASH SIGN, which just didn’t click as a clue. You can have any cheese you want on a cheese board. Genius. I agree with you about hash sign. How accurate! The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,107 - Apr 14 2020 Crossword Answer The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,107 - Apr 14 2020 Crossword Answer. Lord Jim beat me to it  re HERCULES and I share his favourites. Anyway, a very happy hour spent decoding this. The Guardian Cryptic … In fact, it seems that even those of you who are classicists misses ECHIDNA, which Wikipedia informs me “was a monster, half-woman and half-snake, who lived alone in a cave. Thanks. I presume ‘horse’ in 14A is slang for ‘heroin’ hence the final H in the solution? Obscure Greek not my strong point, so DNF. I remember some years ago going into a butcher’s in a small village in Gascony (Jegun?) And now I have nothing to do over breakfast – serves me right for being a late-night crossword glutton. gladys @12 – the AVOCA part comes from A VOCALIST not AVOCET, A lovely puzzle – right up my street! A lovely crossword. Lots of posts whilst I was typing and I’m glad to see I’m in a minority of one. I did enjoy the puzzle although there were some write-ins, A fun crossword indeed. The first few hundred times I heard it I was terribly confused since it made me look for the Stirling symbol. Required fields are marked *. Charles Yule @57: H is used in horse racing when describing the age and sex of a horse: C is for colt (male horse up to 4 years old); F for filly (female ditto); G for gelding (formerly male horse now missing the appropriate gear); H for horse (an entire male of 5 years or more); M for mare (female ditto). You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Stuck again on a Guardian Cryptic clue? of 25a APHRODITE, 3d POTATO, 5d WATERTIGHT, 8D FETA (can’t believe I got that one!) Worry not because In this page you can find all The Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers 28107. Many thanks to Crucible for the fun, and Loonapick for the blog. I didn’t know the word PARTHENOGENESIS at 16a so was delighted when I sussed it out using the wordplay. Clues Answers; Like a tie, or like some underwear? Also, here the hospital department is called the ER. (I think we need to try to get those kids back to school!) A whole new meaning to ”haute cuisine”…] Agape is a Greco-Christian term referring to pure “love”. There was a mini-theme going on here with many references to ancient Greece (AGAPE, PLATO, PARTHENON, APHRODITE, TAU, MINOTAUR, ETA, FETA (at a push), HESPERIDES, DAPHNE and ECHO) and a couple to Roman mythology (NEPTUNE and HERCULES) and one to Abrahamic mythology (NOAH). This area has a large Polish community, so Mardi Gras is called Paczki Day here (and hey, non-Polish Chicagoans like doughnuts too, so we’re all happy to eat the paczki.) Great surfaces here, and it would indeed be SPLENDID “to pass one day swigging litres” in these trying and pregnant days but holiday experience speaks against it. Having said that, most of this went in reasonably quickly. Not sure about that one. All FETA is Greek and some may be ancient. Echo (E) is followed by Foxtrot (F) in the NATO phonetic alphabet. [email protected]: Could I make so bold as to point you respectfully towards the blog for TEFLON; it wouldn’t do to proceed in life under a misapprehension. Free crosswords that can be completed online by mobile, tablet and desktop, and are printable. Guardian cryptic crosswordNo 28,107 set by Imogen Solution No. A few gimmes like redbreast, Annie and Daphne eased the way, and the Cretan cross and gander were both cute, although seen before I imagine. Friday is Phi-day, and here he is with his latest puzzle. # was used as an abbreviation for number. NeilH @27 – mention of Fanny Craddock reminds me of the splendid and possibly apocryphal comment made on her TV show by her husband Johnny – “… and I hope all your doughnuts turn out like Fanny’s”. Cryptic definition of Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, when many pancakes are tossed, the day before Lent (a time of fasting) begins. I first came across confusion between the # and £ sign in the 1960s when using primitive devices such as the Teletype to produce programs on punched paper tape (you would punch a # and get a ?).

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