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Drowned youth's name in editorial (7) L?A?D?R

Cannot find a word to fit the pattern!

LEANDER

Leander

come on Joker,do try and keep up.

OMG Terry.
For a minute I thought it was the GD speaking to me>

Than but waht or who is Leander.

Also 3 down has to be HERON but clue is "That girl on a dinghy" - is a type of dinghy a Heron?

Leander Greek mythology.Swam to visit Hero but one night the wind blew out the light and he drowned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_and_Leander

and,yes heron is a type of dinghy.

Terry How fortunate we are who read the classics in our youth!

Thanks again now if I can only get onto the Telegraph web site I can print out todays crossword and start that - too hot here to do anything else. Seems to be having problems today still showing puzzle 2,600 which was yesterdays sunday puzzle