Times cryptic 992 by Mary6

16th August 2012, 09:41

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18a Unceasing writer with goal to feature in major dictionary (4-5) I have o-e-e-d-t.

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16th August 2012, 09:46

Final t wrong - think abbreviation for famous dictionary for three of the letters

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16th August 2012, 10:17

It must be OED for the dictionary - would it be open-ended? Now I'm back to the drawing board with 12d. Oh dear.

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16th August 2012, 10:20

And now I realise what I did wrong with 12d, which was SO obvious....

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16th August 2012, 16:22

open ended = def
pen = writer
end = goal
oed = dictionary, Oxford English

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16th August 2012, 16:49

Thanks Rossim. I'd got there eventually!! Trouble is once I get a wrong answer it's very difficult to convince myself of anything different!

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