Crossword Help Forum
Forum Rules

mea culpa - i do actually have the right first letter - I just copied and pasted someone else's letter sequence. I know i'm being thick here but I still don't get it...

As I said I had never heard of the answer but I did find this:

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

I have something different - not the same Champagne, but maybe I'm wrong! Think of another one around a 2 lett(er) word for when uncertain what to say next. Hope this helps!

Last 2 not sure of- 2d and 11a.any hints?

Thanks so much for your hints - it still doesn't feel right, but hey, I agree with so many of the previous posters - without a definition, you are missing that satisfying mental thunk when everything fits together.

Thanks for your time, though....

11a..brand of champagne(5 letters) around word expressing hesitation

2d..word for glutton(3 letters)dinner eg around a one letter abbreviation...ans not in Chambers

11ac Sums up my dissatisfaction with this crossword.

I think a case (no pun intended) can be made for both "mummers" and "mommets".

Moet(s) is a brand of champagne - "mm" could mean "I think" as in "mm .... I think the answer is ....."

Mumm(s) ditto - "er" as in "er.... I think etc."

Mommets and Mummers - both obscure I would say and both in Chambers on-line Word Wizard.

Without a definition it's impossible to know what the setter wanted. Having said that I am now leaning towards "mummers" as perhaps the less obscure of the two - pity I submitted my effort (with "mommets") days ago!