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Thanks Jono!

Hi jongtr

Yes - middle bottom for Nato.
Yes - NE for Newgate.

NE for Newgate? I have different answer - help!

I’m still plodding through the last few of these. Totally stuck on the hoopla one and not sure which of the theme letters apply.
But also:
Italian composer can’t find
City in Eire have answer but can’t quite see why
Bossy type ?
Mule roaming - I think I can see the primates
but can’t form a solution that fits
Small fact also a mystery

Forgive a challenged soul and sprinkle some hints if you will!

Hi Bob,

Newgate is 2 letter "girl's outside" and that does around the 2 theme letters - definition is "Newgate"? (answer did not contain NE)


City in Eire - if you take the 2 theme letters or of your answer and replace them with "the" in French, it should spell a type of ship

Small fact - is a 4 letter abbreviation of a 9 letter word meaning the same thing

Sorry Bob for the errors, these should read...


that "goes" around the 2 theme letters - definition is "Newgate"? (answer "does" not contain NE)

letters "out" of your answer and replace them with "the" in French, it should spell a type of ship

I have a married couple neighbours and friends. They both worked at Nato HQ Mons. "Female" is 3 letters, that should help.

I've examined just about every Italian composer. No dice.

Hoop-la anybody?

@ djmparis - thanks, I had the answer, but didn’t realise the acronym.

Why hoop-la….no one seems to know.

For the Italian composer : take most of Grieg and a bit of Liszt and insert one of the special pairs in there and you should get it.

I read the hoop-la clue as double definition plus wordplay (hoop-la being the second definition)

…or, I should say, definition by example.