Comments on: FT No.12,805 Set by VIKING, June 27 2008

By: C G Rishikesh

C G Rishikesh — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:20:44 +0000

We don’t order “Naan bread” in hotels here. We order just “naan”.

The name of the dish is ‘naan’.

The term ‘Naan bread’ seems to exist only on menus in foreign restaurants and on the Internet (where I found it just now before writing this).

By: Octofem

Octofem — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:27:17 +0000

Thank you Duggie for 3d – you are quite right obviously.
I too was dubious of ‘shoot’, but found an online definition for ‘shoot’ – to fling or throw, giving the example: The volcano shot lava high into the air. I was therefore reconciled to it!

By: Duggie

Duggie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:28:06 +0000

Ta, Octofem. Yes, I agree: a surfeit of anagrams.

21a: can’t see ‘shoot’ as synonym for ‘fling’
3d: g for s in site, I think
6d: misprint (‘where’ll’) didn’t help (or hinder)
17d: T for Thailand seems OK – IVR abbrev, like F in 24d
20d: agreed ep’s a record either way, though a pretty old one now