CROSSWORD PUZZLES
Sir;-"R.W.C.’s" Puzzle No. 580 had the following clue: 20 down, "When Greek Greek. . ." The answer was given as "meets." Is not the correct quotation "When Greek joins Greek?" Also, in puzzle No, 581, Clue No. 1 down is "You snakes with double ‘tongue" (Midsummer WNight’s Dream, Act 2, Scene 2). This should have: been Act 2, Scene 3. I get a ot of pleasure from’ these puzzles, and would appreciate being corrected if I’m wrong.
MIMEE GREEN
(Christchurch).
(The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs gives the quotation as "When Greek megts Greek, then comes the tug of war." It is described in a footnote as "‘the now usual perversion of Nathaniel Lee’s’ line, ‘When Greeks join’d Greeks then was the tug of war,’ from his tragedy The Rival Queens. . ." The perversion found its way into novels by Sir Welter Scott ,and Charles Reade, and thereafter passed into general usage. Clue No, 1 across-not down-for puzzle No. 581° was given correctly. There is no scene 3 in the oe act of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. -Ed.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 659, 22 February 1952, Page 5
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