Let's play again.

Hi cmt!

Do you have a clue to post? I can't think of one right away.

I didn't have anything in mind, but just thought it might be a good idea to resurrect the thread.

And I'm glad you did..sorry I didn't post a clue long ago and sorry to hear about the involuntary removal from the kingdom.

Since Intrepid hasn't posted, and since I'm not sure where we are, I'll post an easy new one, without using letters from previous replies.

He shares his name with a liquor, and he just got a new red hat yesterday.

Given name is hyphenated. The second letter in the first four-letter part part and the last letter in the second six-letter part are both letter "e." The surname has six letters, and you'll have to figure it out without letter clues.

http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=86565

Jean-Pierre Ricard

I'll give an easy one also. City (7 letters), 3rd and 6th letters are "e," which suffered from at least two "disasters," one of which just a few years ago. Its "counterpart" is another city (8 letters, fifth and eighth letters are "e&quot. Both are famous for their cultural heritage.

I guess you mean Dresden and Florence.

Yes. So you can give another clue.

I see that the last posting was over one-and-a-half months back....has the Great European Crossword finally died a quiet death?

Ok, I'll give another one.

Composer who wrote the same number of symphonies and string quartets.

Number in Roman numerals = _ _ (2 letters)

Composer's nationality = 7 letters (note I'm not asking for the composer's name), first is "r" from Florence.

Russian
XV ?

Yes. Now you really have to give us a new clue, cmt.

(The composer is Shostakovich.)

Ok, I will, later. I forgot all about this thread and just found it again when I searched for my screen name to find updates to threads where I've posted.

May be we should boot cmt out for not keeping promises

I didn't break any promise. "Later" isn't over yet!


Born in ______(6 letters, 3rd is the N from Russian), he is one of several people who considered an inventor of the creators of the Internet (I just learned this last week).

First name has 7 letters, and middle name has 4 letters, but he's usually known by a 3-letter nickname for his first name.
Last name is hyphenated: first part with 7 letters (penultimate is R from Russian), 2nd part with 3 letters.

He got in trouble for ______(7 letters, 5th is i from Russian) while a university student.

OK...here goes...born in London, Sir Timothy [Tim] Berners-Lee was caught for 'hacking' when at University.

Ayyakadan: Your turn to post a clue.

A famous personality, born in 1431, and was the king of _____ [7], from 1456 onwards, now in the country _________ [7]. More widely known as __________ [4,3,7]. Said to be among the most effective of European rulers who fought against the Ottoman empire. M from Timothy is the third of 7 letters in the present-day nation.

I Googled. Now the King of 7 letters -- is the count correct?