Help with the final clue in Times crossword........

by fifi40 4 Replies latest jw friends

  • fifi40
    fifi40

    Clue - Outdoor entertainment (4,9)

    Letters already got

    F_T_ C_A_P_T_E

  • Nathan Natas
    Nathan Natas

    fête cham·pê·tre

    N peÆt R ­), pl.fêtes cham·pê·tresN peÆt R ­).French.

    an outdoor festival or a garden party.

  • fifi40
    fifi40

    thank you Nathan.........

  • J-ex-W
    J-ex-W

    Cool, Nathan--how did you come across that?

  • Nathan Natas
    Nathan Natas
    Cool, Nathan--how did you come across that?

    Thank you! Elementary, my dear J-ex-W; I do not parlez francais, so I looked at the possibilities for the two words. The first was F_T_, and I knew from the definition given that it had to apply in some way to entertainment. There are only five vowels... FAT_? Hmmm, I think not FET_? I immediately thought of the word fete, then invoked the daemon of Daniel Webster to help me find a suitable phrase. I had the answer in less than 2 minutes. Luck had EVERYTHING to do with it.

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