Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[The Statman]

ROUNDS SEVENTY-NINE to EIGHTY-TWO

Here are some Times crossword clues that included the wod 'snooker' in them. See if you can decrypt them:

4 May 1931, 1 down: Suitable dish for a snooker player. 6 letters, 'T' in 3rd.

27 July 1936, 15 across: Craftsmen at snooker. 7 letters, no letters yet.

13 May 1938, 1 down: Good fortune at snooker. 7 letters, no letters yet.

25 March 1939, 4 across: The snooker player's habitual stroke. 8 letters, 'C' in 4th.

For EACH of the above, a point for the first person to correctly answer it. State which one you are answering.

If one remains unanswered after a reasonable time, I will give a couple more letters.

[snookersfun]

3rd potluck

[Cyril]

No. 4 Practice stroke

[snookersfun]

1) potato????
3) cueists????

[snookersfun]

one and two of course
1) potato????
2) cueists????

[snookersfun]

or 1) potpie rather

[The Statman]

13 May 1938, 1 down: Good fortune at snooker. 7 letters, no letters yet.
Snookersfun has the correct answer: POTLUCK

Let's have some more letters for the others:

4 May 1931, 1 down: Suitable dish for a snooker player. 6 letters, 'P' in 1st, 'T' in 3rd.

27 July 1936, 15 across: Craftsmen at snooker. 7 letters, no letters yet. 'T' in 4th.

25 March 1939, 4 across: The snooker player's habitual stroke. 8 letters, 'C' in 4th. Starts with 'S'.

[davis_greatest]

15 across: POTTERS?

[snookersfun]

15 across: POTTERS?

good choice, that's what I wanted to put up next.

I'll stick with Potpie for the 1st (just in case you ruled it out because I answered in consecutive posts, and as I don't find anything else)

4) stiction (very doubtful)

[chasmmi]

1 down POTTED?

[snookersfun]

4th: stickler (still not happy)

[snookersfun]

any more letters, Statman

[Obligation]

Yes..I'm finding this a little tricky

[chasmmi]

he seems to have gone into hiding.

[The Statman]

Correct davis_greatest — POTTERS is correct.

Let's have the rest of the letters for the others:

4 May 1931, 1 down: Suitable dish for a snooker player. 6 letters, 'P' in 1st, 'T' in 3rd, 'G' in 5th.

25 March 1939, 4 across: The snooker player's habitual stroke. 8 letters, 'T' in 2nd, 'C' in 4th, 'P' in 6th, 'T' in 8th.