Anyone explain this Xword clue and answer please...

[colinuk]

Guardian yesterday - stuck on one clue..

Clue - Ounce [4,7]

Answer - Snow Leopard......

ok, how on gods green earth does Snow Leopard fit in with Ounce?

Any ideas?

TYIA

ColiN - im getting better, got all but one...

 

[uber soldat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_leopard

 

[GJ02]

Uncia
its a translation

 

[GJ02]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_leopard

god damn it uyou beat me to it !!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

[colinuk]

arr - cheers - am i being thick here... did everyone but me know that a snow leopard is also known as an ounce?

 

[GJ02]

yes

 

[The Dread Pirate]

Yes

 

[Masterdog]

Yes

(no)

 

[Bill101]

arr - cheers - am i being thick here... did everyone but me know that a snow leopard is also known as an ounce?

Yes, it's a pretty standard crossword clue I've seen it loads of times
Don't worry just think how superior you will feel when someone else is stuck on that clue

 

[Helium_Junkie]

arr - cheers - am i being thick here... did everyone but me know that a snow leopard is also known as an ounce?

Well duh! What didn't they teach you in school eh?



(didn't have a clue...!)

 

[EffBee]

arr - cheers - am i being thick here... did everyone but me know that a snow leopard is also known as an ounce?

Everybody knows that

 

[shauncr91]

You didn't know that?!?!

Christ what are they teaching in schools these days

 

[Dark88]

I do now...

 

[stone_cold_Jimi]

idd

Presumably the collective name is "pound"? For groups of 16...

 

[Mat]

Yes

(no)

 

[Ciphon]

arr - cheers - am i being thick here... did everyone but me know that a snow leopard is also known as an ounce?

I had no clue... learn something new every day!

 

[bledd]

never heard that

 

[platypus]

Try Cyclops. Now that is a hard crossword, but you can learn it.