Comments on: Independent 6294/Tees

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Dennis MacKinnon — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:14:20 +0000

You’ve been had, Will: ‘with weapon’ = ARMED.

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Wil Ransome — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:59:27 +0000

Sorry, my name wasn’t ARMED!

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ARMED — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:58:37 +0000

Is this simply ARMED hidden in the first two words? I can’t see what else it is. In that case how does armed = provide with weapon? arm = provide with weapon; armed = provided with weapon, surely. What am I missing?

Wil Ransome

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Miss Pedant — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:09:12 +0000

The &Lit anagram at 17ac 12 wasn’t too bad, either. A real talent, this guy.

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neildubya — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:16:52 +0000

Re PINS AND NEEDLES. That’s how I read it too, I was just puzzled over the order of the words.

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nmsindy — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:10:10 +0000

Re PINS AND NEEDLES, I read it as INSAN(e) i.e. lunatic (not all there) in PD + NEEDLES.

This was a brilliantly inventive puzzle, one of the best for a long time. Solving time: 42 mins Liked GEISHAS and CHAMPAGNE a lot, and my favourite was RAMADAN.