Comments on: Guardian 23,982, Auster: What’s up Doc?

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BenIngton — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:04:49 +0000

Good to see a (non-Aracaurian!) themed puzzle in the Guardian – I enjoy them and wish there were a few more, hidden or overt.

Re 15d, you could argue ‘need’ indicates the I’s are to be linked in with urgent for the anagram – that’s how I read it instantly and had not too much difficulty coming up with the answer.

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NAdams — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:42:14 +0000

I had ‘treatment ‘ as an anagram indicator for urgent , with the i i indicated by ‘eyes said’ – i.e. could be the the letter i pluralised.

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ilancaron — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:40:33 +0000

nodi is plural of nodus (knotty point, complication)

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michod — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:07:26 +0000

Thanks for that, I should have got both of those, although I’m not happy with either. Surely “relax (in private)” gives GRESTI, not REGIST. And 15 down doesn’t indicate why I I should be combined with URGENT in an anagram.

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salowka — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:00:29 +0000

19 REGISTRARS Just fits. Think its GI in REST with R before A and SR reversed. Bit convoluted. 15 is INTRIGUE Anagram of URGENT with II. The sound of eyes? Could be a million eyes, don’t see why you’re meant to think of two.