Comments on: Guardian 24116/Taupi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 18 May 2013 15:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2895 Paul B Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:31:47 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2895 It’s an adjective as well as a noun, old boy.

]]> By: mark http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2872 mark Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:26:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2872 Any views on my earlier gripe about 9A?

I’m very happy to be corrected. I can’t see that irritant (a noun) = annoying. Never did grammar at school so i resort to substituting words for each other in atrial senstences and can’t see how this would ever work for irritant/annoying. Close but not quite?

cheers

]]> By: jetdoc http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2871 jetdoc Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:43:10 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2871 SAGEBRUSH — sorry, I used an angled bracket. Reverse of BE GAS, RUSH. ‘Be’ = ‘have form of’.

]]> By: jetdoc http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2870 jetdoc Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:41:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2870 SAGEBRUSH —

]]> By: jetdoc http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2865 jetdoc Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:37:51 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2865 TRELLIS — reverse of SILLIER(-I, ‘one’ having been overlooked), T (time)

]]> By: neildubya http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2864 neildubya Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:19:04 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2864 Oh dear. This is what happens when you try to solve and blog a puzzle in short notice. Thanks for the corrections and explanations, especially 27A. Great clue, now I understand it. I also had SAGEBRUSH and TRELLIS for 14D and 19D but I couldn’t really explain them so maybe someone else can. I also didn’t fill in anything in for 21A (because I had 22D wrong) but forgot to include this in my report. EMBROIL looks right though.

]]> By: <![CDATA[mark]]> http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2863 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:14:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2863 I agree with Oaken and embroil but help please on my last two and one gripe as well!

14D – must be SAGEBRUSH but how? GAS going up, BRUSH is a type of plant but that’s inellegant as plant is the definition anyway. Where does the E come from etc!!

19D – TRELLIS i guess but why again. Sure I’m missing the obvious but please put me out of misery.

Gripe.
9A – I was reluctant to put in IRRITANT as surely it would have to be IRRITATING to = “annoying”?

]]> By: beermagnet http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2866 beermagnet Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:10:50 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2866 Here’s a suggestion to decode 27A:
The “Great wall of China” is a “wonder”, so “Great wall of a” is a “Chin” less wonder.

]]> By: Mike M. http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2869 Mike M. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:59:08 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2869 I had EMBROIL & OAKEN too….these have to be right, no?
But I’m stumped by the reasoning behing CHINLESS WONDER – any ideas anyone?

]]> By: Peter Owen http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/29/guardian-24116taupi/#comment-2868 Peter Owen Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:25:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=604#comment-2868 Sorry that should be LI(ORB)ME reversed.

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