Comments on: Guardian 24,119, Chifonie: Looni Tones

By: muck

muck — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:48:16 +0000

19dn: prejudice=INCLINE is iffy. Prejudice as a noun is a preformed opinion; as verb to prejudge. Incline as a noun is a slope; as a verb to slope or tend toward. They just don’t quite match.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:40:38 +0000

Online dictionaries seem to ok tact+perception, which isn’t to say that I got it but…

I agree that firer and incline are also pushing things although I suspect they would also turn out to be there in thesaurus.

By: radchenko

radchenko — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:48:38 +0000

I think arsonist=FIRER, perception=TACT and prejudice=INCLINE are all a bit dodgy. Isn’t a FIRER someone who fires something (eg a gun), or maybe sacks people, but not someone who sets fire to things?

Agreee 24A has one S too many. Guessed 6dn but way too obscure a reference for me.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:34:05 +0000

Yes I think perception can be tact

Wasn’t happy with 24A. Strictly speaking it seems to me we’re given AL+PEN’S+STOCK which is an S too many.

By: muck

muck — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:41:12 +0000

22ac: If batting=IN then perception=TACT?