Comments on: Independent 6531 by Phi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: nmsindy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4910 nmsindy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:43:56 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4910 Having missed Phi’s Nina last week, I looked for too much this time! Thanks to Phi for clarifying it. Re Jos’ point, I never knew till today that turgid meant pompous but it does (Concise OED confirms) – I always thought turgid meant just what Jos says it does, with particular reference to boring writing.

]]> By: Jos http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4909 Jos Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:23:43 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4909 Sorry that wasn’t a query of the answer, just an aside on the definition of turgid as swollen rather than pompous.

]]> By: Phi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4908 Phi Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:55:11 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4908 I have to admit not knowing a cheesemonger sought the flitch (with the aim of making savoury snacks, I assume), so this was unintentional.

Not everything is a Nina…

]]> By: nmsindy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4907 nmsindy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:37:53 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4907 Was reasonably happy after verifying in Concise OED that this was as explained – a single definition and the two wordplay parts reversed.

]]> By: Jos http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4903 Jos Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:38:52 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/09/21/independent-6531-by-phi/#comment-4903 19a – I think a clever double def,as in order to dig one’s rut a degree of turgidity would be preferable?

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